| Since the end of World War II the USA has
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| | Bolivia which included Centrica which
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| intervened in Latin America countless
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| | owns British Gas. These contracts were to
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| times in order to keep the balance of
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| | be renegotiated back into the favour of
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| power in the interest of the USA. The
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| | the government of the host country. The
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| Panama Canal and Bay of Pigs are just two
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| | gas companies refused to agree to the
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| of many examples. Like the UK in Africa,
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| | terms which Morales said would still
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| it was originally about the cold war and
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| | provide a return of 20-25% profit during
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| combating the rise of the Communist
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| | the life of the contract. The gas
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| influence of Russia.
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| | companies refused on the basis that if
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| With the end of the Cold War, what
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| | they agreed for the terms to be
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| ideological reason did the USA have for
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| | renegotiated in Bolivia with them taking
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| remaining in control both politically and
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| | a smaller piece of the pie, then this
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| economically in Latin America? It was all
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| | would open the flood gates for other
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| about money, big business and control.
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| | countries to do the same. So what they do
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| Some large multi nationals in the USA
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| | is they vilify those leaders via the
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| have bigger incomes than many countries
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| | press with the stance that they are
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| in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Isn't
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| | anti-business and not to be trusted. The
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| it grotesque that companies are more
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| | CIA has intervened many times in the past
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| powerful that presidents and heads of
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| | to remove leaders they don't see as
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| state? If they competed on a level
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| | suitable to the big business interests
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| playing field, then I'm sure that the
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| | and politics of the USA. A recent example
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| companies would never have grown to the
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| | is the removal of Saddam from Iraq,
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| size that they are. Halliburton started
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| | Halliburton and other big companies have
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| by Dick Cheney is just one example of a
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| | now moved into Iraq and a recent audit
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| multi-billion pound country working in
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| | commission by the USA government states
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| Iraq and around Latin America, obtaining
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| | that $8 billion has gone missing from oil
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| contracts often awarded by the IMF and
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| | revenues since the invasion. Governments
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| World Bank.
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| | in Africa and Latin America have been
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| The continuing poverty in Latin America
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| | removed for less than half that amount
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| has meant that indigenous leaders with an
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| | but because this money has gone missing
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| anti-poverty agenda have become popular
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| | on while the allies are in charge. They
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| for the first time in hundreds of years.
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| | just say that they need to tighten
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| This popularity has been sparked by the
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| | procedures. All this info is available
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| collapse of Argentina and the continuing
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| | via reputable(?) media sources if you
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| privatization of everyday necessities
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| | google it.
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| such as water and communications. In
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| | The end result is that Latin American
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| Latin America these privatizations often
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| | leaders have had enough. They want to
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| to lead to huge price increases meaning
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| | exploit natural resources for the good of
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| that the majority poor of these countries
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| | the people of their own countries and not
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| cannot even get access to basic needs.
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| | those located in the developed world.
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| But the recently elected indigenous
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| | That's why we will see a continuing
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| leaders of Venezuela and Bolivia are
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| | polorisation and small scale trade
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| starting to bite back at the role of the
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| | agreements between these emerging
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| USA, IMF, World Bank and other countries
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| | countries in Latin America that are
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| that they see have exploited the minerals
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| | beginning to 'bite back' at their former
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| and wealth of their countries. Morales in
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| | masters. The way they do this?.where it
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| Bolivia recently offered to re-negotiate
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| | hurts the most?. Money, business and
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| all contracts with the gas suppliers in
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| | power!
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