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Latin America Bites Back

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




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