Latin American integration: Venezuela joins Mercosur | 11 comments (11 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Tip jar (4.00 / 2)

The US attitude to the Central/South American sphere remains very troubling. Democracy's imperfections are tolerated in right wing govts, but in the case of the left the US is all too prepared to abandon democracy. I really think it is time people addressed this attitude. It comes out of American Exceptionalism and is the father of not only South American wars but also the torture issues of today.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Dec 10th, 2005 at 04:22:35 AM EST
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Let me recognize that the US since Bush father has improved great miles in the treatment towards SouthAmerica and central America. It is not perfect but at least it is well within the borders of what an empire is suppose to do... Death squads and right-wing dictatures killing people are no longer directly supported.

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Sat Dec 10th, 2005 at 05:26:33 AM EST
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Death squads are no longer directly supported. Such A high standard my country has set for itself. And let's be honest death squads are no longer supported openly in latin america, but iraq, that's a different story.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Sat Dec 10th, 2005 at 08:45:55 AM EST
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I am trying to be positive... but yes this is a good standard for an Empire... Unfortunately in Iraq they did not follow this standard as you say.

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Sat Dec 10th, 2005 at 10:04:06 AM EST
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Latin American integration: Venezuela joins Mercosur | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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