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By Mark Weisbrot

When I write about US foreign policy in places such as Haiti or Honduras, I often get responses from people who find it difficult to believe that the US government would care enough about these countries to try and control or topple their governments.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24551.htm



Muscling Latin America

In recent years, Washington has experienced a fast erosion of its influence in South America, driven by the rise of Brazil, the region's left turn, the growing influence of China and Venezuela's use of oil revenue to promote a multipolar diplomacy.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100208/grandin



U.S. Plunges Central America Back To Era Of Coups And Death Squads

By Rick Rozoff

The 2002 coup in Venezuela and the 2009 coup in Honduras are not the last that Washington will support given the opportunity. Latin American vigilance and unity are required more than ever before.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25092.htm



U.S. covering up reality in Honduras

State Department campaign denies the systemic repression that continues, nine months after coup.

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4977


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