07-17-2023, 04:08 PM
(07-17-2023, 01:51 PM)BlueTiki Wrote:(07-17-2023, 01:10 PM)rothschild Wrote: Propping up brutal thugs is part and parcel of American foreign policy. In the case of those like Saddam Hussein, he was a "ggod guy" until he became a "bad guy". He was a "good guy" long after he used chemical weapons on Iranian soldiers, who were "bad guys" at the time, and still are.
Gosh! I wonder if that ever happened in South America? Or in Iran, Africa or Syria?
I think I recall hearing rumors about Vietnam . . . and possibly places in the Caribbean.
And the "Stans", too.
Rios Montt comes to mind (Central America). Few know of him in the US, contrasted with Pinochet. Montt ordered the extermination of appr. 450 villages in Guatemala over 16 months. Many of those slaughtered were of Mayan descent, which is a tiny population. He was convicted of crimes against humanity in his own country, which was unprecedented. The conviction was overturned after ten days, I believe, but unsurprising given the fear it must have inspired in some very powerful families.
I can't blame people for not wanting to know about the reality of the world we live in, but it sickens me because it's something we could put a stop to if enough of us had the courage to confront those who perpetuate these sorts of horrific crimes, of which there are many in Latin America -- most of them committed by officers trained at the now rebranded School of the Americas.