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Originally Posted by dc_dux
yes..but the School of the Americas or the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation is still training thugs who pose as right wing government officials today.
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I didn't know that actually. For some reason I thought it just went away post-cold war. Ah, too many regions to study.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Yes, it was that but it was also a huge push to open the Latin American markets to American business interests. The left leaning governments were interested in protectionist policies that would not give access to (or would with high tariffs) US business interests.
Without exception, the Juntas imposed Chicago School lassez-faire styled economic systems upon their nations.
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I remember the Chiquita thing.
I think the economic systems they imposed were thuggery and gangsterish. Not true free market.
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Last edited by jorgelito; 09-09-2008 at 05:02 PM..
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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