The US empire invaded Nicaragua multiple times, imposed a colonial military occupation, propped up a puppet dictatorship, waged terror war, and backed coups. The Sandinistas defended their sovereignty
I like to hear talk of increased sovereignty for all nations as it is the escape hatch of tyranny and poverty. Every nation to function must have some degree of sovereignty and others must respect that right.
The US sees itself as sovereign when it is a slave state to the empire's wars. Its true liberation is to repudiate wars and empire and build a better society for all. At the same, a reliable partner making positive contributions to the world community.
We are at a critical turning point in world history where there is no room for fools, buffoons, and criminal empires. Governance, especially at the international level, must be regarded as very serious business, and conducted only by the best qualified, as mature adults and free from mental disorders. It can no longer be a spectator sport run by feeble-minded geriatrics.
THANKS BEN! Your truely an honest and gifted conscientious human being. A real hero for we the peoples of this planet. It took me 65 years through bits and peices of mass media disinformation. Your research and ability to timeline all subjects affords me some light at the end of the BORG REGIME AND PUPPETS ZIONIST GENOCIDAL CORPORATE OVERLORD MICIMATT enablers. The peoples of this planet are finally awakening to the absolute pure greed, no matter the suicidal deprivation forced on all of us. Hopefully we can all come together and force change to stop the worlds millitary build up and put the money and power back in the hands we the people as real democracy intended. VIVE LA FRANCE! VIVE LA REVOLUTION!
Let's not ignore the major role of Israel in the contras movement in Nicaragua and similar efforts to support pro-US dictators and groups in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.
Whenever the US was constrained by politics from supplying arms and support to the contras and other like groups, it simply turned to its Israel proxy to provide it. Of course Israel, wanting to expand its arms industry, was more than happy to oblige. When Gen. Rios Montt pulled off his coup in Guatemala in 1982, more than 300 Israeli advisors were on the ground to aid him. Much has been written about Israeli military actions in Central America, just one excerpt and link below to provide some color to its Nicaraguan actions.
"Nicaragua’s relationship with Israel predates the founding of the Zionist state. Anastasio Somoza Garcia had provided agents of the forerunner of the Israeli army, the Haganah, with diplomatic covers necessary for purchasing arms in Europe. [2] This favor doubtless played some role in Israel’s provision of military equipment to the Somoza regime beginning in the mid-1950s. In February 1957, a Nicaraguan delegation to Israel negotiated a $1.2 million arms deal with Shimon Peres, then the director-general of the Israeli Defense Ministry. [3] Over a period spanning more than two decades Israel sold tanks, light aircraft, armored cars, automatic rifles and ammunition to the Nicaraguan military. By the 1970s, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Israel accounted for 98 percent of Nicaragua’s arms imports. [4]"
Living well and righteously is enjoyable and makes for a positive view of life on the planet while evil is more exciting, immediiatly rewarding monetarily and emotionally. In our current world affairs the internet, the cinema and the ever present collaborating mobsters whether freelancing, in business or government and promotions from big and small business plus the allure of Hollywood
keeps that ball in the air . We, the people have to reach many,many more people, and make it more fun, more desirable to fight our sociopathic enemies. What is wrong with "white people" is it
But for the past 25+ years the top three re-prioritized, trimmed-down deciding factors for US coups/wars/invasions/interference/occupations are obviously:
1) How great a threat countries(China, Russia, BRICS nations) pose to US hegemony/imperialism/unilateralism..
2) How much oil/gasoline(if any) a sovereign non-vassal nation sits on(see Venezuela)
3) In the case of the Middle East - how much a US-led or US-provoked invasion/coup/occupation/meddling etc will please and benefit its 51st or 1st State - Israel...
(I won't waste time or energy on Greenland - ever)
Thank you for the succinct history lesson Ben Norton. As usual, the US has a fucked up foreign policy as concerns most devolping nations.
This brings me to the subject of immigration:
IF the USA had let the S. Americans live their lives there would not have been such mass immigration into the USA.
Now the USA doesn't like immigrants......well screw you USA because when you fall NO-ONE will be coming to your Country.
This is a brilliant editorial......thank you Ben.
Maybe we should go to Chile next?
I like to hear talk of increased sovereignty for all nations as it is the escape hatch of tyranny and poverty. Every nation to function must have some degree of sovereignty and others must respect that right.
The US sees itself as sovereign when it is a slave state to the empire's wars. Its true liberation is to repudiate wars and empire and build a better society for all. At the same, a reliable partner making positive contributions to the world community.
We are at a critical turning point in world history where there is no room for fools, buffoons, and criminal empires. Governance, especially at the international level, must be regarded as very serious business, and conducted only by the best qualified, as mature adults and free from mental disorders. It can no longer be a spectator sport run by feeble-minded geriatrics.
THANKS BEN! Your truely an honest and gifted conscientious human being. A real hero for we the peoples of this planet. It took me 65 years through bits and peices of mass media disinformation. Your research and ability to timeline all subjects affords me some light at the end of the BORG REGIME AND PUPPETS ZIONIST GENOCIDAL CORPORATE OVERLORD MICIMATT enablers. The peoples of this planet are finally awakening to the absolute pure greed, no matter the suicidal deprivation forced on all of us. Hopefully we can all come together and force change to stop the worlds millitary build up and put the money and power back in the hands we the people as real democracy intended. VIVE LA FRANCE! VIVE LA REVOLUTION!
Excellent summary, thanks for posting.
Let's not ignore the major role of Israel in the contras movement in Nicaragua and similar efforts to support pro-US dictators and groups in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.
Whenever the US was constrained by politics from supplying arms and support to the contras and other like groups, it simply turned to its Israel proxy to provide it. Of course Israel, wanting to expand its arms industry, was more than happy to oblige. When Gen. Rios Montt pulled off his coup in Guatemala in 1982, more than 300 Israeli advisors were on the ground to aid him. Much has been written about Israeli military actions in Central America, just one excerpt and link below to provide some color to its Nicaraguan actions.
"Nicaragua’s relationship with Israel predates the founding of the Zionist state. Anastasio Somoza Garcia had provided agents of the forerunner of the Israeli army, the Haganah, with diplomatic covers necessary for purchasing arms in Europe. [2] This favor doubtless played some role in Israel’s provision of military equipment to the Somoza regime beginning in the mid-1950s. In February 1957, a Nicaraguan delegation to Israel negotiated a $1.2 million arms deal with Shimon Peres, then the director-general of the Israeli Defense Ministry. [3] Over a period spanning more than two decades Israel sold tanks, light aircraft, armored cars, automatic rifles and ammunition to the Nicaraguan military. By the 1970s, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Israel accounted for 98 percent of Nicaragua’s arms imports. [4]"
https://merip.org/1986/05/israel-in-central-america/
Living well and righteously is enjoyable and makes for a positive view of life on the planet while evil is more exciting, immediiatly rewarding monetarily and emotionally. In our current world affairs the internet, the cinema and the ever present collaborating mobsters whether freelancing, in business or government and promotions from big and small business plus the allure of Hollywood
keeps that ball in the air . We, the people have to reach many,many more people, and make it more fun, more desirable to fight our sociopathic enemies. What is wrong with "white people" is it
in our DNA.
Great work Ben!
Latin American countries suffered from US invasion and colonialism fro more than 150 years.
Now we are suffering from "internal invasion", which should end up in several civil wars to fight the "national colonialists".
But for the past 25+ years the top three re-prioritized, trimmed-down deciding factors for US coups/wars/invasions/interference/occupations are obviously:
1) How great a threat countries(China, Russia, BRICS nations) pose to US hegemony/imperialism/unilateralism..
2) How much oil/gasoline(if any) a sovereign non-vassal nation sits on(see Venezuela)
3) In the case of the Middle East - how much a US-led or US-provoked invasion/coup/occupation/meddling etc will please and benefit its 51st or 1st State - Israel...
(I won't waste time or energy on Greenland - ever)
(Paul G)
YOU MEAN PAID TERRORISTS AGITATING FOR THE BORG REGIME AND ITS PUPPETS THEFT OF THE COUNTRIES WEALTH, "DAD"
So this is who this idiotic article is targeted at. My bad, carry on kids.