US builds up its bases in oil-rich South America

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The fact that the US gets half its oil from Latin America was one of the reasons the US Fourth Fleet was re-established in the region's waters in 2008. The fleet's vessels can include Polaris nuclear-armed submarines – a deployment seen by some experts as a violation of the 1967 Tlatelolco Treaty, which bans nuclear weapons from the continent. Indications of US willingness to envisage the stationing of nuclear weapons in Colombia are seen as an additional threat to the spirit of nuclear disarmament. After the establishment of the Tlatelolco Treaty in 1967, four more nuclear-weapon-free zones were set up in Africa, the South Pacific, South-east Asia and Central Asia. Between them, the five treaties cover nearly two-thirds of the countries of the world and almost all the southern hemisphere.
tags: oil, military, fascism
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  1. #1    Slight factual error here. Polaris missiles have been retired from production and deployment for almost 20 years. I haven't found a breakdown of what subs are currently assigned to the 4th, but they are almost certainly Tridents.
    Otherwise, this looks about right.
    Ironicaly, the Bushies pretty much ignored this hemisphere. That, on the whole, was a blessing for the people of Central and South America. When these guys had been in governmnet before, they had been involved with Iran/Contra/Coca in the region. Negroponte, Riech, Abbrams, Libby, Bolton, et cetera. To them, Latin America was a backwater, the real action was in the Middle East. So when they got into office with Bush43, they focus...

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    written by CwV since 79 days 15 hours 7 minutesCwV
  2. #2    "End the War on Drugs and Get gas at CITGO."

    BRAVO!
    written by kladner since 79 days 11 hours 41 minuteskladner
  3. #3    And tell me CwV, would you trust seven US military bases run by brain dead GI's in your back yard with complete immunity from rape, murder and torture? Bring on the Lantino snipers, the Latino terrorist, and anti-yankme demonstrations because no nation, besides Colombia, wants the US MIC anywhere near their nations borders. I wonder what company has the market on body bags?
    written by bluefin since 79 days 4 hours 14 minutesbluefin
  4. #4    No bluefin, I don't trust anything military. People with guns make me nervous.
    written by CwV since 78 days 21 hours 5 minutesCwV
  5. #5    Funny how there's always lottsa money for this ... but not for people.
    written by bloozguy since 78 days 18 hours 49 minutesbloozguy
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