In Masters of War, Clara Nieto adeptly presents the parallel histories of the the United States' "coherent policy of intervention" set into motion by the Monroe Doctrine States Aggression from the Cuban Revolution Through the Clinton Years.
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As the value of this continued policy comes increasingly into question, Nieto argues for the need to evaluate the alarming precedent set in Latin America: Drawing from an impressive array of documents and sources as well as from her unique first-hand insights as a participant in crucial meetings and negotiations in the region from the mids through the mids, Nieto chronicles the Cuban Revolution, the CIA-sponsored coup against popularly elected President Allende in Chile, the U.
Masters of War offers, from an informed perspective, perhaps for the first time, a distanced, objective analysis of recent Latin American history.
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Nov 03, Troy rated it really liked it. This is a great book to see the United States from Latin American eyes. There is clearly a bias as the author's intent is to paint the U. However, it's important to understand U. That point would be where I deducted a star.
The book is well written and well organized and covers a lot of countries in Latin America. I used it many times in college as This is a great book to see the United States from Latin American eyes.
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I used it many times in college as a resource when working on research projects regarding Latin American revolutions, insurgencies and the U. It provides a different point of view of the many books on these topics written from a U. May 09, Jameel rated it really liked it Shelves: This is book is really good.
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Over twenty two years later, the U.
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On the day of the invasion, shortly after U. Following the invasion, and in obedience to the invading forces, the new Endara government dismantled the PDF on February 10, , replacing it with the unarmed National Police. The importance of these decisions can only be understood by taking into account the pre-invasion functions and responsibilities of the PDF—a police force composed of 16, troops, including 4, lightly-armed soldiers that lacked air, naval, and artillery capabilities.
The intelligence service was charged with protecting national security and sovereignty, as well as other strategic and geopolitical tasks, including counterintelligence and spying. Among other things, the PDF was responsible for ensuring that the United States adhered to treaties between the two countries, and containing U. It was tasked with monitoring and protecting national territory against interventions and aggressions, and regulating the movement of U.
Finally, it supervised the state transfer of U. Despite pressure from the U.
Southern Command—which was based in Panama through and charged with military operations across the region—the PDF supported the decision to expel the School of the Americas from Panama. The PDF was responsible for fighting drug cartels, which were prohibited from bringing drugs into the country. In fact, before the invasion, drug addiction, drug trafficking, and gangs did not constitute a national problem in Panama as they do today.
Moreover, the homicide rate averaged 2. By the s, however, that number jumped to nearly 11 murders per , people and in was 20 murders per , people. In , Panama ranked the third highest in drug seizures behind Ecuador and Colombia, with over 58 tons of cocaine seized by police.
Four different administrations have been in power in Panama since the U. There is only a Security Council, which carries out illegal activities, including wiretapping, recording private conversations, making intimidating threats to protect the interests of foreign corporations, raising false charges against alleged enemies, and spying on the lives of private citizens. Currently, Panama has only partial sovereignty.
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The Neutrality Treaty, signed between Panama and the United States, prohibits any foreign military presence on Panamanian territory. Such is the case with the annual Panamax war-game maneuvers that the U. Southern Command coordinates with surrounding countries.
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As uncovered by WikiLeaks, Panama has established more than a dozen air and naval bases with U. In turn, however, the United States uses these bases to fight drug trafficking and the Colombian insurgency, further violating the Neutrality Treaty.