Militarizing Latin America

http://www.chomsky.info/articles/20090830.htm

Date Written:  30/08/2009
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX9503

Establishing US military bases in Colombia is only one part of a much broader effort to restore Washington's capacity for military intervention. There has been a sharp increase in US military aid and training of Latin American officers, focusing on light infantry tactics to combat "radical populism" -- a concept that sends shivers up the spine in the Latin American context.

Subject Headings

• Latin America
• Militarism
• Militarization