Writer Gore Vidal called the USA the “United States of Amnesia”. I think you’ll have to admit that there’s some truth in it.
The “War on Terror” is, needless to say, also a “War for Democracy”. The Australian journalist John Pilger has visited a lot of countries, and in his latest documentary, he shows us the influence of US foreign politics on Democracy in Latin America. He especially features Venezuela, but also Guatemala, Chile (they had their 9/11, too) and Bolivia. If you have some time (about 90 minutes), go and watch the movie War on Democracy to see the consequences of US interventions and learn a bit about your history.
American History in Latin America
Writer Gore Vidal called the USA the “United States of Amnesia”. I think you’ll have to admit that there’s some truth in it.
The “War on Terror” is, needless to say, also a “War for Democracy”. The Australian journalist John Pilger has visited a lot of countries, and in his latest documentary, he shows us the influence of US foreign politics on Democracy in Latin America. He especially features Venezuela, but also Guatemala, Chile (they had their 9/11, too) and Bolivia. If you have some time (about 90 minutes), go and watch the movie War on Democracy to see the consequences of US interventions and learn a bit about your history.