America's Other War : Terrorizing Colombia.
Doug. Stokes
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
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| Medvirkende | Chomsky, Noam (Contributor)
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| Utgitt | London : : Zed Books Ltd, , 2004.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (169 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Foreword by Noam Chomsky; 1 - Introduction: interpreting US foreign policy in Colombia; 2 - US objectives in Latin America during the Cold War; 3 - US objectives in Latin America after the Cold War; 4 - Installing state terror in Colombia; 5 - From communism to the war on terror; 6 - Conclusion: counter-insurgency, capital andcrude; Sources; Index;. - America's Other War demonstrates that in Colombia the US has long supported a pervasive campaign of state violence directed against both armed insurgents and a wide range of completely unarmed progressive social forces. While the pretext may change from one decade to the next, the basic policies remain the same: maintain the pro-US Colombian state, protect US economic interests and preserve strategic access to oil. Colombia is now the third largest recipient of US military aid in the world, and the largest by far in Latin America. Using extensive declassified documents, this book shows that th
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| Emner | Colombia - Foreign relations - United States
Counterinsurgency - Colombia Human rights - Colombia Narcotics, Control of - Colombia Vis mer... State-sponsored terrorism - Colombia
United States - Foreign relations United States - Foreign relations - Colombia War on Terrorism, 2001 War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Drug control. History. Political Science. War on Terrorism, 2001-. History & Archaeology Regions & Countries - Americas United States - General usa columbia krig utenrikspolitikk |
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| ISBN | 1842775464. - 1842775472
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