[Peace-discuss] A growing menace in Latin America, according to the Pentagon

[Morton K.Brussel]

Vive the militaries! Down with popular democracy!

Amazing(?) that this was unreported in our newspapers of record.

Thanks for the translation!

On Mar 29, 2004, at 3:37 PM, Phil Stinard wrote:

> As suggested by Carl, here is my translation of the article on 
> “radical populism.”  The quotes of General Hill in English are taken 
> directly from his testimony before the House Armed Services Committee 
> on March 24, 2004.  You can read the testimony in its entirety at the 
> web site: 
> http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-644.html
>
> ----------------------------
>
> http://www.jornada.unam.mx/030n1mun.php?origen=index.html&fly=1
> La Jornada, UNAM, Mexico City, March 29, 2004
>
> translated by Phil Stinard
>
> JIM CASON AND DAVID BROOKS CORRESPONDENTS
>
> Washington and New York, March 28.  A new threat is emerging in Latin 
> America, according to the Pentagon:  Radical populism.
>
> Besides the traditional threats always mentioned in evaluations of 
> hemispheric security, such as narcoterrorism, corruption, and 
> organized crime, the Pentagon has detected an equally worrisome 
> threat.  “These traditional threats are now complemented by an 
> emerging threat best described as radical populism, in which the 
> democratic process is undermined to decrease rather than protect 
> individual rights,” declared this week General James T. Hill, chief of 
> the Southern Command of the United States.…