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Paraguay: Obama's Second Latin American Coup
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Tuesday June 26, 2012 12:49 by pat c
Yes, brought to you courtesy of Obama. Paraguays democratically elected President was deposed in a parliamentary coup. Shamus Cooke explains how the Obama Administration are responsible. Full text at link. “We understand that Paraguay’s Senate has voted to impeach President Lugo,” said Darla Jordan, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs...“We urge all Paraguayans to act peacefully, with calm and responsibility, in the spirit of Paraguay’s democratic principles.” |
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Jump To Comment: 1There is more coverage of the coup over on the wsws.org website and they give a good background to the coup and its political context and to the man himself. For example it says:
And a bit further on Lugo's real crime is identfied -as usual it is helping the poor. That people should recognize is one of the most serious crimes possible. and in the report they also point out the worrying trend as the US continues to reassert itself over Central and South America.