America's other war terrorizing Colombia - Stokes, Doug (Zed Books, 2004)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-140) and index
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