Latin America @ MindSay

The Columbia military entered Ecuador and killed a high echelon leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (Hispanic anagram: FARC).

FARC is a Communist terrorist group whose political goal is to bring repressive Communism to Columbia; however its operations are drug trafficking, kidnapping for ransom, extortion and the general use of terrorist tactics to control the local people FARC has infiltrated and to strike fear in the people of Columbian controlled areas.

Ecuador has cajones in allowing FARC to hide within their national borders. If Columbia has the power to back up threats to their National Security, they have every right to chase terrorists across foreign borders. Ecuador should be condemned for harboring FARC. Indeed harboring FARC could be almost considered an act of war against Columbia.

Venezuela’s reaction was hostile to Columbia. Chavez the President of Venezuela has slowly eroded Democratic institutions since coming to power as an overt Communist striking up an anti-American friendship with Cuba.

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa describes himself as Socialist and a Roman Catholic and a personal friend of Communist Hugo Chavez.

Thus when Columbia decided to take action against FARC on Ecuadorean soil, it is not surprising that both Venezuela and Ecuador mobilized there military to their borders with Columbia.

This mobilization of military elements in essence validates the Venezuelan and Ecuadorean governments’ support of drug dealing terrorists that operate under the umbrella of Communism.

If Venezuela and Ecuador actually do more than rattle their sabers at Columbia, America should support the Columbian government with a military strike that reminds Chavez and Correa that they can still be spanked even without an American invasion.

JRH

Fidel Castro for all intent and purposes is living the end of his days in de facto retirement. Most Cuban watch dogs believe Castro is suffering from some sort of terminal disease. That means the old Commie who has thumbed his nose at a United States that is merely a short boat ride from Cuba may die soon.

Julia Sweig writes in Foreign Affairs as evil as Castro has been in the exercise of despotism and the brain washing in Latin American politics, he has actually built a stable government with a viable infrastructure including nearly 100% educational prospect of Cuban children.

Sweig believes that a Cuban implosion will not come at Castro’s death because of the way he has legitimized Cuban government.

The Venezuelan electorate has chosen Hugo Chavez as their President for another six years. It was not even close. Mexican election was so close a few months ago that the Leftists are still rioting and exchanging fists in the Mexican Congress. That is not the case in Venezuela. With 71% of the vote reporting, Chavez has beaten Rosales 61% to 38%.

That kind of support is huge for Chavez. This is a mandate to continue with the Socialist/Marxist and anti-American agenda. Chavez is in a position to take the mantle from Castro who will more than likely pass away soon.

The difference between Cuba and Venezuela is resources. Cuba has maintained Marxism in poverty and military dictatorship. Venezuela has the full support of its people to bend toward Marxism and yet it is a rich oil Capitalist nation simultaneously.

I have not posted anything in a while relating to Latin America. America is all caught up on the war in Iraq and strife between Israel and Hezbollah and nuclear Iran (and its sycophant Syria) and North Korea and on and on. Yet is just seems the only thing the MSM reports relating to Latin America is illegal aliens dancing across the Mexican border.

It is a smart thing to watch Latin America. For one thing the nations of Latin America are America's closest neighbors. It has a bit disconcerting that Communism and Marxist style Socialism is making a come back in Latin America. This blog essay paints a picture that Latinos want democracy; however they are fed up with corruption that has not ended in aspiring democracies. Latinos are so fed up in fact some are considering the support of authoritarian regimes in hope of displacing the corruption.

America needs to pay attention to that!

Howard Dratch has written an essay on the wants and needs of Latin America – READ IT.