Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:53:33 -0500
From: hbone <hbone-AT-optonline.net>
Subject: Re: Globalizing Haiti


Eric/All,

You make a reasonable argument, and if the Haiti situation were not in the
shadow of disaster in Iraq,
it would be more credible.  UN assistance is needed for both.

And U.S. policy for both situations comes from the same 2-party Washington
plutocracy that combines to
obstruct serious third party opposition.  Political careers of an aging
Congress depend on the same lobbyists.

The same 500 plus Congresspersons receive contributions, and award favors,
and the same lobbyists (including ex-Congresspersons) donate Corporate
dollars and receive Corporate favors via  domestic and international
legislation.

Financing of Presidential candidates is similar - appointment of Judges is
less direct.

For decades there have been high-profile efforts to benefit Corporations in
Central America and the
Carribean, including military action and military training for favored
nations.

Watch for it to emerge.

regards,
Hugh

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> Hugh wrote:
>
> Anyone know what corporations will benefit from regime change in Haiti?
>
> Hugh:
>
> While I agree with you that the US pursues a Real-politic approach to
> foreign affairs. I don't think that this necessarily involves a
> tit-for-tat imperialism with regard to specific corporate interests. As
> the sole remaining superpower, the US must also maintain generalized
> geo-political strategies in various regions in order to maintain its
> hegemony.
>
> Furthermore, this is not necessarily a bad thing from a progressive
> perspective. Through the use of soft power in the form of diplomacy and
> negotiation, the US could actually play a more positive role towards
> improving the political and economic prospects of these regions while
> developing a global framework in which to implement such global policy
> issues on such things as the environment, labor, health, poverty, and
> social justice.
>
> The failure of the Bush administration to explore these alternative
> options have actually lead to a diminished role for the US in the eyes
> of the world community and paradoxically made our world less safe as a
> result.
>
> Now that George W. Bush has also proposed an amendment to the
> constitution to ban gay marriage, I think it is an appropriate time to
> ask - why does he hate our freedoms?
>
> eric
>
>