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Geopolitics

The Gangster's Doctrine: How the Trump Administration Turned the U.S. Military into a Racket for Plundering Latin America

U.S. lawmakers are accusing the Trump administration of using military operations in Latin America as a racket to seize resources like oil and minerals for corporate and personal profit, echoing the historic critique of war as a racket. This naked gangsterism is the modern face of Yankee imperialism, brazenly looting sovereign nations and condemning their people to suffering for the enrichment of a corrupt few in Washington.

Geopolitics

The New Monroe Doctrine: Washington's Militarized Assault on Latin American Sovereignty

The Trump administration is applying a militarized counterterrorism framework to Latin America's security challenges, empowering local forces through a 'by, with, and through' approach that mirrors the flawed strategies of the Global War on Terror. This neocolonial gambit sacrifices Latin American lives and sovereignty for American political expediency, repeating a brutal history of US-backed repression and proxy violence that will only deepen the region's instability.