Skirnir_
30th July 2012, 01:51 PM
http://www.rt.com/news/paraguay-coup-monsanto-oligarchs-078/
“To pursue an independent foreign policy in Latin America does not go over very well in Washington, and we know this clearly from WikiLeaks cables [saying] that US diplomats expressed displeasure at Lugo’s independent foreign policy, specifically forging links with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, and with Bolivia as well,” he told RT. “Lugo questioned US military involvement, which was extremely controversial.”
It is very unlikely that he was deposed for having a big mouth.
Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar believes impeachment was orchestrated from outside Paraguay for economic interests. In an interview with RT, he listed those who, in his opinion, benefited most from Lugo’s removal.
“First of all, [those are] international agribusiness, like Monsanto and Cargill, because they are devastating enormous tracts of land in Paraguay for [its] agribusiness to be sold to the international market,” he told RT.
How interesting. It is likely that Monsanto has become the new United Fruit Company; they are indeed moving up in the world.
“To pursue an independent foreign policy in Latin America does not go over very well in Washington, and we know this clearly from WikiLeaks cables [saying] that US diplomats expressed displeasure at Lugo’s independent foreign policy, specifically forging links with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, and with Bolivia as well,” he told RT. “Lugo questioned US military involvement, which was extremely controversial.”
It is very unlikely that he was deposed for having a big mouth.
Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar believes impeachment was orchestrated from outside Paraguay for economic interests. In an interview with RT, he listed those who, in his opinion, benefited most from Lugo’s removal.
“First of all, [those are] international agribusiness, like Monsanto and Cargill, because they are devastating enormous tracts of land in Paraguay for [its] agribusiness to be sold to the international market,” he told RT.
How interesting. It is likely that Monsanto has become the new United Fruit Company; they are indeed moving up in the world.