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      10 Reasons the OAS Secretary-General Must Go

      He is quite possibly the worst leader since the OAS was founded in 1948.

      Leonardo Flores
      Jan 15, 2022

      The Organization of American States (OAS) has never been a friend to the peoples of the Americas. This institution, ostensibly a space for multilateralism, has instead always been a tool for the U.S. Department of State. As Fidel Castro said in 1962, it is nothing but the U.S. Ministry of Colonies. That is truer now more than ever under the leadership of Secretary General Luis Almagro, who has been at the helm since March 2015. He is quite possibly the worst leader since the OAS was founded in 1948.

      Here are ten reasons Almagro has to go:

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      The Imperialist Agenda of the Organization of American States (OAS)

      OAS has always functioned as foreign policy arm of the imperial overreach of the United States government

      Marc Becker
      Dec 09, 2021

      After being sanctioned by 25 of its 35 member countries, on November 19, 2021 the government of Nicaragua announced that it was withdrawing from the Organization of American States (OAS). In explaining the decision to leave the OAS, Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada said, "The OAS continues to be an instrument created by the US to project its meddling and hegemonic policy of intervention, of threat and of aggression against the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean."

      Both the United States government and the Latin American ruling class subsequently exploited anticommunist paranoia to justify opposition to left-wing movements and governments that challenged capitalism's hegemonic control over Latin America.

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      From Trump to Bolivia and Back: A Tale of Two Coups

      From Trump to Bolivia and Back: A Tale of Two Coups

      Bolivian right would not have succeeded, where Trump has failed, if not for an important difference: the Bolivian right had powerful help from outside the country in pulling off their coup.

      Mark Weisbrot
      Dec 22, 2020

      This article was distributed by the Independent Media Institute, and published by Raw Story and AlterNet on December 21, 2020.

      In recent weeks, Donald Trump has been ridiculed, slathered with contempt, and repeatedly branded a "liar," as well as an existential threat to democracy in the United States, by the biggest media outlets in the country. This is in response to his attempts to reverse the results of the US presidential election, and claiming -- without evidence -- that it was stolen. He still clings to these allegations, but he will be leaving the White House on January 20th.

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