There has been, lets say, a “shady” relationship between the U.S. and Latin American leaders in the past, some resulting in crimes that may be classified as nearly unspeakable (“Operation Camelot” and Pinochet’s support in Chile; the United Fruit Company in Guatemala; the “Bay of Pigs” and the Cuban Missile Crisis in Cuba; support of the Nicaraguan Contras; the Colombian right-wing with their crimes against leftist rebels [FARC, mainly]). But since 2000, I would estimate, Latin America has begun holding its own in terms of resisting unbridled U.S. interference. A good example is illuminated here in this NYT op-ed on the genocide trial of the former Guatemalan dictator (who Reagan said was getting a “bad wrap”) Efraín Ríos Montt. Hopefully this trial will be successful, with due limitations, and will become an inspiration for other nations who have protected war criminals amongst their citizens.
Sparking The Left 