At U.N., Brazil's Rousseff blasts U.S. spying as breach of law

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85. The Pentagon, in it's own words,

seeks "full spectrum dominance" of South America. One does not seek dominance of something that is not regarded as a possession. There are also policy doctrines like the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary, in which the US power establishment grants itself permission to control the Western hemisphere through force. And of course there is the actual history itself, where a clear pattern emerges, indicating US intentions in the region through its conduct, like CIA involvement in toppling democracies and organizing proxy wars.

Yes, the US power establishment does most certainly regard Latin America as its property. The evidence is abundant.

Latin Americans, at every level of the social strata, despise being referred to as "America's backyard" (as if America only exists north of Mexico). I find it difficult to believe you are any sort of diplomat.