Are we trying to gin up a war in South America now?

[Skidmore]

MSNBC just ran an item twice within the past half hour about Paraguay and the triborder region of S. America. The item began with a report of the concern of American corporations over smuggling and piracy of U.S. products in the area which find their way into Brazilian markets. Then it switched to one of Hezbollah acting in this area and the contributions of expatriot Palestinians in the area to charities supporting their activities with some of their funds drawn down from these piracy and smuggling activities. There were also references to anti-Semitism and terrorism in the region linking it to this as well. Then a notation that there is no legal mechanism to forbid donations to charities which would could be identified as contributing to terrorist organizations (ostensibly Hezbollah in this report). Then there was this little jarring rummbling about the U.S. is concerned about this.

Well, hell. Everytime the * junta and its corporate backers get "concerned" we find ourselves at war, on the verge of war, or indundated with propaganda trying to work up public outrage.

[Eagle_Eye]

1. Hell, we have been setting up Hugo Chavez and Venezuela as the bad guys for years

Citgo Oil is a lose cannon outside the control of American big oil. If the republicans can't pull them into line through international political pressure, they will start another illegal war to put them in line.

[OzarkDem]

2. Are there oil reserves in the area?

The "smash and grab" Bush administration is trying to complete its "to do" list before Dems win in 2008. For whatever reason, they seem to have a list of countries targeted to overturn governments and install puppet governments.

[OregonBlue]

3. Didn't the Bushes buy a huge ranch in Paraguay? I'm sure they want to take on all the

recently elected socialist government in South America. Can't have Democracy of the people, for the people, in their new playground. Only American style Corporate Democracy.

[unhappycamper]

4. I'd be willing to bet the plan is to get US Forces in Paraguay before bushCo

moves down there. He'll need the muscle when the water wars start.

[Skidmore]

5. Self-kick

because I think we need to follow-up on this. Note to anyone reading this from Countdown....or Cafferty, maybe.