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Mexico: Nowhere does corruption run more rampant than Mexico. And despite his apparent friendship with the U.S., President Vicente Fox has formed a strategic alliance with Brazil's da Silva. The Mexican government infrastructure is made up largely of socialists, who exert real control, and a radial leftist, Lopez Obrador, may become Mexico's next president. Obrador is currently Mexico City mayor, has an approval rating of 80%, and the Washington Post describes him as a Mexican version of Brazil's da Silva.

Clearly, the global geopolitical theater has stages where monumental historical performances are unfolding largely unnoticed. Center stage could shift dramatically at some point to the western hemisphere. Hopefully the U.S. will wake up to the danger in its own backyard before a fatal surprise collapses the set.

Excellent thread robo.

All the above is equally as important as what goes on in Iraq.

We have Kennedy to blame for Cuba at the Bay of Pigs and Carter gave away the Canal. Haiti has always been a basket case and we were too dumb to figure that out.
I was there(in Haiti) Feb. 8, 1986 when we flew Duvalier to France(after he had looted the country). It was madness and mayhem for the following months and with no Govt. in power things went from bad to worse. Communists often move in to power vacuums, it's their style.

I don't know why the CIA could not straighten out Venezuela and Colombia, it needs to happen.

Thanks for posting. This is a very important read.

Unfortunately USAID has turned a blind eye to these problems and Jimmy Carter supports these dictators.

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If the situation is this serious, American intelligence resources should concentrate on encouraging the toppling of these Marxist and anti-American regimes by all available means. That may mean more military tyrants, but better Duvalier, Somoza, and Pincohet than Castro, Aristide, and Hugo Chavez. Better non-Communist dictators than American troops in combat in Venezuela or Columbia.

Russia, China, France, and Germany are not friendly powers. Britain and Italy are friendly, but both are one election cycle away from turning against us. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia are probably reliable, as is Israel. Judging from this article, the Chinese are clearly taking advantage of our deteriorating position in Latin America. It would not surprise me if France and Germany followed suit.

A hostile Latin America would likely force the United States to withdraw from the Middle East, leaving that part of the world open to Islamic extremism, and renewed Russian, German, and French influence. It would force the East Asian democracies to become nuclear powers to counterbalance China.

One hopes President Bush and Secretary of State Rice will act vigorously on this danger.

Rehabilitate Ollie North. I'm not joking! And this time, we do it right. Also, we need about 10 Schools of the Americas. Firstly, it will cause all the Lefties who protest it to be overloaded, and secondly, it will give us several sets of Contras. Oh, and finally, bake the operation of Contra orgs right into the visible defense budget - it works, if done completely with full follow through.