The Gathering Storm: The Brazil-Venezuela-Cuba Axis

FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | April 28, 2003 | Steven C. Baker

[Tailgunner Joe]

Marxist Axis of Evil?

Chavez Plans for Terrorist Regime

From Venezuela, A Counterplot

Brazil - We Need the Bomb

[Chairman Fred]

Castro delendus est.

[RightWhale]

Makes about as much sense as Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam uniting against China. Like Mondale said, where's the beef?

[Libertarianize the GOP]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[backhoe]

Cross-link:

-Time to kick the tires & light the fires, folks- terrorism gathers across the World...--

-The Fire Down South...( Latin America--)--

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Hmmmmm. Coincidence that Brazil was a transit point for that anthrax suitcase?

[billbears]

I truly didn't think the neocons were this serious or this deranged

[Dark Wing]

FYI

[Carry_Okie]

The Brazil/China, Venezuela/China, Colombia/China, Panama/China, Mexico/China, Cuba/China axis?

[tpaine]

Beware said Ike, of the military/industrial complex. They've made their neo-con homes in the Rino party and preparing for perpetual war seems to be their game.
A damn dangerous fools game, imo.

[billbears]

First, the United States must buck what is becoming a trend in the Western Hemisphere; namely, that democratic means are being manipulated by leftist leaders to preclude the United States from affecting or supporting "regime change," lest it appear to subvert the democratic process. To this end, the removal of Fidel Castro from power could provide a benchmark against which all pro-Castro leaders can judge their future behavior.

So by this argument, in the future if any nation's population elects a leader that these United States disagree with policy wise, our government could in effect call for a regime change and have them removed, either by force or other means. And people say this nation's government is not starting to act like an empire....

[freedombrigade]

Found this article that speaks to the emerging threat in Central and South America. The newsletter is one that I've received for years and provides very good reading. The article is listed under the March 2003 issue.

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Christian Anti-Communism Crusade’s 50th Anniversary
http://www.schwarzreport.org/
1953-2003
Reds in Latin America
by Chuck Noe

With the Cold War seemingly won decades ago and the United States focused on terrorism and the Middle East, few Americans worry about communism. But close to home, Latin America’s far left is rising with a vengeance that threatens U.S. interests and security.

Cuba is no longer the only socialistic regime in the Western Hemisphere. Get ready for a new ‘domino effect’:

* Castro allies have won power in Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile and Latin America’s largest country, Brazil.

* Communist guerrillas have wreaked havoc in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia.

* Growing economic crises threaten such debt-ridden nations as Argentina and Uruguay.

With Republicans now controlling both houses of Congress, specialists expect Washington to attend to “Latin America’s populist movements that target U.S. policy as one of its adversaries,” Mark Severino of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs told The Washington Times.

Protests against President Hugo Chavez, an intimate of communist Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, have become routine. U.S. observers share the concerns of Venezuelans.

Chavez threatens freedom in Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil, warns Constantine C. Menges, a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute and a former assistant for national security to President Ronald Reagan.

“That could bring nearly 300 million people under the control of pro-Castro/Iraq radical regimes before 2004—a major gain for anti-U.S. terrorism and a major setback for the people there and for the Bush administration,” Menges recently told CNN.

A three-letter word explains why Venezuela matters so much: oil. Caracas, the world’s No. 5 exporter of petroleum, has Washington over a 42-gallon barrel.

A general strike against Chavez in December paralyzed Venezuela’s oil industry, which fills more than 10 percent of America’s supply. Such disruptions can recur at any time.

If unchecked, Chavez and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will cement “a powerful axis of evil right in the Western Hemisphere,” Menges recently warned the Institute of World Politics.

[Travis McGee]

BTTT

[freedombrigade]

One might also add to the fact that China has accomplished what the Soviets could not--a foothold in violation of the Monroe Doctrine that threatens the key naval chokepoints in the Western Hemisphere, as well as those in the Pacific and the world, including Long Beach Harbor.

It's time to wake up the alliance that is arrayed against us before it's too late.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It's long past time to see the rebels and so-called fire-brand leaders of our hemisphere, as the anti-American terrorists they are. I don't want another 9-11 to raise everyone's learning curve.

[Cindy]

re Cuba...

INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY by Toby Westerman: "FASCIST AMERICA? Russia and Communist Cuba Join In 'Anti-Fascist-Front'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "At the Moscow meeting, Russia declared that Cuba is its "key partner in Latin America." The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a press statement referring to an "active political dialogue based on mutual trust" between Russia and Cuba. "The two countries have similar or identical stances on a whole number of global political issues. Most importantly…on the construction of a fair and stable world order," the Russian Foreign Ministry declared. The "construction of a fair and stable world order" for Cuba and Russia includes sophisticated intelligence operations against the United States. Cuban operates a sophisticated intelligence program against the U.S. One of its highly placed agents, Ana Belen Montes, worked at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency before her arrest and conviction of espionage in October 2002. The "Wasp Network," a Cuban espionage group spying on U.S. military facilities, was uncovered by the FBI and five of its leaders convicted in 2001. In 2001 the U.S. intelligence community was rocked by the discovery that top FBI intelligence agent Robert Hanssen spied on his country for Moscow for 20 years. On the island of Cuba, Russia still operates the Lourdes spy base, while Russia's close ally, China, is constructing a similar base not far away from Lourdes.") (April 29, 2003) (Read More...)

ALERT...INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY by Toby Westerman: "NEW RED TERROR" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "China maintains "high level military contacts" with Cuba, and is constructing an electronic spy base eight to ten miles from Russia's Lourdes intelligence facility, according to Dennis Hays, Executive Vice President of the pro-democracy exile group, the Cuban American National Foundation. The Chinese spy base, which would be capable of intercepting, and possibly jamming, U.S. electronic signals, "should be a security concern" to the U.S., urged Hays in an interview with INA Today. Hays also warned that the communist Chinese are active throughout the South American continent. The Cuban state-run press is openly discussing the "very strong ties with the Cuban military," said Perez, who notes that several Chinese generals have recently visited Cuba. In addition to China, Cuba's traditional friend and supporter, Russia, is still involved in the island.") (April 18, 2003) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

re China...

TOWNHALL.com: "CHINAGATE II: TIME FOR GOP ACTION" -Column by Michelle Malkin (April 23, 2003) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "EX-AGENT FOR FBI ARRESTED IN THEFT" by Jerry Seper (April 10, 2003) (Read More...)

INSIGHT On The News online - Fair Comment: "SALE OF TELECOM FIRM TO CHINA POSES ESPIONAGE THREAT" by Rep. Jim Saxton (Read More...)

SAAG.org - SOUTH ASIA ANALYSIS GROUP Paper No. 642: "CHINA'S GRAND STRATEGY AND MILITARY MODERNISATION" by Dr. Subhash Kapila (March 26, 2003) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINESE SOLD IRAQ 'DUAL-USE' CHEMICAL" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Despite French denials, U.S. intelligence and defense officials have confirmed that Iraq purchased from China a chemical used in making fuel for long-range missiles, with help from brokers in France and Syria.") (March 15, 2003) (Read More...)

INSIGHT On The News online: "HOW BEIJING GETS U.S. DEFENSE PLANTS" by Scott L. Wheeler (March 6, 2003) (Read More...)

[Jeff Head]

In my Dragon's Fury Series, I have Venezuela, Argentina, Panama and Cuba against us as WW III breaks out in the Mid East and Far East. Luckily, (in that series of novels) Brazil, owing to a horrific tragedy that hits them resulting from Chinese agression, is driven into our camp.

The point is this, the Red Chinese are very active in central and south America and have been now for quite a few years ... lots of influence going on there that could serve as preparation for their future activities.

Best fregards.

Jeff

[backhoe]

The point is this, the Red Chinese are very active in central and south America and have been now for quite a few years ...

Exactly, Jeff, exactly... the Central & Southern Americas have long been a hotbed for revolution & terrorism. We need to pay better attention to it.

[Jeff Head]

Amen my friend. And Amen to that Downside Legacy.