Speaking of strained relationships, more than a few ruffled feathers have affected U.S. diplomats in Latin America recently.
Francisco Martinez, the second secretary of the U.S. Embassy, was ejected from Bolivia Thursday, for allegedly meeting with "political opposition and spies," according to this Washington Post article.
Bolivia also threw out Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg and Venezuela expelled Ambassador Patrick Duddy in September.
The list goes on: Bolivia banished 38 Drug Enforcement Administration agents and requested to move U.S. Agency for International Development from coca regions.
The U.S. State Department denied any misconduct in any of the cases.
Read more about the situations here.
Source: WashPost
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Those acts of unfrienliness against American Diplomats or Officials in Washington :
ReplyDeleteThat is the foolishness of "Anti-Imperialism". It shows our immaturity as Latinos or Latin Americans.
"Anti-Imperialism" is concocted with a lot of Jingoism, Nationalism, Militarism and Revenge. The trademarks of Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, Rafael Ortega, etc ...
Also tainted with Narcissism, Egolatry, Ego-Adoration, Egoism, Egotism, Vulgarity and even Despotism.
"Anti-Imperialism" abhors these ideas :
Economic Progress, Democratic Advancement, Political Peace, Stability, Free and Fair Trade, Help within the Western Hemisphere, Free Press, Free Speech, Liberty and Freedom.
To this cuisine add some salt and pepper of Hate, Hatred, Revenge, Envy, Resentment, Living in the Past and what happened many decades or centuries ago.
It is also the politics of Caudillism, Fuhrerism, Personalism, Narcissism, etc ...
Bolivar at the end of his life understood that he had made many mistakes of Personalism, and even offered himself as a victim. He even apologized and was very destroyed, sad and repentant. He declared many times that he had failed.
Bolivar never pursued personal enrichment, he despised money and fortune, and squandered all his assets and possessions in an idealistic fight against Spain.
What a difference with these thieves in power in Latin America. Enriching their families and friends every day.
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