look back at Central America – Contrast Bahrain, MENA

cb editor: The parallels between US policy and conduct in 1980s Central America and the MENA are worth a review. One of the darkest chapters from the 80’s was a Central America dominated by the Regan-Bush phenomena. Iran Contra was the culmination of corrupt and violent dealings by the US in Central America as it backed dictators and supplied covert funding and other support for massive Human Rights abuses. The Democrats took the Republicans to task for such dealings, indictments and convictions of those in the highest part of US government followed. Today in Bahrain and throughout MENA that which was forbidden in Central America is key in open US war profiteering that boasts jobs, domestic economic rescue and improved security as part of a “war on terror”. Perhaps the most interesting aspect to all of this is, the Democrats now Preside and facilitate remarkably similar dealings openly and unashamedly.

Noam Chomsky on Central America