The Pentagon's New Plan to Confront Latin America's Pink Tide
Panetta Down South
Alexandrov, Nick
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/10/19/the-pentagons-new-plan-to-confront-latin-americas-pink-tide/Publisher: Counter Punch
Date Written: 19/10/2012
Year Published: 2012
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX14635
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was in Uruguay recently, where he spoke of the need to strengthen the southern hemispheres police forces. This proposed policy has a precedent, almost unknown in this country, but potentially indicative of what awaits Latin American governments willing to cooperate with their northern neighbors defense establishment.