[Marxism] Bolivian force to join UN Haiti peacekeeping mission

[Aaron Aarons]

At 15:43 -0400 2008/08/30, Fred Fuentes wrote:
>Moreover, the issue of Haiti (and Congo were Bolivia also has troops) become more complicated for the government when, as opposed to no real movement against this there is pressure from the other side as Stefanoni points out "The departure of the soldiers to Haiti and the Congo was a concession by the government to the military High Command, which sees these foreign missions as a not insignificant source of income."

So it's a mercenary force, but one in which the commanders back home get the money while the soldiers on the ground get training and experience in brutalizing people who are even poorer and darker-skinned than they are.

And, for the love of money, where will they serve imperialism next? Iraq? Lebanon? Cochabamba?

 - Aaron