Sunday, November 09, 2014

400 America, land of the barbarians

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America bombed 33 countries since WW2:  http://killinghope.org/superogue/bomb.htm

Korea and China 1950-53 (Korean War), Guatemala 1954, Indonesia 1958, Cuba 1959-1961, Guatemala 1960, Congo 1964 , Laos 1964-73, Vietnam 1961-73 , Cambodia 1969-70, Guatemala 1967-69, Grenada 1983, Lebanon 1983, 1984 (both Lebanese and Syrian targets), Libya 1986, El Salvador 1980s, Nicaragua 1980s, Iran 1987, Panama 1989, Iraq 1991 (Persian Gulf War), Kuwait 1991, Somalia 1993, Bosnia 1994, 1995, Sudan 1998, Afghanistan 1998, Yugoslavia 1999, Yemen 2002, Iraq 1991-2003 (US/UK on regular basis), Iraq 2003-present, Afghanistan 2001-present, Pakistan 2007-present, Somalia 2007-8, 2011, Yemen 2009, 2011, Libya 2011



Here is a list of dictators that were supported by the USA: 

Africa
MOBUTU SESE SEKO 
Dictator of Zaire 1965-1997
MOHAMMED SIAD BARRE
President/Dictator of Somalia 1969-1991
GEN. IBRAHIM BABANGIDA 
Military Dictator/President of Nigeria 1985-1993
GEN. SANI ABACHA 
Dictator of Nigeria 1993-1998
HASTINGS KAMUZU BANDA
Dictator of Malawi 1966-1994
LAURENT-DÉSIRÉ KABILA 
President/Dictator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997-2001
GNASSINGBE ETIENNE EYADEMA
Dictator of Togo 1967-2005
FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY
Dictator/President of the Ivory Coast 1960-1993
HASSAN II
King of Morocco 1961-1999
TEODORO OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO
President/Dictator of Equatorial Guinea 1979-present
ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI
President-Prime Minister/Dictator of Tunisia 1987-2011
ANWAR EL-SADAT
President/Dictator of Egypt 1970-1981
HOSNI MUBARAK
President/Dictator of Egypt 1981-present
IAN SMITH
Prime Minister of Rhodesia (white minority regime) 1965-1979
PIETER WILLEM BOTHA
Prime Minister of South Africa (white minority regime) 1978-1984, President 1984-1989
DANIEL ARAP MOI
President/Dictator of Kenya 1978-2002
HAILE SELASSIE (RAS TAFARI)
Emperor of Ethiopia 1928-1974
WILLIAM J. S. TUBMAN
President/Dictator of Liberia 1944-1971
SAMUEL KANYON DOE 
Dictator of Liberia 1980-1990

Asia
MOHAMED SUHARTO 
Dictator of Indonesia 1966-1998
NGO DINH DIEM
President/Dictator of South Vietnam 1955-1963
GEN. NGUYEN KHANH 
Dictator of South Vietnam 1964-1965
NGUYEN CAO KY
Dictator of South Vietnam 1965-1967
GEN. NGUYEN VAN THIEU
President/Dictator of South Vietnam 1967-1975
TRAN THIEM KHIEM
Prime Minister of South Vietnam 1969-75
BAO DAI 
Emperor of Vietnam 1926-1945, chief of state 1949-1955
LEE KUAN YEW 
Prime Minister/Dictator of Singapore 1959-1990; behind-the scenes ruler since then.
EMOMALI RAHMONOV
President/Dictator of Tajikistan 1992-present
NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV
President of Kazakhstan 1990-present
ISLAM A. KARIMOV 
President/Dictator of Uzbekistan 1990-present
SAPARMURAD ATAYEVICH NIYAZOV
President/Dictator of Turkmenistan 1990-2006
MARSHAL LUANG PIBUL SONGGRAM
Dictator of Thailand 1948-1957
FIELD MARSHAL THANOM KITTIKACHORN 
Prime Minister/Dictator of Thailand 1957-58, 1963-1973
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
President/Dictator (Nationalist) of China 1928-1949
President/Dictator of Taiwan 1949-1975
CHIANG CHING-KUO
President/Dicator of Taiwan 1978-1988; Prime Minister 1972-1978
DENG XIAOPING
De facto ruler of China from circa 1978 to the early 1990s
FERDINAND MARCOS
President/Dictator of the Philippines 1965-1986
SYNGMAN RHEE 
President/Dictator of South Korea 1948-1960
GEN. PARK CHUNG HEE
President/Dictator of South Korea 1962-1979
GEN. CHUN DOO HWAN 
President/Dictator of South Korea 1980-1988
SIR MUDA HASSANAL BOLKIAH
Sultan of Brunei 1967-present
GEN. LON NOL 
Prime Minister/Dictator of Cambodia 1970-1975
POL POT
Dictator of Cambodia 1975-1979
MAJ. GEN. SITIVENI RABUKA 
Dictator of Fiji 1987-1999
ASKAR AKAYEV
President of Kyrgyzstan 10/27/1990-2005

Europe
FRANCISCO FRANCO
Dictator of Spain 1939-1975
ANTONIO SALAZAR DE OLIVEIRA
Dictator of Portugal 1928-1968
COL. GEORGIOS PAPADOPOULOS 
Prime Minister/President/Dictator of Greece 1967-1973

Latin America
ANASTASIO SOMOZA GARCIA 
Dictator of Nicaragua 1937-1947, 1950-1956 
ANASTASIO "TACHITO" SOMOZA DEBAYLE
Dictator of Nicaragua 1967-1972, 1974-1979
MANUEL ESTRADA CABRERA 
Dictator of Guatemala 1898-1920
GEN. JORGE UBICO CASTANEDA 
Dictator of Guatemala 1931-1944
COL. CARLOS ENRIQUE CASTILLO ARMAS
Dictator of Guatemala 1954-1957
GEN. JOSE MIGUEL YDIGORAS FUENTES
President/Dictator of Guatemala 1958-1963
COL. ENRIQUE PERALTA AZURDIA
Military Junta, Guatemala 1963-1966
COL.CARLOS ARANA OSORIO
Dictator of Guatemala 1970-1974
GEN. FERNANDO ROMEO LUCAS GARCIA
Dictator of Guatemala 1978-1982
GEN. JOSE EFRAIN RIOS MONTT
Dictator of Guatemala 1982-1983
MARCO VINICIO CEREZO ARÉVALO
President/Dictator of Guatemala 1986-1991
MAXIMILIANO HERNANDEZ MARTINEZ 
Dictator of El Salvador 1931-1944
COL. OSMIN AGUIRRE Y SALINAS
Dictator of El Salvador 1944-1945
CIVILIAN-MILITARY JUNTA, EL SALVADOR
1961-1962
COL. ARTURO ARMANDO MOLINA BARRAZA
Dictator of El Salvador 1972-1977
JUNTA, EL SALVADOR 
1979-1982
ALFREDO FÉLIX CRISTIANI BUKARD
President/Dictator of El Salvador 1989-1994
TIBURCIO CARIAS ANDINO 
Dictator of Honduras 1932-1948
COL. OSWALDO LOPEZ ARELLANO
Dictator of Honduras 1963-1975
ROBERTO SUAZO CORDOVA
President/Dictator of Honduras 1982-1986
GEN. OMAR HERRERA-TORRIJOS 
Dictator of Panama 1969-1981
GEN. MANUEL ANTONIO MORENA NORIEGA 
Dictator of Panama 1982-1989
AUGUSTO PINOCHET UGARTE
Dictator of Chile 1973-1990
GEN. JORGE RAFAEL VIDELA 
Dictator of Argentina 1976-1981
COL. MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ 
Dictator of Venezuela 1950-1958
GEN. ALFREDO STROESSNER
Dictator of Paraguay 1954-1989
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
Dictator of Peru 1990-2000
FRANCOIS "PAPA DOC" DUVALIER
Dictator of Haiti 1957-1971
JEAN-CLAUDE "BABY DOC" DUVALIER 
Dictator of Haiti 1971-1986
MILITARY JUNTA / LT. GEN. RAOUL CEDRAS, GEN. PHILIPPE BIAMBY and LT. COL. MICHEL-JOSEPH FRANCO
Haiti 1991-1994
GEN. RENE BARRIENTOS ORTUNO 
President/Dictator of Bolivia 1964-1969 
GEN. HUGO BANZER SUAREZ 
Dictator of Bolivia 1971-1978
DR. GETULIO VARGAS 
Dictator of Brazil 1930-1945, 1951-1954 
GEN. HUMBERTO DE ALENCAR CASTELLO BRANCO 
Dictator of Brazil 1964-1967
CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS 
Dictator of Cuba 1948-1952
FULGENCIO BATISTA
Dictator of Cuba 1933-44, 1952-1959
GERARDO MACHADO MORALES 
Dictator of Cuba 1925-1933
RAFAEL LEONIDAS TRUJILLO
Dictator of the Dominican Republic 1930-1961

Middle East
MOHAMMED REZA PAHLAVI
Shah of Iran 1941-1979
SADDAM HUSSEIN
Dictator of Iraq 1969 (1979)-2003
GEN. MOHAMMED AYUB KHAN 
President/Dictator of Pakistan 1958-1969
GEN. AGHA MUHAMMAD YAHYA KHAN 
President/Dictator of Pakistan 1969-1971
GEN. MOHAMMAD ZIA UL-HAQ 
President/Dictator of Pakistan 1977-1988
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF
Dictator of Pakistan 1999-2008
ABDUL IBN HUSSEIN I 
King of Jordan 1952-1999
TURGUT ÖZAL
Prime Minister of Turkey 1983-1989, President 1989-1993 
SHEIK JABIR AL-AHMAD AL SABAH 
Emir of Kuwait 1977-2006
Prime Minister of Kuwait 1962-1963, 1965-1978
FAHD IBN ABDUL-AZIZ AL SAUD 
King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia 1982-2005


America has made illegal interventions in 200 countries, since 1800. ( blog

1798-1800France
Undeclared naval war against France, marines land in Puerto Plata.
1801-1805TripoliWar with Tripoli (Libya), called "First Barbary War".
1806Spanish MexicoMilitary force enters Spanish territory in headwaters of the Rio Grande.
1806-1810Spanish and French in CaribbeanUS naval vessels attack French and Spanish shipping in the Caribbean.
1810Spanish West FloridaTroops invade and seize Western Florida, a Spanish possession.
1812Spanish East FloridaTroops seize Amelia Island and adjacent territories.
1812BritainWar of 1812, includes naval and land operations.
1813Marquesas IslandForces seize Nukahiva and establish first US naval base in the Pacific.
1814Spanish (East Florida)Troops seize Pensacola in Spanish East Florida.
1814-1825French, British and Spanish in CaribbeanUS naval squadron engages French, British and Spanish shipping in the Caribbean.
1815Algiers and TripoliUS naval fleet under Captain Stephen Decatur wages "Second Barbary War" in North Africa.
1816-1819Spanish East FloridaTroops attack and seize Nicholls' Fort, Amelia Island and other strategic locations. Spain eventually cedes East Florida to the US.
1822-1825Spanish Cuba and Puerto RicoMarines land in numerous cities in the Spanish island of Cuba and also in Spanish Puerto Rico.
1827GreeceMarines invade the Greek islands of Argentiere, Miconi and Andross.
1831Falkland/Malvinas IslandsUS naval squadrons aggress the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
1832Sumatra, Dutch East IndiesUS naval squadrons attack Qallah Battoo.
1833ArgentinaForces land in Buenos Aires and engage local combatants.
1835-1836PeruTroops dispatched twice for counter-insurgency operations.
1836MexicoTroops assist Texas war for independence.
1837CanadaNaval incident on the Canadian border leads to mobilization of a large force to invade Canada. War is narrowly averted.
1838Sumatra, Dutch East IndiesUS naval forces sent to Sumatra for punitive expedition.
1840-1841FijiNaval forces deployed, marines land.
1841SamoaNaval forces deployed, marines land.
1842MexicoNaval forces temporarily seize cities of Monterey and San Diego.
1843ChinaMarines land in Canton.
1843Ivory CoastMarines land.
1846-1848MexicoFull-scale war. Mexico cedes half of its territory to the US by the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo.
1849Ottoman Empire (Turkey)Naval force dispatched to Smyrna.
1852-1853ArgentinaMarines land in Buenos Aires.
1854NicaraguaNavy bombards and largely destroys city of San Juan del Norte. Marines land and set fire to the city.
1854JapanCommodore Perry and his fleet deploy at Yokohama.
1855UruguayMarines land in Montevideo.
1856Colombia (Panama Region)Marines land for counter-insurgency campaign.
1856ChinaMarines deployed in Canton.
1856HawaiiNaval forces seize small islands of Jarvis, Baker and Howland in the Hawaiian Islands.
1857NicaraguaMarines land.
1858UruguayMarines land in Montevideo.
1858FijiMarines land.
1859ParaguayLarge naval force deployed.
1859ChinaTroops enter Shanghai.
1859MexicoMilitary force enters northern area.
1860Portuguese West AfricaTroops land at Kissembo.
1860Colombia (Panama Region)Troops and naval forces deployed.
1863JapanTroops land at Shimonoseki.
1864JapanTroops landed in Yedo.
1865Colombia (Panama Region)Marines landed.
1866Colombia (Panama Region)Troops invade and seize Matamoros, later withdraw.
1866ChinaMarines land in Newchwang.
1867NicaraguaMarines land in Managua and Leon in Nicaragua.
1867Formosa Island (Taiwan)Marines land.
1867Midway IslandNaval forces seize this island in the Hawaiian Archipelago for a naval base.
1868JapanNaval forces deployed at Osaka, Hiogo, Nagasaki, Yokohama and Negata.
1868UruguayMarines land at Montevideo.
1870ColombiaMarines landed.
1871KoreaForces landed.
1873Colombia (Panama Region)Marines landed.
1874HawaiiSailors and marines landed.
1876MexicoArmy again occupies Matamoros.
1882British EgyptTroops land.
1885Colombia (Panama Region)Troops land in Colon and Panama City.
1885SamoaNaval force deployed.
1887HawaiiNavy gains right to build permanent naval base at Pearl Harbor.
1888HaitiTroops landed.
1888SamoaMarines landed.
1889SamoaClash with German naval forces.
1890ArgentinaUS sailors land in Buenos Aires.
1891ChileUS sailors land in the major port city of Valparaiso.
1891HaitiMarines land on US-claimed Navassa Island.
1893HawaiiMarines and other naval forces land and overthrow the monarchy. Read More | President Cleveland's Message
1894NicaraguaMarines land at Bluefields on the eastern coast.
1894-1895ChinaMarines are stationed at Tientsin and Beijing. A naval ship takes up position at Newchwang.
1894-1896KoreaMarines land and remain in Seoul.
1895ColombiaMarines are sent to the town Bocas del Toro.
1896NicaraguaMarines land in the port of Corinto.
1898NicaraguaMarines land at the port city of San Juan del Sur.
1898GuamNaval forces seize Guam Island from Spain and the US holds the island permanently.
1898CubaNaval and land forces seize Cuba from Spain.
1898Puerto RicoNaval and land forces seize Puerto Rico from Spain and the US holds the island permanently.
1898PhilippinesNaval forces defeat the Spanish fleet and the US takes control of the country.
1899PhilippinesMilitary units are reinforced for extensive counter-insurgency operations.
1899SamoaNaval forces land
1899NicaraguaMarines land at the port city of Bluefields.
1900ChinaUS forces intervene in several cities.
1901Colombia/PanamaMarines land.
1902Colombia/PanamaUS forces land in Bocas de Toro
1903Colombia/PanamaWith US backing, a group in northern Colombia declares independence as the state of Panama
1903GuamNavy begins development in Apra Harbor of a permanent base installation.
1903HondurasMarines go ashore at Puerto Cortez.
1903Dominican RepublicMarines land in Santo Domingo.
1904-1905KoreaMarines land and stay in Seoul.
1906-1909CubaMarines land. The US builds a major naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
1907NicaraguaTroops seize major centers.
1907HondurasMarines land and take up garrison in cities of Trujillo, Ceiba, Puerto Cortez, San Pedro, Laguna and Choloma.
1908PanamaMarines land and carry out operations.
1910NicaraguaMarines land in Bluefields and Corinto.
1911HondurasMarines intervene.
1911-1941ChinaThe US builds up its military presence in the country to a force of 5000 troops and a fleet of 44 vessels patrolling China's coast and rivers.
1912CubaUS sends army troops into combat in Havana.
1912PanamaArmy troops intervene.
1912HondurasMarines land.
1912-1933NicaraguaMarines intervene. A 20-year occupation of the country follows.
1913MexicoMarines land at Ciaris Estero.
1914Dominican RepublicNaval forces engage in battles in the city of Santo Domingo.
1914MexicoUS forces seize and occupy Mexico's major port city of Veracrus from April through November.
1915-1916MexicoAn expeditionary force of the US Army under Gen. John J. Pershing crosses the Texas border and penetrates several hundred miles into Mexican territory. Eventually reinforced to over 11,000 officers and men.
1914-1934HaitiTroops land, aerial bombardment leading to a 19-year military occupation.
1916-1924Dominican RepublicMilitary intervention leading to 8-year occupation.
1917-1933CubaLanding of naval forces. Beginning of a 15-year occupation.
1918-1920PanamaTroops intervene, remain on "police duty" for over 2 years.
1918-1922RussiaNaval forces and army troops fight battles in several areas of the country during a five- year period.
1919YugoslaviaMarines intervene in Dalmatia.
1919HondurasMarines land.
1920GuatemalaTroops intervene.
1922TurkeyMarines engaged in operations in Smyrna (Izmir).
1922-1927ChinaNaval forces and troops deployed during 5-year period.
1924-1925HondurasTroops land twice in two-year period.
1925PanamaMarines land and engage in operations.
1927-1934ChinaMarines and naval forces stationed throughout the country.
1932El SalvadorNaval forces intervene.
1933CubaNaval forces deployed.
1934ChinaMarines land in Foochow.
1946IranTroops deployed in northern province.
1946-1949ChinaMajor US army presence of about 100,000 troops, fighting, training and advising local combatants.
1947-1949GreeceUS forces wage a 3-year counterinsurgency campaign.
1948ItalyHeavy CIA involvement in national elections.
1948-1954PhilippinesCommando operations, "secret" CIA war.
1950-1953KoreaMajor forces engaged in war in Korean peninsula.
1953IranCIA overthrows government of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. Read More
1954VietnamFinancial and materiel support for colonial French military operations, leads eventually to direct US military involvement.
1954GuatemalaCIA overthrows the government of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman.
1958LebanonUS marines and army units totaling 14,000 land.
1958PanamaClashes between US forces in Canal Zone and local citizens.
1959HaitiMarines land.
1960CongoCIA-backed overthrow and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.
1960-1964VietnamGradual introduction of military advisors and special forces.
1961CubaCIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion.
1962CubaNuclear threat and naval blockade.
1962LaosCIA-backed military coup.
1963EcuadorCIA backs military overthrow of President Jose Maria Valesco Ibarra.
1964PanamaClashes between US forces in Canal Zone and local citizens.
1964BrazilCIA-backed military coup overthrows the government of Joao Goulart and Gen. Castello Branco takes power. Read More
1965-1975VietnamLarge commitment of military forces, including air, naval and ground units numbering up to 500,000+ troops. Full-scale war, lasting for ten years.
1965IndonesiaCIA-backed army coup overthrows President Sukarno and brings Gen. Suharto to power.
1965CongoCIA backed military coup overthrows President Joseph Kasavubu and brings Joseph Mobutu to power.
1965Dominican Republic23,000 troops land.
1965-1973LaosBombing campaign begin, lasting eight years.
1966GhanaCIA-backed military coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah.
1966-1967GuatemalaExtensive counter-insurgency operation.
1969-1975CambodiaCIA supports military coup against Prince Sihanouk, bringing Lon Nol to power. Intensive bombing for seven years along border with Vietnam.
1970OmanCounter-insurgency operation, including coordination with Iranian marine invasion.
1971-1973LaosInvasion by US and South Vietnames forces.
1973ChileCIA-backed military coup ousts government of President Salvador Allende. Gen. Augusto Pinochet comes to power.
1975CambodiaMarines land, engage in combat with government forces.
1976-1992AngolaMilitary and CIA operations.
1980IranSpecial operations units land in Iranian desert. Helicopter malfunction leads to aborting of planned raid.
1981LibyaNaval jets shoot down two Libyan jets in maneuvers over the Mediterranean.
1981-1992El SalvadorCIA and special forces begin a long counterinsurgency campaign.
1981-1990NicaraguaCIA directs exile "Contra" operations. US air units drop sea mines in harbors.
1982-1984LebanonMarines land and naval forces fire on local combatants.
1983GrenadaMilitary forces invade Grenada.
1983-1989HondurasLarge program of military assistance aimed at conflict in Nicaragua.
1984IranTwo Iranian jets shot down over the Persian Gulf.
1986LibyaUS aircraft bomb the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, including direct strikes at the official residence of President Muamar al Qadaffi.
1986BoliviaSpecial Forces units engage in counter-insurgency.
1987-1988IranNaval forces block Iranian shipping. Civilian airliner shot down by missile cruiser.
1989LibyaNaval aircraft shoot down two Libyan jets over Gulf of Sidra.
1989PhilippinesCIA and Special Forces involved in counterinsurgency.
1989-1990Panama27,000 troops as well as naval and air power used to overthrow government of President Noriega.
1990LiberiaTroops deployed.
1990-1991IraqMajor military operation, including naval blockade, air strikes; large number of troops attack Iraqi forces in occupied Kuwait.
1991-2003IraqControl of Iraqi airspace in north and south of the country with periodic attacks on air and ground targets.
1991HaitiCIA-backed military coup ousts President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
1992-1994SomaliaSpecial operations forces intervene.
1992-1994YugoslaviaMajor role in NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro.
1993-1995BosniaActive military involvement with air and ground forces.
1994-1996HaitiTroops depose military rulers and restore President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to office.
1995CroatiaKrajina Serb airfields attacked.
1996-1997Zaire (Congo)Marines involved in operations in eastern region of the country.
1997LiberiaTroops deployed.
1998SudanAir strikes destroy country's major pharmaceutical plant.
1998AfghanistanAttack on targets in the country.
1998IraqFour days of intensive air and missile strikes.
1999YugoslaviaMajor involvement in NATO air strikes.
2001MacedoniaNATO troops shift and partially disarm Albanian rebels.
2001AfghanistanAir attacks and ground operations oust Taliban government and install a new regime.
2003IraqInvasion with large ground, air and naval forces ousts government of Saddam Hussein and establishes new government.
2003-
present
IraqOccupation force of 150,000 troops in protracted counter-insurgency war
2004
Haiti




Marines land. CIA-backed forces overthrow President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.





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