1970-1987: The contra war in Nicaragua
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 8 2006 14:40
Noam Chomsky's account of the US-backed “contra” counter-insurgency in Nicaragua against the left-wing government brought to power on the back of a popular mass movement from below.
1944-1989: The coup and US intervention in Guatemala
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 8 2006 13:48
Noam Chomsky on the US intervention and coup following the 1944 revolution which overthrew Guatemala's brutal dictator.
1970-1990: The war of counter-insurgency in El Salvador
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 8 2006 13:44
Noam Chomsky on the ultra-violent war of the right-wing regime in El Salvador against grassroots resistance of workers, peasants and liberation theologists – socialist clergymen and women.
A Brief History of Liberia 1822-1991
Submitted by martinh on Apr 1 2006 15:34
A short history of Liberia written by a visitor to the country during the 1991 civil war.
Conkers or bonkers? Humanitarian war in Kosovo
Submitted by libcom on Jul 24 2005 15:01
Explanations in terms of both imperialist gains and a descent into irrationality grasp only part of the reason why Europe and the USA recently went to war in Kosovo. This article argues that the timing of events is explicable in terms of both the end of the Cold War and the recent world financial crisis.
Somalia and the Islamic threat to capital
Submitted by libcom on Jul 24 2005 13:58
Aufheben gives the background to the civil war, famine and the US invasion of Somalia in 1992.
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