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More on the Paraguayan connection

Submitted June 10, 2005 - 12:55 pm by Benjamin Melançon
Lest you think the use of Paraguay as a playground for the U.S. military (and potentially as a base for sending U.S. troops into neighboring Bolivia) has the popular approval of Paraguay's people:

A peace and justice organization in Paraguay condemned the

agreement approved by the Paraguayan Congress which will allow US troops into the country for an 18-month training and advisory mission from June 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006.  The agreement grants full immunity from prosecution to all US personnel involved in the mission. Congress approved the agreement--apparently at the end of last year--with no debate and behind closed doors, and the public was largely unaware of it, according to SERPAJ Paraguay.

This is why blockades in the streets are more democratic than what happens in the hallowed halls of national congresses.

(Weekly News Update on the Americas reported SERPAJ (Servicio Paz y Justicia) Paraguay's condemnation of the decision, and this reporting was posted at The World War 4 Report.)

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