The OAS provided tacit support for the U.S.-backed coup that overthrew and killed Chile’s democratically elected president, Salvador Allende. The U.S., along with some troops from several other Latin countries, then occupied the Dominican Republic for a year and a half under the auspices of the OAS. invasion, which led to the deaths of 3,000 Dominicans, was launched to unseat the government of Juan Bosch, who had been democratically elected, deposed by the military, and then returned to power through a popular insurrection. Marines’ invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965. The OAS helped lay the groundwork for the U.S. This despite the fact that, as Noam Chomsky would later point out, the coup and reign of resulting military dictatorships in Guatemala turned that country into a “slaughterhouse,” a “killing field.” The OAS would go on to back the resulting military dictatorship that then took over Guatemala. overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected president, Jacobo Arbenz, passing a resolution shortly before the coup permitting “regional collective intervention” - this in the face of the OAS’s founding purpose as an organization tasked to protect the sovereignty of its members against foreign intervention. Here is a list of just a few of the actions in OAS’s treacherous history: Indeed Fidel Castro referred to the OAS as “the ministry of United States colonies.” and its attempts to rule over these nations. with a statue of Queen Isabella of Spain in front - has always been a problematic organization for the poorer nations of the Western Hemisphere, operating as it has as the handmaiden of the U.S. To say the least, the OAS - appropriately headquartered in Washington, D.C. This action is long overdue, and other Latin and Caribbean nations should quickly follow suit. Countries Like Nicaragua And Venezuela Should Be Applauded For Rejecting The Overt Hypocrisy, Hubris, And Cruelty Of The West, And For Asserting Their Right To National Sovereignty.Ĭaracas, Venezuela - “We do not recognize ourselves as a colony of any power and we claim national dignity and decorum, in legitimate defense of our independence, sovereignty, and self-determination.” With these words, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada announced that Nicaragua would be joining Venezuela in quitting the Organization of American States (OAS). 
Above Photo: Election posters promoting opposition municipal council candidate Luisana Uzcategui deface posters of the ruling party’s gubernatorial candidate Miranda Hector Rodriguez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Nov.
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