Source: Boiling Frogs PostAndrew Gavin Marshall
Punishing the Population: The United States in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
This podcast episode examines the early 20th century United States
military occupations of Haiti (1915-1934) and the Dominican Republic
(1916-1924), undertaken as an imposition of the Monroe Doctrine (1823)
declaring Latin America as the “backyard” of the United States. The
ruthless military occupations, inflamed by racism, supported by the
media, and undertaken by the ruthlessly imperialistic and racist
politicians who are today celebrated as champions of ‘democracy,’
resulted in the strengthening of state structures, establishment of
brutal militaries, and exploitation by American corporations and banks,
leading to the establishment of military dictatorships which dominated
these countries for much of their recent history, while American
economic interests reigned supreme. These incidents provide a brief, yet
illuminating look at the nature of American imperialism as it
progressed throughout the 20th century.
