Fascism, Latin America, Nicaragua, Sandinistas, Contras, Danny's experiences in Nicaragua during the 1980s, Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, corruption in Latin American governments, corruption as part of neo-liberal playbook, "lawfare" how lawfare is replacing paramilitaries in Latin America, how lawfare is used to topple governments, IMF, World Bank, Bank of International Settlements, debt, debt used to control the developing world, drug cartels, the role of drug cartels in Latin American nations, El Salvador, Central America, Ecuador, MS-13, Mara 18, Crips, Bloods, African American gangs vs MS-13 in LA, Brazil, Columbia, Plan Columbia, private military contractors, DynCorp, Keenie Meenie, Jair Bolsonaro, Steve Bannon, international fascist movement centered in Brazil, Orben, Operation Condor, the push back against fascism/neo-liberalism in Latin America, the People Republic of China, how the PRC is changing the power dynamics in Latin America

Note: It was not Columbia, but Ecuador, where farmers brought lawsuits against DynCorp over herbicides the company employed as part of Plan Columbia. These herbicides were sprayed on coca plants in Columbia, but drifted into Ecuador, allegedly causing harm to livestock and humans alike. For more on this subject, see my book Strange Tales of the Parapolitical.

Note II: Oman was the Gulf State Keenie Meenie and affiliates effectively ran the military in for decades. The longtime head of this operation was SAS veteran Tim Landon, the so-called "White Sultan." Landon was later connected to Sir Mark Thatcher and his efforts in Southern Africa.

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