[Marxism] WSWS: Peruvian massacre aimed at opening Amazon to transnationals

[Jerry Wells <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI: A chronology of the massacre, the preparations, and an 
analysis of why this massacre is taking place.

Peruvian massacre aimed at opening Amazon to transnationals
By Bill Van Auken 
8 June 2009

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jun2009/peru-j08.shtml

A massacre carried out by heavily armed Peruvian security forces against
protesting Amazon Indians left dozens dead, as the government of
President Alan Garcia attempts to open up the region to exploitation by
the transnational corporations.
...
A chronology of events over the past two months strongly suggests that
the government had no intentions of listening to indigenous leaders,
embarking instead on a meticulous plan to deceive and distract them as
it prepared for a bloody confrontation.
...

The Garcia governmentâs claims to represent âprogressâ and the social
interests of Peruvians in the face of the supposed âsavageryâ and
backwardness of the indigenous population are beneath contempt. They
echo the rationale given for the systematic genocide carried out against
these peoples since the Spanish conquistadores.

The opening up of the Peruvian Amazon to the energy conglomerates and
other transnationals will benefit only foreign capital and Peruâs
oligarchy. Production driven by profit and private ownership will
inevitably entail the destruction of the indigenous peoples and the
environment, while deepening the impoverishment of the masses and the
extreme social inequality that characterize Peruvian society.




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