D.C. (the US) May Lose Out in Vote for OAS Chief

MEXICO CITY - The Organization of American States, founded 57 years ago to bring the Western Hemisphere closer together, has broken into three rival camps in a leadership race from which the United States is likely for the first time to emerge the loser.

The choice of a new secretary general comes at a time when Latin American countries are increasingly moving toward governments less dependent on Washington and less enamored of U.S. foreign policy. Six South American presidents now identify with the left, although they have maintained free-market policies and many have avoided the anti-U.S. rhetoric of the past.
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The decision, to be made by OAS ambassadors at the group's Washington headquarters on Thursday, has divided the Americas into Mexican, Central American and South American camps. Vying for the post are Mexico's conservative foreign secretary, Chile's socialist interior minister and a pro-business former Salvadoran president with close ties to Washington.

The focus, however, isn't on the candidates themselves as much as on whom they represent. The winner must get at least 18 members to support him, and votes are mustered through diplomatic negotiations.

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It's not DC; it's the U.S. that should be in the headline.

I had to use the published headline, but you're right- I added "US" to subject line.

I was critizing the person who wrote the actual headline.

I think the MSM is protecting the people in the U.S. from the fact that so many people in so many different countries now hate the U.S.

Sure we have tremendous economic and military power and we can dominate any one country easily. But what I see happening is that we are hated all over the world.

While Bush is focusing on Iraq, Venezuela makes treaties with China, India, and Brazil. Venezuela is also doing its best to create a South American CNN as well as a South American counterpart to the European Union.

When Bush turns his attention to Venezuela, China goes to Pacific country summits and assumes the Big Guy role that the U.S. used to have.

When Bush looks at China, Russia sells nuclear material to Iran.

And the people in the U.S. don't have a clue as to what the total picture looks like. Just like Bush, they get mad at one country at a time. They don't know how bad the whole situation really is.

There is no spit between regions, the split is in politics. The Mexican and Central American support global privatization and the South American supports a unified Latin America trade zone.

Bah!