Bush's Paraguay Land Grab - Hideout or Water Raid?

[donsu]

http://www.counterpunch.com/cp10202006.html


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The news circulating the continent about plans to buy 98,840 acres of land in Chaco, Paraguay, near the Triple Frontier (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) is the talk of the town in these countries.

Although official sources have not confirmed the information that is already public, the land is reportedly located in Paso de Patria, near Bolivian gas reserves and the Guarani indigenous water region, within the Triple Border.

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Concern increased last week with the arrival of Bush's daughter, Jenna, and a source from the Physical Planning Department saying that most of the Chaco region belongs to private companies.

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Argentinean Adolfo Perez Esquivel warned that the real war will be fought not for oil, but for water, and recalled that Acuifero Guaraní is one of the largest underground water reserves in South America, running beneath Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (larger than Texas and California together).

"The southern U.S. states are already struggling with water shortages," asserted the 1980 Nobel Peace Prizewinner.

Orlando Castillo, Paraguay Peace and Justice Service member, recalled the US military buildup in Chaco under a bilateral agreement.
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whatever it's for it's a 'grab'

and they don't grab anything unless it's a money maker of some kind, military industry or otherwise.

[Warpy]

1. Moon already grabbed the land on top of that aquifer

somewhere between 600,000 and 650,000 acres of it. He's already got the water.

This is probably a future hideout, should one become necessary.

I sincerely hope it will, although I can't imagine the government of even Paraguay tolerating that family for long, allowing them to hide from the rage of the world.

[eleny]

2. Although I don't wish him on South America....

....it gives me some comfort that he may not reside here in the future.

[calimary]

3. Both. Hideout first. Nice secondary reason - the resources there

that are available for exploitation. I think they're making preparations to try to get outta Dodge once their time at the top is over (whichever way it's brought to an end).

[BrotherBuzz]

4. Or a staging ground for a natural gas grab

The new and improved South American Natural Gas Wars™ are just over the horizon.

[Capn Sunshine]

5. It's always about wars with this family

the only way they make $ is to destroy things or forcibly take them over. They are always cutting edge when it comes to future conflicts
:nuke:

[Vidar]

6. Both.

[BlueIris]

7. Yep. And how horrifying is THAT?

These people are...so horrifying.