Greenland's leader steps up push for independence from Denmark

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9. It was a bit more paternalistic than that. US operatives encouraged/funded a separative movement from Columbia.

The whole Monroe Doctrine thing hovering over, in the paternalistic/imperialistic US's mind, it's hemisphere. Just as we've done in many South American and central American nations...back dictators who let us exploit their country's natural resources. In Panama the resource being the canal and the immense hegemony the US would gain over international shipping for 100 years.

Let's be clear, the canal belonged to the US, it was not a shared arrangement with Panama.

I agree with you on the Putin/trump angle.