The celebrated Uruguayan writer, novelist and human rights advocate, Eduardo Hughes Galeano (1940 – 2015), is the author of masterpieces such as Open Veins of Latin America, Memory of Fire Trilogy (1982–1986), The Book of Embraces, and Upside-down. He is among the most eminent literary figures of Latin American. Following are some of his reflections against the war.
Almost all wars, perhaps all, are trade wars connected with some material interest. They are always disguised as sacred wars, made in the name of God, or civilization or progress. But all of them, or almost all of the wars, have been trade wars.
Each time a new war is disclosed in the name of the fight of the good against evil, those who are killed are all poor. It’s always the same story repeating once and again and again.
Most of wars or military coups or invasions are done in the name of democracy against democracy.