This article is a bit old but I just stumbled across it. It attempts to "debunk" truthout's really well-known article on the matter [seen here]. I don't think there's anything else to say other than it's one of the dumbest articles I've read in a while (even from someone who calls themselves a defender of U.S. foreign policy).
We know military dictatorships don't need weapons to suppress the populace. As long as the US doesn't deliver ideology arguments for the free market of ideas they are not responsible for human rights abuses /s