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Turning Into the Main Actors of Our Present & Future
Bolivian President Evo Morales on the WTO’s Round of NegotiationsBy Evo Morales Ayma / July 22, 2008 International trade can play a major role in the promotion of economic development and the alleviation of poverty. We recognize the need for … Continue reading
BOOKS : ‘The Art of Political Murder’
Activist Auxiliary Bishop Juan Girardi Conederal, murdered in April, 1988. Mourners gather with can candles to mourn the murder of Bishop Juan Girardi: “Enough!”The Novelist and the Murderers By Nathaniel Popper [This article first appeared in the July 7, 2008 … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Catholic Church, Guatemala, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Religion, Social Action
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A Special Report : Colombia’s Bloody Civil War
A Rag Blog exclusive report…War and poverty in today´s ColombiaJuly 15, 2008 The following analysis was presented by a Conscientious Objectors´ group, and edited and translated by The Rag Blog’s Val Liveoak. The presenter´s name is withheld to protect him. … Continue reading
Outsourcing the Iraq War
Mercenary recruiters turn to Latin AmericaBy Eric Stoner In October, Erik Prince, the 39-year-old CEO of Blackwater Worldwide, a leading private security company operating in Iraq, went into damage-control mode. Blackwater employees in Baghdad’s Nisour Square had killed 17 Iraqi … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Latin America, Mercenaries
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Stopping Capitalism in Mexico – Calderon Will Lose
Sunday, thousands of Mexicans turned out to protest the oil reforms.Confrontation Over Mexican Oil Privatization Plan IntensifiesBy Alan Benjamin / July 10, 2008 MEXICO CITY — Proposals to privatize Mexico’s state-owned oil industry have sparked a powerful movement in the … Continue reading
Oaxaca’s Government Land Grab
Members of the Oaxaca People’s Popular Assembly (APPO) take part in a demonstration against Oaxaca’s governor Ulises Ruiz in Oaxaca on Nov. 5, 2006. At least a dozen people have been killed in the area since the protest movement began. … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, Liberation Movements, Mexico, Protest, Social Movements
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Don’t Ignore Those Strange, Dissonant Words
Lies, kidnapping and a mysterious laptopBy Johann Hari / July 7, 2008 You have been told that the Venezuelan President supports the Farc thugs Sometimes you hear a stray sentence on the news that makes you realise you have been … Continue reading
McCain Denies Roughing Up Sandinista
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. and his wife Cindy McCain attend a press conference in Cartagena, Colombia, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Photo by Fernando Vergara / AP.Incident detailed by Sen. Thad Cochran, R-MissBy Beth Fouhy / July 2, … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, McCain, McCain Temper, Media, Presidential Campaign, Sandanistas
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Hugo Chavez: A Commitment to Democracy, Egalitarianism and Civil Liberties
Chavez, not Bush, upholds U.S. idealsBy Jesús Rivas/ June 27, 2008 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez often uses very harsh language when referring to President Bush. And the mainstream media in the United States always rushes to describe Chavez as ”anti-American.“ … Continue reading
Drug War a Bust? Bring it to Mexico! That’s the Ticket!
Paresh Nath / National Herald, India.And nada for treatment… Plan Mexico : A Half Billion to the MilitaryBy Maya Schenwar / June 13, 2008 As Congress gears up to fund another year of war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, … Continue reading
Grandin and Engelhardt on Obama, Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe, president of the United States, 1817-1825.Greg Grandin, Is the Monroe Doctrine Really Dead?By Tom Engelhardt / June 8, 2008 At least once a week — I’ve long suspected — the Chinese leadership must file into the streets of … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, History, Imperialism, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Blackwater : New Markets for Corporate Thugs
Blackwater’s Private SpiesBy Jeremy Scahill This past September, the secretive mercenary company Blackwater USA found its name splashed across front pages throughout the world after the company’s shooters gunned down seventeen Iraqi civilians in Baghdad’s Nisour Square. But by early … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Corporate Corruption, Iraq, Latin America, Pentagon
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