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Elvira Arellano on Truth and Hope
Elvira Arellano. Photo by Steve Liss/ Medill. Elvira Arellano is the immigrant who took sanctuary at the church of Rev. Walter ‘Slim’ Coleman in Chicago, before she was arrested and returned to Mexico. She remains active and a spokesperson for … Continue reading
Barack Has Annoyed Fidel
Castro Criticizes Obama Over EmbargoBy Will Weissert / May 26, 2008 HAVANA — Former President Fidel Castro says Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to maintain Washington’s trade embargo against Cuba will cause hunger and suffering on the island. In a column … Continue reading
Mexican’s Cry: Legalize It!
Mexico’s Narco Opera Reaches for High NoteBy John Ross / May 25, 2008 Mexico’s on-going Narco Opera is straining to reach new dramatic heights. Springtime 2008 has been for killing. Since Good Friday (March 21st) when 22 citizens were slaughtered … Continue reading
A Counterweight to the Northern Imperial Power
South America Creates Regional Union, ParliamentBy Marco Sibaja / May 23, 2008 BRASILIA, Brazil — A new South American union was born Friday as leaders of the region’s 12 nations set out to create a continental parliament. Some see the … Continue reading
It’s All About the Oil … Again
The US lines up its chess pieces to trigger the demise of the Bolivarian Revolution and achieve regional dominance.By Ramón Santiago / May 13, 2008 Since the violation of Ecuador’s sovereignty by the Colombian military, relations between Venezuela and Colombia … Continue reading
Ecuador: "We All Want National Sovereignty"
U.S. Base Is No Longer Welcome in Ecuadorby Jim Wyss / May 5, 2008 MANTA, Ecuador – Mayor Jorge Zambrano pulled up to the Manta City Hall in his black Ford Explorer, expecting to find a rally in support of … Continue reading
Raul’s Cuba
Cuban President Raul CastroIn Cuba, Raúl Castro is Doing Things His WayApril 24, 2008 • Recent reforms are of considerable importance because they grant Cubans increased rights and access to a growing wealth of consumer goods at a time of … Continue reading
The Business of Evicting the CIA from Ecuador
Rafael CorreaWill the CIA Kill or Oust Ecuador’s President?by Jacob G. Hornberger / April 22, 2008 Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa may not be long for this world, both in a political sense and in genuine life-or-death sense. He recently fired … Continue reading
Another Leftist Government for Latin America
Lugo RallyParaguay Changes: Elections End 60 Years of Right Wing RuleBy Michael Fox / April 21, 2008 Paraguay VotesAsuncion, Paraguay – Even before last night’s official results were announced, Lugo supporters were in the streets celebrating what many called a … Continue reading
Hugo Chavez: Accomplishments of a Rebel
Venezuela: Democracy, Socialism and ImperialismBy James Petras / April 17, 2008 Introduction Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez remains the world’s leading secular, democratically elected political leader who has consistently and publicly opposed imperialist wars in the Middle East, attacked extra-territorial intervention … Continue reading
The Clinton-Colombia Connection : It Goes Back a Long Way
Bill Clinton and Columbian President Alvaro Uribe Valez at Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York, Sept. 20, 2006. Columbia : Coffee, Cocaine and ClintonBy Arianna Huffington A week ago, if you’d asked most people to say the first … Continue reading
Plan Colombia / Plan Uribe
From a foreign correspondent: “The memory of the American public is short or maybe they never pay any attention to begin with. I guess I paid attention because I was there, during the Plan Colombia to Plan Uribe transition. And … Continue reading
