Latin America
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Eva Golinger, "US Govt. Confirms It Knew Coup Was Coming in Honduras"
A New York Times article has just confirmed that the US Government has been ‘working for several days’ with the coup planners in Honduras to halt the illegal overthrow of President Zelaya. While this may indicate nobility on behalf of the Obama Administration, had they merely told the coupsters that the US Government would CUT… Continue reading
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Honduras: Fidel Castro Ruz, "A Suicidal Error"
Before dawn today they deployed 200 professional and well-trained soldiers to attack the president’s residence. Roughly pushing aside the Honor Guard squadron, they then kidnapped Zelaya, who was sleeping at that point, took him to the air base, forcibly bundled him aboard an airplane, and transported him to an air base in Costa Rica. Continue reading
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Gabriela Gurvich, "Honduras: Dawn of General Strike"
29 June, 2009 – MRZine – Monthly Review There was a curfew until 6 AM. The city is militarized. Hondurans remain in the streets, demanding the return of their president, Manuel Zelaya, keeping a vigil all night. This Monday morning began in Honduras with people demanding the return of democracy, ready for struggle. There was… Continue reading
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Honduran president overthrown, new leader voted in
‘I will never give up since I was elected the president by the people,’ Zelaya said from San Jose, accusing Honduran troops of kidnapping him and denouncing what he called a ‘political conspiracy.’ Zelaya, who was elected as a conservative, has shifted dramatically to the left during his presidency. Continue reading
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COHA Responds to the UN World Drug Report
A more apropos analogy might be to ask why, after the American experience with organized crime and black markets during the 1920s, one would think that drug prohibition would produce better results. While legalization would undoubtedly have its drawbacks, the fact that no tangible progress has been made under the current model, and with billions… Continue reading
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School of the Americas: A Thoroughly Un-American Institution
Opened in 1946 at Fort Gulick in the former U.S. Panama Canal Zone, the School of the Americas (SOA) has, over its lifetime, trained more than 64,000 Latin American and Caribbean members of the uniformed armed forces in an extensive program of military operations. Its graduates have included ten different Latin American military officers who… Continue reading
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Majority Leader Hoyer Needs to Know that the Uribe Government of Colombia is Not Fit for an FTA
The most outspoken Democratic proponent of an ill-deserved Free Trade Agreement with Bogotá has not only reversed his own position on the deal, but has defended and legitimized a corrupt, venal government, heavily tied to political scandals and human rights violations, whose legislative backers are being indicted in droves. Only Colombia’s elite will be the… Continue reading
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The Amazon Rainforest: Worth the Fight of Brazil and the Rest of the World
As the rainforest is one of the largest natural resources, when properly functioning, it actually counteracts the global pollution. Presently, Brazil’s contribution to global pollution levels at this point stems almost entirely from the destruction of the rainforest, as 75 percent of Brazil’s contribution to global greenhouse emissions is a result of deforestation. Continue reading
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Bolivia: New Political Constitution of the State – Foundations of the State
Given the pre-colonial existence of the indigenous originary farmer nations and people and their ancestral domain over their territories, their free determination is guaranteed within the frame of the unity of the State, which consists in their right to autonomy, to self-government, to their culture, to the recognition of their institutions and to the consolidation… Continue reading
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Water for Sale: Thirst for Profit: Corporate Control of Water in Latin America
The People’s Water Forum, a global water justice movement which has referred to the World Water Forum as ‘false’ and ‘corporate driven,’ also gathered in Istanbul to protest the Fifth World Water Forum. In the People’s Water Forum Declaration, they sharply criticize the World Water Forum, stating that it is motivated by private interests and… Continue reading
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BRIC Countries are the New Kids on Latin America’s Block
According to their draft communiqué, the BRICs will not formally discuss the role of the dollar in world finance and trade nor the creation of a supranational currency, despite the numerous discussions by BRIC members on these topics before today’s gathering. Subjects under consideration may include revamping the increasingly obsolete contemporary financial system and expanding… Continue reading
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U.S.-Bolivian Relations: Halting an Avalanche
Allegations of misconduct by U.S. officials continued on August 29, 2007 when the Minister to the Presidency, Ramón Quintana, complained that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was using its funds to support opposition groups in an attempt to destabilize the Morales government. Bolivian officials also directed another round of criticism at Goldberg… Continue reading
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Newly declassified documents reveal More than $97 million from USAID to separatist projects in Bolivia By Eva Golinger
The documents confirm that USAID has been managing approximately $85 million annually in Bolivia during the past few years, divided amongst programs related to security, democracy, economic growth and human investment. The Democracy Program is focused on a series of priorities, the first outlined as ‘Decentralized democratic governments: departmental governments and municipalities’. One document, classified… Continue reading
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Armando Valladares' CIA organization linked to plot against Evo Morales By Jean-Guy Allard
The HRF is a New York-based nongovernmental organization known for its activities of interference and CIA links. Its general secretary, Armando Valladares, is a terrorist of Cuban origin. District Attorney Marcelo Sosa, who is leading the investigation in this case, identified Achá, alias ‘Superman,’ along with Alejandro Melgar, ‘El Lucas,’ as being involved in and… Continue reading
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An Analysis of El Salvador’s Political and Economic Realities: Can Funes Succeed?
Even though he represents the leftist party Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), Funes sees himself as a moderate idealist in his political views and has high aims for his moderate administration. However, the opposition party, Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (ARENA) will heavily scrutinize the expected policy changes and is unlikely to meekly succumb… Continue reading
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Nil NIKANDROV: European Terrorists in an Attack in Bolivia
Western media responded to the liquidations of the terrorist group in Santa Cruz quietly. This information had something biased in it, as the fight against terrorism still remains a priority of the world community. Bolivian officials have more than once stated that there is in their country a ramified structure of extremist organisations supported from… Continue reading
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Bolivia Rising: The Fun House Mirror: Distortions and Omissions in the News on Bolivia By Dan Beeton
Bolivia’s history, both recent and distant, is, of course, unique, complex, and worthy of careful analysis. When it pays attention to Bolivian politics, however, the U.S. press sometimes offers coverage that treats the current government of Bolivia as a threat, and one that perhaps lacks appropriate popular support. One can only hope other U.S. media… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 