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PROSUR: A Return to Fascist Oligarchies in South America By Wayne Madsen
With more than a “wink and a nod” from their collegial “caudillo del Norte,” Donald Trump, seven right-wing South American leaders have launched the Forum for the Progress of South America (PROSUR), which aims to eradicate all vestiges of Venezuela’s late president, Hugo Chavez, and Brazil’s wrongfully-imprisoned past president, Inacio Lula da Silva. PROSUR seeks… Continue reading
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Prosur, Plan Condor II: Latin America Under Threat
The political changes in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years have been reflected in a serious weakening of regional multilateral organizations. The nefarious and retrograde OAS was revived, which, symbolically, is a serious antecedent against regional sovereignty, and perhaps we are now witnessing the emergence of Plan Condor II. Continue reading
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Snowden’s next stop: Latin America split on Snowden extradition
The regional block’s reaction will mark a “new era of Latin American sovereignty,” Eva Golinger, attorney and author, told RT. Continue reading
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Assange Newslinks 17-18 August 2012
18 August 2012 Australian government lines up behind British threats against AssangeWorld Socialist Web Site Today at 17:01 Canberra’s refusal to publicly criticise, let alone challenge, the British government further demonstrates its role as a co-conspirator in the persecution of the WikiLeaks founder. Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 27 November – 3 December, 2010
7 December, 2010 — Strategic Culture Foundation Russia’s Pak tilt 03.12.2010 | 12:01 | BHADRAKUMAR Melkulangara (India) The Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov’s consultations in Delhi on Monday came as traditional run-up to the annual India-Russia summits. President Dmitry Medvedev is due to visit India on Dec 21-22… Russia, being a global player, has no Continue reading
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Coups, UNASUR, and the U.S. By Noam Chomsky
The last time I had the opportunity to speak in Caracas — at long-distance that time — was about a year ago, right after the UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) meeting in Santiago in September 2008. That meeting was called “with the purpose of considering the situation in the Republic of Bolivia,” after an… Continue reading
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U.S.-Brokered Mediation Has Failed — It's Time for Latin America to Take Charge By Mark Weisbrot
The mediation effort that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arranged to try to resolve the Honduran crisis, which began when a military coup removed Honduran President Mel Zelaya more than four weeks ago, has failed. It is now time — some would say overdue — for the Latin American governments to play their proper… Continue reading
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Luis Bilbao: The grand duel — At the Fifth Summit of the Americas, a crucial battle is to be waged By Luis Bilbao
The time has arrived: to align with the North to engage in the futile business of saving capitalism, or define positions and accelerate towards South American unity, the complementary solidarity of the region’s economies and authentic sovereignty towards the good life for all. That is the option for which there is no possible postponement. Continue reading
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Global Recession: Protectionism and Diversification in the U.S. and South America
As the economic crisis continues to globalize, South American nations are pursuing various trade deals, implementing economic stimulus packages, and imposing new tariffs in response. All of these individual national efforts seek to soften the blow delivered by the downturn, but it is unlikely that they alone will solve the problem. Continue reading
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COHA: Bolivia’s Military: It’s a Difficult Life, but Certainly There Is No Sign of a Pending Military Coup
Last September, Rear Admiral Landelino Bandeiras was sworn in as interim governor of the Bolivian province of Pando. His election came after its civilian governor was arrested by the military, and charged with orchestrating the murder of more than 18 Bolivian peasant supporters of President Morales, in the town of Porvenir. Continue reading
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U.S. reaps what it sows in Bolivia
While it appears too late for this White House to roll back the present tide of anti-U.S. sentiment in the region, the next U.S. president must embrace the irreversible changes that have taken hold among our neighbors to the south. Continue reading
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Bolivia: A Profound Breakdown of Communication with Latin America
Once installed in office, the Bush administration found itself distracted from Latin American issues by the Iraq war, giving the region the required space to develop its own consensus on regional developments, regardless of Washington’s ululations. This has heightened the ability of hemispheric leaders to halt or reverse some of the most imprudent U.S. policies… Continue reading
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