In a last ditch effort by the White House, six Central American presidents visited Washington on May 12 to lobby for congressional backing of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which would eliminate all bilateral trade barriers to the …
Monthly Archive: May 2005
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Hitting Rock Bottom – The Bush Administration’s Shameful Rejection of Venezuela’s Extradition Request
The State Department’s summary and insulting rejection of the detention request issued by the government of Venezuela for Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles on the grounds that it “lacked sufficient basis from a legal point of view” was as shocking …
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Stuck in the Middle: Bolivia’s Gas Crisis
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa faces further political turmoil in light of his indecision regarding the recently passed Hydrocarbons Law. To the dissatisfaction of multinational energy firms and indigenous social groups alike, this new legislation raises corporate royalty rates from 18 …
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Wednesday’s Suriname Election: No Small Matter
Sparsely populated South American nation of Suriname will hold general elections on May 25, attracting the attention of international players ranging from the Netherlands and Brazil to the United States. The opposition National Democratic Party (NDP) has accused the U.S. …
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