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Amazon Rainforest, Barbados and Haiti and the Bolton Nomination

Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest News reports on May 19 announced that more than 10,000 square miles of the Amazon rainforest had been deforested over the last year – an area the size of Massachusetts. Not only is the Amazon …

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Haiti: Few Reasons for Optimism but Many for Despair

When it comes to Haiti, there are few heroes to point to, least of all interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue and his justice minister Bernard Gousse. Ten of the 15 member UN Security Council traveled to Haiti earlier this month …

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With a Freshly-Minted President, Ecuador Could be the Next Member of Latin America’s New Left Coalition

In a special session on Wednesday, Ecuador’s congress voted unanimously to remove President Lucio Gutiérrez from office, passing the leadership baton to Vice President Alfredo Palacio, who conceivably will have the proper vision to get the job done. Ecuador could …

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Honduras Again Validates its Banana Republic Status

Chile: Challenging the thesis that neoliberal reforms fully account for the country’s “economic miracle” — The Leight Report On Tuesday, December 28, 2004, COHA will publish the most recent political/economic essay by COHA Research Fellow Jessica Leight. Ms. Leight spent …

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Aiding Oppression in Haiti: Kofi Annan and General Heleno’s Complicity in Latortue’s Jackal Regime

President Bush’s Haiti Policy undermines his proclaimed ideal of valuing democracy as well as stability. As Kofi Annan comes to Washington to meet with Secretary of State Colin Powell, among others, he is prepared to do Washington’s bidding regarding Haiti. …

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