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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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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Posada, U.S.-Mexico Relations and Brazil-Argentina Rivalry
Treatment of Posada Will Test Integrity of Washington’sAnti-Terrorism Crusade The Bush administration’s response to the Luis Posada Carriles case brings to mind its similar mishandling of the 2002 attempted coup against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. The White House cheered the …
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Uruguay Confronts its Violent Past: Myth and Reality in this Alleged “Switzerland” of Latin America
Newly Inaugurated President Tabaré Vázquez Seeks to Redress Past Wrongs In his first months in office, Uruguayan president wastes almost no time in proving himself a strong advocate of human rights. Unlike his predecessors, Tabaré Vázquez seems to be following …
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Chávez Launches Hemispheric, “Anti-Hegemonic” Media Campaign in Response to Local TV Networks’ Anti-Government Bias
Telesur, a new network scheduled to cover news throughout South America, is the latest player in Chávez’s war against opposition media. Opposition TV stations resort to unprofessional behavior. Will Telesur be objective or doomed to be used as a government …
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