Chomsky joins Chávez in Criticism of US in Colombia
In an interview with the Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Noam Chomsky, the political analyst from the United States, criticised the use of Colombian military bases by the US. “The US justifies its...
View ArticleNew Controversy Over US-Colombia Military Pact
Full details of the military agreement between Colombia and the United States were released this Wednesday, sparking controversy by revealing a much more extensive connection than first publicised. It...
View ArticleMexico: Deadliest Days in Six Years
With 90 people dead in narcotrafficking-related confrontations across the country, Monday was one of the bloodliest days in recent Mexican history. Yesterday’s carnage came on the heels of a wave of...
View ArticleSamples Sent to the United States to Identify “Desaparecidos”
The Argentine courts have sent over one thousand blood and bone samples to special labs in the United States in order to identify the remains of “desaparecidos,” or missing persons, from the last...
View ArticleHonduras: Wikileaks Reveal US Documents Saying Coup Illegal
The Wikileaks website has published more than 250,000 secret documents from US embassies, including analysis of the overthrow of Honduran president Manuel Zelaya Rosales in June 2009. In the text, the...
View ArticleDiplomatic Row with US Escalates
The diplomatic fallout between Argentina and the US over the confiscation of military items in Ezeiza has continued to escalate. The Argentine foreign minister, Héctor Timerman, last nighted presented...
View ArticleU.S. Prison Frees Cuban Spy
Rene Gonzalez, known as one of the members of the spy group called the Cuban Five, was freed from an American prison last Friday after spending 13 years and 26 days behind bars. After serving most of...
View ArticleHonduras: Cocaine Hotspot
Honduras has become a main transit route for South American cocaine. Almost half of the cocaine that comes to the United States is loaded along the Honduran coast. The estimate for the total amount of...
View ArticleBolivia: US Relationship Restored
Bolivia and the United States have agreed to repair their diplomatic relationship three years after Bolivian president Evo Morales exiled the US Ambassador from the country. In an agreement signed...
View ArticleHugo Chavez Hosts Summit Without US
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is hosting a new 33-nation summit of a new regional bloc, involving the southern Americas and the Caribbean. The United States and Canada have not been invited to...
View ArticlePeru: US “Concerned” about Iran’s Presence in Latin America
Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson said yesterday that the US is “concerned” about Irani influence in Latin America, noting that it is “not positive” for the...
View ArticleBolivia: Bolivia and U.S. Restore Ambassador Relations
After more than three years of diplomatic tension, the U.S. and Bolivia have conceded on Tuesday to resume the exchange of ambassadors. The agreement came after an official launch of a “bilateral...
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On Now: Bye Bye American Pie at MALBA
Nan as a dominatrix, Boston, 1978. Nan Goldin. (Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery, New York.) “This exhibition contains artistic works with strong content that could offend the sensibility or beliefs...
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‘Made in America’: The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Emergency Rally for Human Rights in Colombia (Photo: mar is sea Y) At the Summit of the Americas in April, US president Barack Obama announced that a free trade agreement with the host country,...
View ArticleColombia: Free-Trade Agreement Comes into Practice
The Colombian-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect at midnight last night, after US president Barack Obama signed the pact yesterday. Colombian businesses commemorated the...
View ArticleHonduras: US/Honduran Drug Raid Leaves Another Dead
A United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent shot and killed a suspected drug trafficker during an early morning raid near Brus Laguna, a village in northeastern Honduras. The raid...
View ArticleArgentina Files Complaint Against US and Japan
Argentina has submitted a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against both the United States and Japan claiming their restrictions on Argentine exports are “unjustifiable.” The...
View ArticleCuba: Raúl Castro Calls for Dialogue with US
In a nationally broadcasted speech today in recognition of National Rebellion Day, Cuban President Raúl Castro reiterated his desire to open a dialogue with the United States. Castro spoke in front of...
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Puerto Rico: Over 60% Vote to Become US’s 51st State
In an official referendum called by the Puerto Rican government, 61.82% of Puerto Ricans voted in favour of becoming the United States’ 51st state. The two other options on the ballot were to maintain...
View ArticleBolivia: United States Accused of Violating Sovereignty
Bolivian Minister of Communications Amanda Dávila reported yesterday that the United States government had violated the Andean nation’s sovereignty by conducting a covert military operation in the...
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