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- Paraguay: New Government Faces Elite Resistance Reflecting a growing shift to the left across Latin America, the April 20 election of Lugo put an end to the rightwing Colorado Party's six-decade-long grip on power.
- Mapuches and Students Bear Brunt of Violence by Carabineros Eighteen years after the end of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, cases of police abuse?far from being an issue of the past?appear to be on the rise in Chile.
- The Smiles of Sept. 11 The dust and debris had yet to settle fully over lower Manhattan, more than 12,000 miles away, when I began to notice the smiles-and, even more distressingly, the laughter.
- The Next Cuban Missile Crisis? In a move that undoubtedly set off alarm bells in Washington, Venezuelan President Hugo Ch?z announced that Venezuelan and Russian ships could soon hold joint naval exercises in the Caribbean.
- U.N. Military Base Expanding: What Is Washington Up to in Cité Soleil? The U.S. government plans to expropriate and demolish the homes of hundreds of Haiti's most impoverished by expanding the U.N. military occupation force's outpost in the giant shantytown of Cit?oleil.
- Collective Punishment: Bad Idea Then and Now Muslim Americans endure targeted and over-reaching government policies that amount to collective punishment and guilt by association, which should never be tolerated in a democracy.
- Has the Surge Prevented Peace in Iraq? Republican presidential candidate John McCain has made his earlier endorsement of the
- Venezuela Calls Visit of U.S. Drug Czar 'Useless' The Foreign Ministry rejected the "animosity and hatred" of John P. Walters and reaffirmed its accusations against the D.E.A., calling it "a body that operated in a criminal way in Venezuelan territory."
- Rethinking National Security National security involves the perceptions that other countries have of us, the strength of the economy, and the quality of our leadership. It is time for us to rethink national security to address twenty-first century issues.
- Voice of Power Threatens Voice of Dialogue Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo Bay. Shocking arrests and mysterious disappearances. Extraordinary renditions. Will these initiatives really make the world a better place or contribute to irreversibly dividing it?
- Searching for Solutions to Mexico's Skyrocketing Violence The escalating violence represents an ugly offensive by Mexican drug gangs retaliating against the government's increased determination to combat drug trafficking and drug-related violence.
- Latin America: 'Restraining the Media Brings About Dictatorship' Some sectors still think authoritarianism is the way toward development and justice. There is need to fight such blindness, to remind them of the meaning of corruption, violence, and lack of freedom.
- Brazil's Nuclear Ambitions: Worrisome? On Thursday, July 31, Brazilian authorities gave the final go ahead to the civilian nuclear power company, Electronuclear, to continue construction of the country's third nuclear power plant.
- Blackwater: The Real 'Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy'? Blackwater's success is helping fill the coffers of some of the country's most influential conservative political figures and prompting some observers to call it the "future of war."
- Bolivia: Tensions Rising as Vote Looms While the opposition forces are yet to mobilize in the streets around the referendum campaigns, they have begun an intensive publicity campaign attacking the government's record.
- U.S. Recession, Drug War Violence Cause Crisis in Mexico Tourism Though it maintains a positive public relations spin on tourism prospects, the Mexican government realizes serious problems exist with the long-standing reliance on United States tourism.
- Hydro Project Approved in Chile's Puyehue National Park If allowed to stand, the decision will set a potentially disastrous precedent, opening the floodgates for development in all of Chile's national parks and other protected areas.
- Colombia: A New Beginning Although problems persist, in particular cocaine trafficking, as well as allegations of human rights abuses by government forces, Colombia is undergoing something of a renaissance.
- Peru: The Cold War of ALBA The region of Puno is no stranger to poverty, lack of doctors, and, in some areas, deficient basic utilities such as electricity. Support from Venezuelan President Hugo Ch?z is ever present, however.
- You Don't Mess With the Racism Adam Sandler's new flick takes Hollywood chicanery and stereotypes that denigrate Arabs to an unprecedented level?surpassing hit flicks like The Kingdom, The Siege, and others.
- 'The Owl and the Hawk': A Plan to Avoid Another 9/11 The POP plan calls for all nations to deny entry to any passport holder whose government refuses to assume financial responsibility for criminal acts committed by the passport holder.
- U.S. Farm Bill 'Too Little, Too Late' for Developing World The legislation broke new ground but the amount-$60 million over four years-was a fraction of the $300 million President Bush had sought for one fiscal year and will be spent on a pilot program.
- Who's Running Foreign Policy in Washington? Perhaps it helps to be a seasoned Kremlinologist to know who in the politburo on the Potomac is initiating and implement policy on Iran or any other topical international issue.
- Vacation? How to Plan the Trip of a Lifetime - Part 2 Ada Letelier provides her insights into some of the pros and cons of traveling in an organized group, especially for those who have never had the pleasure of traveling in this manner.
- Youth Views: Is War as Diplomacy Obsolete? The United States needs to look outside of the "military might" box when it comes to foreign engagement and take an active lead in developing soft power approaches to mitigate conflict.
- Vacation? How to Plan the Trip of a Lifetime By vacation, I do not mean staying at home and getting up late until it's time to return to work. If you don't leave your home-indeed, if you don't leave the state-then you are not on vacation.
- Critics Contend that Argentine Farmers' Grain and Meat Export Strike Wrongfully Blamed by President for Government's Irresponsible Mismanagement of Economic Policy Fernandez repeatedly has declared that inflation has been exaggerated by outside observers and blamed
- Big Stakes in November Elections in Venezuela The pro-revolution forces face a big challenge in securing an overwhelming victory in the November regional elections in order not to lose ground to the United States-backed opposition.
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