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Lyubarsky: The Revolution on Hold – Departmental Autonomy and the Crisis of the Left in Bolivia
Znet Article, June, 30 2008
Andrew Lyubarsky
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When Evo Morales was elected the first indigenous president of Bolivia in 2005, he swept to power with a huge and unprecedented popular mandate, crushing his nearest opponent by a 25-point margin. The country’s traditional political classes were d...
Tuathail: Canada-Colombia FTA
Znet Article, June, 13 2008
Micheál Tuathail
Tuathail's ZSpace page
On June 7 2008, less than one year after Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the beginning of bilateral free trade talks with Colombia, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade announced the conclusion of neg...
Podur: Bursting the Dam of Containment
Znet Article, June, 13 2008
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
At its core, Peter Hallward's remarkable book, “Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment”, is the detailed story of the struggle between the Lavalas movement and the forces arrayed against Haitian sovereignty and democra...
Gibler: Zapatistas defend autonomy
Znet Article, June, 06 2008
John Gibler
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This past Wednesday, June 4, a military convoy of about 200 Mexican soldiers and federal and municipal police attempted to enter Zapatista villages under the pretext of searching for marijuana plants; something patently absurd in communities that ...
Castro: The Empire’s Hypocritical Politics
Znet Article, May, 28 2008
Fidel Castro
Castro's ZSpace page
It would be dishonest of me to remain silent after hearing the speech Obama delivered on the afternoon of May 23 at the Cuban American National Foundation created by Ronald Reagan. I listened to his speech, as I did McCain’s and Bush’s. I feel no ...
Lendman: Spinning the News - The FARC-EP Files, Venezuela and Interpol
Znet Article, May, 19 2008
Stephen Lendman
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On March 1, the Colombian military (with US Special Forces help) illegally attacked a FARC-EP rebel camp inside Ecuador. US satellite telephone tracking located the site. Washington signed off on the mission. Over 20 people were killed, including ...
Trigona: Argentina’s Soy Storm
Znet Article, April, 25 2008
Marie Trigona
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Argentina has often been described as the bread basket of the Southern Cone, with plenty of fertile land for grains and cattle. In fact, the economy is based on agro-exports. But with soy production taking over massive tracks of land, producing fo...
Barker: The Democracy Manipulators
Znet Article, April, 25 2008
Michael Barker
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Based in Colombia the New Journalism Foundation – known locally as the Fundación para un Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI) – was set up in late 2004 as a nonprofit organization for training professional journalists.
Lendman: The New York Times v. Hugo Chavez
Znet Article, April, 01 2008
Stephen Lendman
Lendman's ZSpace page
Carly Simon's theme song from the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" says it all about The New York Times' agitprop skill - "Nobody Does It Better" nor have others in the media been at it longer. Most important is The Times influence and ...
Tuathail: Marmato’s Gold Bonanza
Znet Article, March, 21 2008
Micheál Tuathail
Tuathail's ZSpace page
Colombia Goldfields, the company’s website announces, is “rediscovering the land of the golden mountain” through two major projects in the region; the Marmato Development Project and the Caramanta Exploration Project, located approximately seven k...
Tuathail: Marmato's Gold Bonanza
Znet Article, March, 14 2008
Micheál Tuathail
Tuathail's ZSpace page
Manizales, Colombia – Uncertainty prevails in the cobbled streets of Marmato – a small mining town of some 8,000 souls clinging to the side of El Burro, a mountain in the Colombian Andes. For more than 500 years, 'subsistence' gold mining formed a...
Fox: Hypocrisies of a US-backed Crisis
Znet Article, March, 14 2008
Michael Fox
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With Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s admittance of wrong-doing last Friday, and his promise never to invade another country in South America again under the excuse of it’s war on the Colombian insurgency, it appears that the so-called “Andean C...
Naiman: Obama Glosses Colombian Attack in Ecuador; Clinton Calls for Escalation Against Venezuela
Znet Article, March, 06 2008
Robert Naiman
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The Clinton and Obama forces have asked us to consider who we want answering the phone at the White House at 3 AM. There is little need to speculate. We have a lot of evidence about how they will respond.
Emersberger: The Failure of Human Rights Watch in Venezuela and Haiti
Znet Article, March, 05 2008
Joe Emersberger
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The way Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Haiti and Venezuela in its 2008 World Report reveals an underlying assumption that the US and its allies have the right to overthrow democratic governments.[1]
Tuathail: Colombia Border Trouble
Znet Article, March, 05 2008
Micheál Tuathail
Tuathail's ZSpace page
To understand the current crisis in Northern South America, it is important to recognize what most books and classes on Colombia state from the outset: the geopolitical importance of Colombia to the interests of the United States in the region.
Castro: The Moment Has Come
Znet Article, February, 20 2008
Fidel Castro
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The moment has come to nominate and elect the State Council, its President, its Vice-Presidents and Secretary...
Fox: Building Autonomy, One Co-op at a Time
Znet Article, February, 14 2008
Michael Fox
Fox's ZSpace page
It's a social movement and a housing cooperative. A massive self-help program for the poor and a new way of life for thousands. With 20,000 member-families living in cooperatively owned homes in 400 communities across the country, it is one of the...
Moore: Intag watches Ecuador's mining reforms with caution
Znet Article, January, 28 2008
Jennifer Moore
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The decision last week by the Government of President Rafael Correa in Ecuador to revoke several hundred mining concessions reflects its interests to re-regulate the yet undeveloped sector. However, it does not resolve widespread social conflicts,...
Podur: Colombia's war and Venezuela's foreign policy
Znet Article, January, 23 2008
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
This article will explain the Colombian context and what Chavez was, and is, probably trying to achieve with the humanitarian accord. The release of the hostages was a very positive development, for reasons that will be discussed below.
Wainwright: Democracy diary
Znet Article, December, 14 2007
Hilary Wainwright
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Hilary Wainwright reports from Caracas on Venezuela's referendum - and the next steps towards reform.
