Venezuela Launches Hemispheric TV Network
With the imminent launching of the government-sponsored Televisora del Sur (Telesur), network control of the country’s existing media, including Univisión and CNN en Español, might sorely be put to the test.
Venezuela: Washington Beating War Drums
On the eve of Condoleeza Rice's tour of Latin America, an extremely provocative article appeared yesterday in The New York Times.
Social Security and Iraq War: Bush's Public Relations is Falling Apart
Do Bush's handlers believe that DeLay's slumping 38 percent approval rating combined with Bush's 43 percent approval adds up to 81?
A blind eye to torture
A YEAR after the world was revolted by the publication of photographs detailing the torture and humiliation of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad, top US military and political leaders remain unpunished.
American democracy or American arbitrariness?
'Rose Revolution'', 'Orange Revolution'', 'Lemon Revolution'': Within a short period of time the political powers of Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan have changed colors.
Secretary Rice in Colombia
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began her Latin America tour today, arriving in Brazil with a series of talks scheduled with leaders in Colombia, Chile and El Salvador.
60th Anniversary of the Defeat of Fascism in World War 2
Hitler came to power in Germany in January 1933 and immediately started to suppress all opposition to Nazi rule. Trade Unions, the Communist Party, and all opposition parties and individuals were silenced by the terrorist dictatorship that was imposed.
Unpunished Coyotes and Harboring Terrorists
Let´s suppose some coyotes illegally bring terrorist Osama Bin Laden to the US on a boat from Isla Mujeres. Would they be violating any US law?
Torture was Official US Policy, Says Rights Group
Allegations of mistreatment of US-held prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have prompted numerous lawsuits since 2002 by civil liberties groups in the US, demanding full disclosure by the Pentagon of what has happened there over the last two years.
UN Commission on Human Rights Fails to Address Torture Directly
In its assessment of the 61st Session of the UN Commission Human Rights (UNCHR), international human rights organization Amnesty International criticized the undue influence of the US relationship with Cuba on the overall work of the commission.
