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Denationalizing Dominicans of Haitian Ancestry a ‘stain on the conscience of the Republic’
No one connected with Dominican society as ancestral or native land could remain psychologically unscathed by a decision that drags the country into the gutter of moral turpitude.
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Cuban Felix ‘El Gato’ Rodriguez murdered Kiki Camarena, say U.S. agents
Enrique Kiki Camarena was not murdered by Rafael Caro Quintero — the capo that served a sentence for that crime — but by an agent of the CIA. Former federal U.S. agents point to a…
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Have a nice day, N.S.A.
President Dilma Rousseff’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly chastising the U.S. for spying on Brazilian citizens, including Rousseff herself, was a nice example of what…
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Brazilian president blasts U.S. spying operation during UN speech
During a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff accused the United States of violating human rights and international law by spying on…
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Spying scandal sends U.S. influence on Latin America into nosedive
Leftists in the region are now more aggressive and right-wingers have been pressured to speak out. American experts may insist their focus is on Syria, but the backyard is rising in…
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The Cry of Lares
September 23 is the annual commemoration of the so-called Cry of Lares, an event that signaled the start of the Puerto Rican independence struggle against Spain in 1868. As often…
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Brazil backs out of state visit over NSA spying
Brazil took the extraordinary step Tuesday of putting off a state visit by President Dilma Rousseff over allegations of U.S. spying.
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Allende’s foreign policy was a forerunner for today’s Latin America
When Salvador Allende took office in November 1970, Chile was aligned with the U.S. The foreign policy of his Unidad Popular government broke sharply from this Cold War bloc.
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How Europe can learn from Latin America’s independence
Brazil's action over the detention of Glenn Greenwald's partner shows South American nations no longer toe Washington's line. And the British proved their loyalty.
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Ecuadorean poverty fight trumps Yasuní initiative
In 2007, Ecuador dared to formulate at the United Nations a very advanced initiative: leave untouched the oil that lies under Yasuní National Park .
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