W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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CELAC summit in Cuba reflects region’s altered power dynamics
February 6, 2014The 33 heads of states on hand represented all Western Hemisphere nations south of the Rio Grande River, the region Marti called "Our America."
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Political jailings, killings mount in Colombia
January 15, 2014Already assassins had killed activist rapper Gerson Martínez, community leader Giovanny Leiton, Leiton's life partner, and unionist Ever Luis Marin Rolong.
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Agrarian-based oligarchy exerts control over post-coup Paraguay
January 7, 2014The so-called "legal" coup that removed Fernando Lugo from power set the stage for large agricultural corporations to establish control over Paraguay's government.
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Cuba – 55 years of ideas and truth
January 6, 2014On January 1, Cubans 2014 marked the 55th anniversary of their revolution's victory.
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Obama-Castro handshake has meaning
December 20, 2013Attending a memorial for former South African President Nelson Mandela, President Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro. The encounter was surely revealing about the past, and maybe about the future.
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Colombian peace a distant dream for David Ravelo and Credhos
December 6, 2013Negotiations in Cuba between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) aimed at ending 50 years of war have continued now for a year.
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Honduras’ Libre Party says election was stolen
December 5, 2013The TSE named right-wing National Party candidate Juan Hernandez as winner and a large Libre Party march through Tegucigalpa was protesting election fraud.
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Patriotic Union revival signals hope for Colombian peace
December 4, 2013"We are arriving in the country we want to change to become a country at peace, a democratic country, a tolerant country."
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