W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Peru mine conflict pits David against Goliath
June 5, 2012The action, emblematic of conflict throughout Latin America between local people and multi-national mining corporations, resulted in violent confrontation.
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U.S. military takes on Honduras
May 29, 2012The drug "war" is used to justify U.S. military intervention in Honduras, now a way station for drugs moving from South America to U.S. consumers.
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U.S. intransigence on Cuban Five prisoners a high stakes game
May 22, 2012With appeals all but exhausted, the only hope for relief of unremitting judicial abuse of the Cuban Five lies with President Barack Obama.
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Florida fire, journalist harassment reflect special U.S. rules for Cuba
May 17, 2012Fire destroyed the Coral Gables, Fla., offices of Airline Brokers, a charter flight provider servicing Cuba and other countries. The Fire Department blamed arson.
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Marcha Patriotica takes shape in Colombia
May 2, 2012Marchers, 100,000 of them, filled the Plaza Bolivar in the Colombian capital, Bogotá.
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United States adds bases in South America
April 26, 2012Until recently, the United States has operated 22 U.S. military bases in Latin America, 800 worldwide. Now there are two more, one in Chile and another in Argentina.
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Americas summit displays “consensus without Washington”
April 17, 2012Summit of the Americas reflected a shift from the "Washington Consensus" to the "consensus without Washington."
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Gaitán, OAS, and Cuba: from tragedy to farce
April 13, 2012The assassination was tragedy, and so too was violent upheaval that within 48 hours took 330 lives in Bogota and killed 3000 people throughout Colombia.
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