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COHA: Barbados Creates Rift Within CARICOM
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 10:13 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) calls for an international investigation into former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s removal from office. More >>
"The Uses of Haiti" - Intro To 3rd Edition
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 12:04 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
As the first anniversary of the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide came and passed, not a word emerged from the Bush administration explaining, defending, or apologizing for the role it had played in the violent unseating of the first of ... More >>
CAFTA and its Discontents
Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 10:06 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In a last ditch effort by the White House, six Central American presidents visited Washington on May 12 to lobby for congressional backing of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which would eliminate all bilateral trade barriers to the ... More >>
Stuck in the Middle: Bolivia’s Gas Crisis
Monday, 30 May 2005, 11:22 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• Bolivian President Carlos Mesa faces further political turmoil in light of his indecision regarding the recently passed Hydrocarbons Law. More >>
Venezuela: COHA On Bush Hitting Rock Botton
Monday, 30 May 2005, 11:21 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
COHA On:Hitting Rock Botton - - The Bush Administration's Shameful Rejection of Venezuela's Extradition Request More >>
COHA On: Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest
Thursday, 26 May 2005, 9:44 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
News reports on May 19 announced that more than 10,000 square miles of the Amazon rainforest had been deforested over the last year – an area the size of Massachusetts. Not only is the Amazon rainforest an area of breathtaking beauty and unparalleled ... More >>
Wednesday’s Suriname Elections: No Small Matter
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 9:31 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• Sparsely populated South American nation of Suriname will hold general elections on May 25, attracting the attention of international players ranging from the Netherlands and Brazil to the United States. More >>
COHA: Deteriorating U.S.-Mexico Relations
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:29 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
COHA Speaks: 1. Luis Posada Carriles 2. Deteriorating U.S.-Mexico Relations 3. The Brazil-Argentina Rivalry More >>
EU/ACP Countries Tariff Banana Wars Continue
Monday, 16 May 2005, 1:20 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Banana Wars Continue – Chiquita Once Again Tries to Work Its Omnipotent Will, Now Under New Management: Likely Big Losers Will Be CARICOM’s Windward Islands More >>
Malice, Contradictions & the Lack of US Fair Play
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 10:22 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Malice, Contradictions and the Lack of Fair Play in the Bush Administration’s War on Terrorism: More >>
Uruguay Confronts its Violent Past
Thursday, 5 May 2005, 12:33 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Uruguay Confronts its Violent Past: Myth and Reality in this Alleged “Switzerland of Latin America” More >>
Haiti: Reasons for Optimism but Many for Despair
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 10:39 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• When it comes to Haiti, there are few heroes to point to, least of all interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue and his justice minister Bernard Gousse. More >>
Checkmate by Default: Insulza Wins OAS Race
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 11:05 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Checkmate by Default: Insulza Wins OAS Race because He is the Sole Candidate that Remains More >>
Cuba, the U.N. Human Rights Commission & OAS Race
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 11:04 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• The United States successfully presented a resolution to the UN Human Rights Commission criticizing Cuba’s human rights record. This year’s document, deemed as “mild,” passed with 21 votes supporting it, 17 against and 15 abstentions. More >>
Fox News On Venezuela - Quasi-Official Propaganda?
Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:24 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Given recent friction between Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and the White House it inevitably was only a matter of time before Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News would start to ratchet up its shrill ideological pressure. More >>
Chávez Launches “Anti-Hegemonic” Media Campaign
Friday, 29 April 2005, 1:02 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In Venezuela, the war for the hearts and minds of its citizens is now in full swing. 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, ... More >>
Rice to Discover that Colombia is a Tough Nut
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 12:00 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Demobilization plan aimed at preventing extradition to U.S. of major rightwing traffickers. • Secretary of State Rice expected to be long on praise and short on criticism of President Uribe’s flawed presidency. More >>
Ecuador - The Next Domino to Fall?
Friday, 22 April 2005, 10:44 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In a special session on Wednesday, Ecuador’s congress voted unanimously to remove President Lucio Gutiérrez from office, passing the leadership baton to Vice President Alfredo Palacio, who conceivably will have the proper vision to get the job done. More >>
Mum’s the Word on Mexico City Mayor’s Desafuero
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 1:07 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• On April 7, the Mexican congress announced its decision to remove the immunity of Mexico City’s leftist mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador. • By the end of April, the Attorney General’s office is supposed to issue a decision on whether he will ... More >>
Cuba, the UN Human Rights Com And OAS Race
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 8:43 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• The United States successfully presented a resolution in the UN Human Rights Commission to criticize Cuba’s human rights record. This year’s document, deemed as “mild,” passed with 21 votes supporting it, 17 against and 15 abstentions. More >>
