El Salvador realizó “vuelos de la muerte” durante la guerra
A CIA document, recently declassified and heavily redacted, has been published by the El Salvador electronic newspaper La Página (2 February 2012). Article in Spanish.
Los registros de un secuestro familiar
Documents have emerged on the disappearance of political activists during the dark years of the military dictatorship in Argentina. Article in Spanish.
Guatemala: Former Dictator Efraín Rios Montt Questioned over Genocide
A series of Latin American countries has been holding former dictators to acccount for their crimes. The latest to begin the process is Guatemala.
USAID’s Alternative Development policy in Colombia
This report, published last year, analyses the flaws of the U.S. approach to the fight against drug production in Colombia
Colombia’s Eternal Conflict: Will There Be Peace in Our Time?
Colombia: will there be an end to the war? In a special analysis for LAB, Garry Leech, who has published numerous books, including one on the FARC, looks at prospects for finally resolving the internal conflict, in the wake of the FARC
South America: an emerging military power
In an increasingly insecure global climate, UNASUR plans to invest billions of dollars in defence. Brazil alone is to acquire 20 conventional and 6 nuclear submarines by 2023. Raúl Zibechi examines the issue.
Homage to a Criminal in Chile
The author writes about attempts to vindicate Chile's dictatorial past.
Feeding the Monster: Militarization and Privatized Security in Central America
The state is giving up its role to protect the population to give way to private armies in Central America.
Humala’s cabinet change: a shift to the right?
The London-based Peru Support Groups analyses concerns about Peru's new government.
Argentina: death of a petty tyrant
Antonio Domingo Bussi, a former general who is held responsible for the disappearance and death of more than a thousand people in the northern province of Tucumán died recently in Argentina at the age of 85.