Interview with Adam Isacson – Obama and Honduras
In an interview with LAB, Adam Isacson, of WOLA, says that the Obama’s willingness to legitimise the 2009 coup is largely responsible for the huge increase in human rights violations in that country.
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.
Building a Perfect Machine of Perpetual War: The Mexico to Colombia...
As the US increases it's military presence in Central America Grandin questions the wider policy involved.
Chomsky: Militarising Latin America
Noam Chomsky: Recent US drive to restore Washington's capacity for military intervention in Latin America.
Mexico’s crawling ironies: Colombian commandos training Mexican military and police
Despite it's record of human rights abuses and lack of success in conquering the country's drug problem, Colombian military are now helping to train Mexican soldiers in their fight against the drug cartels.
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.
Colombia holds ‘Peace Congress’
Peasant famers, indigenous groups and Afro-Colombians meet to demand new policies from the government.
Interview with Adam Isacson – Obama and Colombia
Despite the current talk about peace negotiations in Colombia, Adam Isacson, from WOLA, is pessimistic about the future, predicting a bloodbath.
Colombia: cooking up the US base accord
Cables from the US embassy in Bogotá, released by Wikileaks, give an insight into the negotiations in 2009 over the use by the USA of Colombian military bases.
Bolivia: WikiLeaks reveals US bias
A cable from the US embassy in La Paz, largely based on misinformation provided by right-wing sources, seriously misrepresents key political events. A report by Benjamin Dangl.