The 40th Anniversary of Pinochet’s Rise to Power in Chile
Chileans observe their own anniversary on September 11, as today marks the 40th anniversary of the military coup that removed the revolutionary Marxist...
South America
Latin American Nations Upset Over NSA Spying, U.S. Interference
The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-based newspaper O Globo reported on July 9 that former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden had provided it...
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South American Leaders Protest Rerouting of Bolivian Plane
South American leaders invited to attend a special summit in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba released a joint statement on July 4 demanding...
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Over a Million Brazilians Protest; Analysts Question Real Agenda
Estimates suggest over a million Brazilians — outraged about everything from high taxes and government corruption to the wasting of taxpayer money on...
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Venezuela Erupts into Chaos After Election
Violence has erupted across Venezuela after a disputed April 14 presidential election, where sitting Vice President Nicholas Maduro narrowly prevailed in official tallies...
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Hugo Chávez’s Funeral: Jesse Jackson, Sean Penn, Iran’s Ahmadinejad
The usual Hollywood celebrities and Democratic Congressmen joined Jesse Jackson, Cuba's Raul Castro and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in eulogizing deceased Marxist dictator Hugo...
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Chávez Dead, But Latin American Socialism Lives On
After helping to destroy the once relatively prosperous economy of Venezuela, socialist strongman Hugo Chávez died of cancer on Tuesday at 58, with...
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Ecuadorean Election Solidifies Red Trend in Latin America
The transformation of Latin America into a communist region received a boost from the recent reelection of President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, a...
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Communist Cuban Tyrant Raul Castro to Lead Latin American Bloc
In an ironic but predictable development that has establishment analysts scratching their heads and human-rights organizations up in arms, brutal communist dictator Raul...
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Amid Federal Land Grab in Brazil, Whole Towns Evicted at Gunpoint
Federal Brazilian police and military personnel, some wearing the United Nations insignia, are forcibly relocating whole communities in Brazil at gunpoint under the...
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Amid Accusations of Fraud, Socialist Chávez Wins Election
Amid an imploding economy, runaway inflation, shortages of basic goods, electricity blackouts, surging violence, and widespread accusations of voter fraud in Venezuela, socialist...
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Google Brazil Chief Arrested Over Political YouTube Video
After Google’s unit in Brazil refused to take down a YouTube video attacking a candidate in local elections, federal police took the search-engine...
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Argentina’s Government Clamps Down on Credit Card Use
Argentina's government is growing more desperate as her currency is once again caught in an inflationary maelstrom. Are draconian financial and currency controls...
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Hugo Chavez’s “Red Coup” at MERCOSUR Trade Summit
The recent illegal ouster of Paraguay from Mercosur and the incorporation of Hugo Chavez's Venezuelan regime into the trade group is the latest in an ongoing and...
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Tensions Grow as Socialists Slam Ouster of Paraguay Leader as “Coup”
When former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Méndez was lawfully impeached by united lawmakers in late June, Latin America’s powerful socialist leaders denounced the...
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