South America
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...
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...
Read moreEcuadorean 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...
Read moreCommunist 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...
Read moreAmid 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...
Read moreAmid 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...
Read moreGoogle 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...
Read moreArgentina’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...
Read moreHugo 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...
Read moreTensions 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...
Read moreNew Pacific Alliance Links Freer Latin American Nations
After coming under heavy criticism for pursuing so-called “integration” with totalitarian-minded rulers in Latin America, the governments of Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Colombia —...
Read moreWith UN Support, Socialist Chavez Disarms Civilians in Venezuela
After presiding over an unprecedented surge in violence and murder in Venezuela, the regime of socialist strongman Hugo Chávez — with the full support and...
Read moreSouth American Union Seeks Regional Law Enforcement
As Latin American governments continue marching toward ever-closer “integration” under transnational bodies like the socialist-dominated Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), regional leaders...
Read moreLatin America Debates Drug Legalization; Obama Demands More War on Drugs
Leaders throughout Latin America are increasingly hinting that they may defect from the United Nations-inspired and U.S. government-led “War on Drugs.” But the...
Read moreChavez Threatens Banks and Land Owners Refusing His Orders
Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez threatened to nationalize private banks which refuse to obey an official mandate and finance the regime’s development projects, sparking...
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