South America
U.S. Military Expands in Latin America
Following a cooperation deal with Colombia last year, the United States military this week announced plans to further expand its influence throughout Latin...
Chavez Regime Steps Up Attacks on Opponents
Venezuela’s socialist “President” Hugo Chavez is attracting increasing criticism as his regime steps up arrests and intimidation of opponents despite a massive international...
Read moreRussia-Venezuela Deepen Military, Nuclear, Economic Ties
As the implosion of Venezuela’s economy accelerates and the capital Caracas remains plagued by power outages, socialist “President” Hugo Chavez and the Russian...
Read moreSocialist Chavez Arrests More Critics
In his latest paranoid crackdown on free speech, socialist Venezuelan “President” Hugo Chavez arrested the chief of the last critical television network as...
Read moreResurgent Communism in Latin America
Many Cuban refugees risked everything to escape the murderous regime of Fidel Castro. Oftentimes they made treacherous voyages aboard rickety rafts, hoping only...
Read moreOlavo de Carvalho on Communism in Latin America
Olavo de Carvalho, an author and philosopher, is renowned as one of Brazil’s preeminent thinkers. He played a leading role in exposing subversive...
Read moreBolivia to Host Alternative Climate Conference
Socialist Bolivian President Evo Morales, not satisfied with the results of the United Nations’ COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, announced this week...
Read moreVenezuela Prepares for War, Again
After sending 15,000 more troops to the border, leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is warning his military and the population to “prepare for...
Read moreLeftist Regimes Agree to New Currency
Adding to pressure mounting against the U.S. dollar, left-wing Latin American leaders gathered in Cochabamba, Bolivia, over the weekend for the seventh Bolivarian...
Read moreU.S.-Colombia Military Agreement Stirs Tension
More American troops will soon find themselves stationed in Colombia under the guise of battling drugs and terrorism, dramatically raising tensions in the...
Read moreVenezuela Targets Pharmaceutical Patents
In the wake of failed “land reform” policies, Hugo Chavez’ socialist government is now aiming to invalidate pharmaceutical patents that his commerce minister...
Read moreCorrea’s “Socialist Revolution” in Ecuador
The “Socialist Revolution” will continue in Ecuador for at least another four years after President Rafael Correa was reelected by a wide margin...
Read moreSummit of the Americas Ends in Uncertainty
Though the United States was still the focus of plenty of the usual criticism, observers noted that it was toned down at this...
Read moreEl Salvador to Lurch Leftward Under Funes
Tiny, tragic El Salvador became on Sunday the latest Latin American country to lurch leftwards, following the lead of the likes of Venezuela,...
Read moreChavez Wins Referendum, Seizes Rice Processors
After waging a successful campaign to lift term limits in February, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is on a rampage. He recently sent the...
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