Russian Foreign Minister’s “In Your Face Tour” of the Americas
Efforts by the Obama Administration to work with Russia on Iran, nuclear arms control, and the fight against terrorism do not prevent Moscow from periodically reasserting its presence in the Western...
View ArticleLatin America’s Left Leaders Back Qadhafi’s Murderous Regime
The world continues to watch the unfolding drama of popular revolt in Libya. In recent days we have seen a murderous Muammar Qadhafi vowing to fight “until the last drop of blood,” foreign mercenaries...
View ArticleDaniel Ortega, Nicaragua and Democracy in the Americas
Press pundits and many Latin American experts are predicting that Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas will easily win presidential elections in Nicaragua on Sunday, November 6. The Economist captures...
View ArticleDark Days for Democracy in Nicaragua
With his win in the November 6 election, Daniel Ortega secured his third presidential term in Nicaragua. While few would deny the leader’s popularity, thanks in large part to aid from Venezuela’s Hugo...
View ArticleWho Lost Nicaragua? Daniel Ortega Begins an Unconstitutional Third Term
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega greets supporters after he was certified by the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) as president from 2012 to 2016, while flanked by his wife Rosario Murillo (R) and...
View ArticleDictator Castro Now In Charge of Latin American Pro-Democracy Group
In Santiago, Chile, on January 28, the new regional body, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), passed its rotating presidency to Cuba’s dictator General Raul Castro. CELAC,...
View ArticleU.N. General Assembly Adopts the Arms Trade Treaty
This morning, by a vote of 154 nations in favor (including the United States), 23 abstentions, and three against (Syria, North Korea, and Iran), the U.N. General Assembly adopted the Arms Trade Treaty...
View ArticleEdward Snowden and His Friends
Edward Snowden, the self-glamorizing leaker of National Security Agency secret programs, is still holed up in an airport in Moscow, where he’s been stuck for two weeks. The United States has warned...
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