Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Bolivia: Clinical Death for OAS

BY NIDIA DIAZ—Special for Granma International—

• HISTORY is full of events that later prove to [...]

UN Soldiers Brutally Attack Haitian Street Vendors

ACTION ALERT FROM HAITI ACTION COMMITTEE

Protest brutal attack on Haitian street vendors by UN soldiers!

Bullet holes are visible in this photo from UN assault on Haitian street vendors
On Saturday, April 11th, a little past 3 p.m., a MINUSTAH (UN) soldier, Nigerian Cpl. Nagya Aminu, was shot and killed in downtown Port-au-Prince. While this killing was [...]

HAITI: Latortue Lacks Credibility for UN Post in Guinea

By Kevin Pina
On March 20, 2008, the United Nations announced that Gerard Latortue, the former Prime Minister of Haiti, was appointed to go to Guinea to conduct a social and political dialogue that will lead ultimately to national elections.
Many in Haiti question the choice of Latortue to broker a settlement in Guinea given his lack [...]

Haiti Liberte: Guy Philippe Eludes Capture and Announces Candidacy

Haiti Liberte:GUY PHILIPPE ELUDES CAPTURE AND ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
by Kim Ives

Four years ago, former “rebel” leader Guy Philippe stood on the balcony of
Haiti’s former Army Headquarters and proclaimed: “I am chief. The military
chief. The country is in my hands.”

Today, he is spends his time dodging capture by militarized teams dispatched
by the U.S. government, for which he [...]

Colombian Troops Kill Farmers, Dress Them as Rebels, Collect their Bounty

The US is putting on a full-court press to get Congress to pass a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia and is stressing Colombia’s improved human rights record as a good reason to do so.
Colombian Troops Kill Farmers, Pass Off Bodies as Rebels’
By Juan Forero
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, March 30, 2008; A12
SAN FRANCISCO, Colombia — [...]