Obama and Latin America: What He Really Promises by Diana Barahona

Tuesday, 25 November 2008
U.S. hegemony in Latin America has been maintained historically 
through military and paramilitary force, economic coercion, and since 
the mid-1980s through the additional strategy of manipulating civil 
society through a complex of programs implemented under the banner of 
“democracy promotion.” Democracy promotion is the topic of William 
Robinson’s 1996 book, Promoting Polyarchy: Globalization, US 
Intervention, and Hegemony (Cambridge [...]

CUBA: Mercenaries in Havana Vote for McCain

Deisy Francis Mexidor
Some canapés over here, more over there. U.S. flags. Colored sashes. Dilettante verbosity. Plastic smiles. Everything is ready. At 7pm this November 4, the residence of the head of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana was the setting to witness the U.S. elections live by satellite.
It was the same as ever: nothing less [...]

CUBA ON OBAMA

Obama to the White House
Ramón Sánchez-Parodi Montoto
AT the close of this edition, without the vote count having been completed, the projections of TV networks and news agencies on Tuesday night were showing Barack Obama as the winner in the states of Pennsylvania and Ohio, thus sealing the fate of the presidential elections in the United [...]

CUBA: Roque Speech at UN Regarding the US Blockade

The resolution to end the blockade was defeated 185 to 3 with 2 abstentions. 
ADDRESS BY FELIPE PEREZ ROQUE,
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
ON AGENDA ITEM 19 OF THE
SIXTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE UNGA,
ENTITLED
“THE NECESSITY OF ENDING THE ECONOMIC,
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL BLOCKADE
IMPOSED BY THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AGAINST CUBA”.
New York, October 29, 2008
Mr. President: Dear Father Miguel D’Escoto. Again I [...]