You know, there is nothing better than a former priest who shifts to a career in politics, especially if he is a liberation theologist. Father D’Escoto was the foreign minister under the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the 1970’s. His present position, President of the UN General Assembly, affords him the opportunity to travel extensively. [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 22, 2009
President of UN General Assembly, Miguel D’Escoto, Schools US on Its Misguided Foreign Policy
March 16, 2009
EL SALVADOR: FMLN Wins After a Long and Deadly Battle
The FMLN win yesterday was an incredible victory especially given its 30 year fight in which many comrades died. Just below is a short video retrospective on the guerrilla struggle in El Salvador.
A second video which follows shows an interview with a young Salvadoran woman born in the US not long after her parents [...]
March 11, 2009
Ban and Bill or Jack and Jill? In Haiti, It Depends on the Hill
With great fanfare,the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, and former US president, Bill Clinton, paid a visit to Haiti this week. In light of the US intention to deport 30,000 Haitians currently living in the US back to Haiti, this high-powered duo should be viewed very suspiciously. It is tough to keep a straight [...]
