Argentina: A change of skin
The first press conference Pope Francis’ spokesman gave was for the purpose of detaching him from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, accused of turning two priests over to the ESMA . Since…
“Little Haiti”: Chilean city attracts recent wave of Haitian immigration
Stories of trafficking of immigrants are common in Quilicura, home of the largest Haitian community in the country By Víctor Farinelli Fewer than 20 ten years ago, Haitians now number…
US establishes new military bases in South America
by Indira Carpio Olivo and Ernesto J. Navarro On March 24, 2012, the web site aporrea.org published a story from four days earlier, taken from matrizur.org, stating that the governor of the province…
Brazil seeks agreements with foreign intelligence agencies to bar Haitians
Some argue for open borders by Najla Passos Brasilia – The Agência Brasileira de Informação and the Polícia Federal are seeking the cooperation of the secret services of other Latin American…
Controversy erupts after ATF allows illegal arms shipments to Mexico
ATF agent John Dodson — CBS News photo United States allowed illegal arms shipments to MexicoTraffickers sent 1,765 weapons, one of which killed border guard by J. Jaime Hernández Washington…
Argentina: Slave labor in the fields
Página/12 photo Slave labor for an elusive grain dealer By Horacio Verbitsky The operation carried out in San Pedro on December 30 illustrates what is possible in uncontrolled markets. Nidera,…
OAS representative in Haiti sharply critical of foreign aid and occupation
Ricardo Seitenfus – Le Temps photo Ricardo Seitenfus: “Haiti is proof of the failure of international aid” By Arnaud Robert A graduate of the Institut de Hautes Études Internationales (Graduate…
Chilean soldiers in Haiti: A subject of debate
La Nación photo Time to withdraw Chilean troops from Haiti by Raúl Sohr The death of a Haitian citizen at the hands of a Chilean soldier last week in Cap…
Diplomat in Haiti to be dismissed for criticizing OAS, NGOs
Ricardo Seitenfus claims coup against Préval was suggested By Fabrícia Peixoto The representative of the Organization of American States in Haiti for two years, Brazilian Ricardo Seitenfus is due to…
Death of Haitian youth sparks new protests against MINUSTAH
Sixteen-year-old Gerald Jean Gilles suffocated to death at Formed Police Units base by Thalles Gomes “They are suffocating me,” was the cry heard on August 17 by employees of the…