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November 19, 2009 | THE FORGOTTEN ONES: VICTIMS OF TERRORISM
Victoria Eugenia Villarruel is an Argentinean attorney, President of the Latin-American Federation for the Victims of Terrorism, Vice-President of the Human Rights Foundation in Argentina, and has specialized in the analysis of terrorism and its victims in Latin America. ...

September 18, 2009 | The Noriegaization of Hugo Chávez
The reaction of the American establishment against Hugo Chávez has begun. And it was about time. For almost 11 years, that gentleman has been misbehaving round the globe. ...

August 5, 2009 | Bolivia: Aniversario patrio de un país intervenido
Este nuevo aniversario de su independencia encuentra a Bolivia como un país en camino de su disolución nacional. Un país sin democracia e intervenido por gobiernos extranjeros. ...

June 18, 2009 | Changes to Essay Contest
Changes to Essay Contest ...  

June 17, 2009 | A Judicial and Political View of the Honduran Conflict 
The recent events in Honduras and the ensuing crisis they triggered are far from representing a merely local problem. The implications are indeed far reaching, not only if we consider the international reaction but, more significantly, because Honduras has effectively become the battle ground for a confrontation that had been long foreshadowed. ...  

April 3, 2009 | Honduras: a Symptom of Crisis in Latin America
Honduras: a Symptom of Crisis in Latin America ...