Counter Punch
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 00:00
For the most part, these victims have been advocates for the poor and have been killed by right-wing paramilitaries aligned with the Colombian state and military
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 00:00
Unconditional support from the Obama administration continues to give Calderon's "war" the veneer of international respectability it so sorely lacks at home.
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
The following is an interview we did during a pit stop of the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
Meanwhile, in Colombia, at least a dozen unionists have been killed in that country so far this year, with two union teachers killed within recent days, including one in the city of Cali.
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 00:00
Those of us who live in Mexico can only hope that Sunday's protests were the real beginning of the end.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 00:00
While the current U.S. Administration seems bent on deepening its fatal ties to Colombia in the interest of oil, there is still an opportunity to derail this policy.
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 00:00
As if the right needed to add to its anti-democratic pedigree, Republican leaders have flocked to Tegucigalpa to bolster the junta in Honduras.
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 00:00
Beginning September 1st, bombs have gone off once or twice a week regularly as clockwork, taking out windows and ATMs at five banks, torching two auto showrooms and several U.S. fast-food franchises
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 00:00
It has become increasingly clear that Micheletti's strategy of trying to hold out until scheduled presidential elections in late November was not working
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 00:00
A Zelaya regime would be infinitely more preferable than the present government. However, even if Zelaya returns to power the road to democracy will be fraught