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Conservative presidential candidate takes Chilean vote

December 15, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Presidential and congressional elections on Dec. 13 were bad news for the Chilean left and working class.

World Notes: Chile, UK, Gilbraltar, UN, Afghanistan, Cuba

October 23, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr. And Marilyn Bechtel

Chile and indigenous rights; UK and privatization; United Nations and food aid; Gibraltar and worker rights; Afghanistan and stress; Cuba and children.

WORLDNOTES – Iraq, Canada, Italy, Chile, China, and Cuba

August 27, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

On Aug. 17, the Nouri al-Maliki government expressed backing for a national referendum next January on the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) reached late last year. U.S. officials were caught unawares, according to the Washington...

Chilean general speaks of dirty deeds

December 14, 2007 By Emile Schepers

Like a terrible figure from a recurring nightmare, former Chilean Gen. Juan Manuel Contreras has once again thrust himself into the limelight of U.S.-South America relations.

Villa Grimaldi: Chiles memorial to victims of torture

June 8, 2007 By Mark Almberg

Despite the restoration of many democratic freedoms in Chile over the past decade, the country is still saddled with the “Pinochet constitution,” a document that is skewed in favor of the interests of foreign corporations, big...