W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Venezuelan Communist youth group attacked, right wingers blamed
October 27, 2014The attack followed by three weeks the murder in Caracas of young, charismatic socialist National Assembly delegate, Robert Serra.
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World
President Morales and Bolivian socialists score big election win
October 14, 2014Morales' MAS brought an increase in resources available to the Bolivian people as the result of a burgeoning economy.
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World
Assassination marks anti-socialist terror campaign against Venezuela
October 7, 2014Venezuelan National Assembly deputy Robert Serra and companion María Herrera were murdered on October 1 in Caracas.
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World
Cuba appeals to United Nations on U.S. blockade
October 2, 2014The United States wants to "isolate a small country because it defends its sovereignty and its right to freely choose its future."
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Opinion
Lessons from Chile on September 11
September 12, 2014In his farewell message while waiting for his death, President Allende explained what was happening: "Foreign capital and imperialism, united with reactionary elements, created the climate."
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World
Defending Colombian political prisoner David Ravelo, and others
September 10, 2014Ravelo led the fight in Barrancabermeja, his home city, against right-wing paramilitary domination.
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World
Ailí Labañino in Australia talks about the Cuban Five
September 4, 2014The Cuban Five, arrested by the FBI in Miami on September 12, 1998, were political prisoners; three still are.
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World
U.S. covert operation against Cuban youth condemned
August 8, 2014USAID hired young people from Peru, Costa Rica, and Venezuela to pose as tourists in Cuba to befriend young Cubans and try to convert them into anti-government activists.
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