W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Cuba – 55 years of ideas and truth
January 6, 2014On January 1, Cubans 2014 marked the 55th anniversary of their revolution's victory.
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Obama-Castro handshake has meaning
December 20, 2013Attending a memorial for former South African President Nelson Mandela, President Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro. The encounter was surely revealing about the past, and maybe about the future.
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Colombian peace a distant dream for David Ravelo and Credhos
December 6, 2013Negotiations in Cuba between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) aimed at ending 50 years of war have continued now for a year.
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Honduras’ Libre Party says election was stolen
December 5, 2013The TSE named right-wing National Party candidate Juan Hernandez as winner and a large Libre Party march through Tegucigalpa was protesting election fraud.
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Patriotic Union revival signals hope for Colombian peace
December 4, 2013"We are arriving in the country we want to change to become a country at peace, a democratic country, a tolerant country."
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Right-wing candidate declared winner in Honduras vote
November 27, 2013The Supreme Electoral Tribunal gave 774,757 votes to National Party presidential candidate Juan Orlando Hernandez and 623, 080 votes to Libre party candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya.
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On eve of local elections, U.S. undermines Venezuela
November 21, 2013Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela's presidential election in April by a slim margin, a result still unrecognized by the U.S. government.
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Landmark presidential election approaches in Honduras
November 20, 2013The upcoming elections "will test whether Latin America's transition to democracy and social justice will be permitted to advance."
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