W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Ecuadorian President Correa gains second term, scores big win
February 20, 2013At least 51 percent of candidates of Correa's Alianza Pais political party gained National Assembly seats. Never before in Ecuadorian history has a single party held a legislative majority.
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The cost of renewed U.S. control in Paraguay
February 19, 2013Paraguay interests the U.S. government now because it's close to unruly Bolivia, because of oil deposits, the Guaraní fresh water aquifer, and lawlessness in the tri-border area.
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90% voter turnout in Cuban regional, national elections
February 13, 2013On February 3 in Cuba, 7, 877 906 voters cast two ballots - one for provincial assembly delegates and the other for local deputies to the National Assembly.
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How to talk about Cuba, and have people listen
February 6, 2013U. S. opinion surveys show majority support, even among Cuban-Americans, for normal U.S.-Cuba relations.
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Latin Americans meet without the “boss”
February 4, 2013"It has cost us almost 70-80 years to have a meeting together with peoples of the Caribbean and without the boss from the North."
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Court documents on Alan Gross could help Cuban Five
January 23, 2013Cuban Five defenders distinguish between the role of the Five in the United States and Gross' activities in Cuba.
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Honduran Coup in 2009 was invitation to plunder
January 22, 2013Land takeovers for industrial farming are on a fast track with harmful effects accumulating. And plans are unfolding for manufacturing and trade enclaves under privatized governance.
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Campaign to free Colombia’s David Ravelo draws global support
January 15, 2013Responding to the imprisonment of Colombian human rights activist David Ravelo, members of the North American Committee for the Defense of David Ravelo were in Colombia on Ravelo's behalf.
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