W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Rocky road to Venezuela presidential elections
October 2, 2012Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, winner of elections in 2000 and 2006 by overwhelming majorities, is heavily favored in voting set for October 7.
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Hondurans challenge gov’t land seizures, anti-worker law
September 19, 2012Police with clubs and tear gas attempting to disperse protesting small farmers in Lower Aguan, Honduras detained 25 of them.
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Colombian prisoners demand justice
September 13, 2012Popular momentum is building to ensure that any settlement coming out of upcoming peace negotiations with insurgents promotes social justice.
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Cuba propels Latin American integration
September 4, 2012The Colombian government and leftist guerrillas will begin negotiations to end 50 years of civil war. The fact that Cuba facilitated the process is consistent with its important new role in Latin American affairs.
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Colombian government, pressured, will negotiate with FARC
August 29, 2012Colombian President Santos confirmed that his government and the FARC signed an agreement Havana that peace talks would begin in October in Oslo.
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U.S.
Government paid to influence Cuba 5 jury
August 24, 2012Miami area newspapers and television outlets blanketed the region with reports and editorials directed against the Five before and during their trial that ended in 2001.
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Winds of change blow strong in Cuban colleges
August 20, 2012Many regard Cuba's success in making education accessible and socially useful to have been a prime achievement of the Cuban Revolution.
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Indigenous mobilization challenges Colombian government
August 13, 2012Indigenous resistance in Colombia has become a social movement.
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