W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Florida fire, journalist harassment reflect special U.S. rules for Cuba
May 17, 2012Fire destroyed the Coral Gables, Fla., offices of Airline Brokers, a charter flight provider servicing Cuba and other countries. The Fire Department blamed arson.
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Marcha Patriotica takes shape in Colombia
May 2, 2012Marchers, 100,000 of them, filled the Plaza Bolivar in the Colombian capital, Bogotá.
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United States adds bases in South America
April 26, 2012Until recently, the United States has operated 22 U.S. military bases in Latin America, 800 worldwide. Now there are two more, one in Chile and another in Argentina.
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Americas summit displays “consensus without Washington”
April 17, 2012Summit of the Americas reflected a shift from the "Washington Consensus" to the "consensus without Washington."
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Gaitán, OAS, and Cuba: from tragedy to farce
April 13, 2012The assassination was tragedy, and so too was violent upheaval that within 48 hours took 330 lives in Bogota and killed 3000 people throughout Colombia.
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Former Guatemalan strongman, on trial, may beat genocide rap
April 6, 2012Soldiers terrorized and murdered at record levels during his tenure.
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Cuba reaffirms ties with China
March 5, 2012Cuban Council of State Vice President Marino Murillo Jorge journeyed to Beijing in late February for a "working visit."
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Intense protests rock Patagonian Chile
February 28, 2012Aysen protest groups coalesced under the slogan "Aysen, your problem is my problem." The government in Santiago received their demands on February 25.
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