W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Terrorist with connections: the strange case of Luis Posada Carriles
March 1, 2010Posada, would-be assassin of Fidel Castro, confessed bomber of Cuban tourist hotels and murderer of an Italian tourist, with a long CIA career, has won another trial delay.
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Landmark summit on Latin American integration
February 26, 2010Presidents and representatives of 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations met February 23 and 24 to form an organization provisionally called the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
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World Notes: Somalia, Cuba, Russia
February 26, 2010Somalia danger signs; new Cuban Five campaign; Russians still like "Soviet."
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World Notes: Egypt, Sri Lanka, Romania, Brazil
February 11, 2010News briefs from four regions of the world.
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People, profits and the uses of Colombia
February 9, 2010With military cooperation treaties dating back to 1952, Colombia now serves as a prime tool for U.S. regional control.
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Cubans help children in Haiti
February 8, 2010Through play, song and sport, a Cuban medical team is giving child survivors a boost in post-earthquake Haiti.
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World Notes: Haiti, Cuba, Bolivia, China, Nigeria, Turkey
February 8, 2010News clips from Cuba, Haiti, Bolivia, Switzerland, Nigeria, China, Turkey.
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Bolivian president begins second term
February 3, 2010"The colonial state died. The new pluri-national, autonomous, and solidarity-based state is being born," asserted President Evo Morales at his inauguration January 22, after being elected along with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera to a new...
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