John McCain was friendly in secret meetings with Pinochet in the 80s? Why am I not surprised here? World's best blog Borev dishes the dirt.
Abiding in Bolivia was there! Check out el duderino's post and photos taken at the mega-rally in La Paz that saw Evo get his draft constitution through parliament and into the hands of the people that really matter on January 25th. 300,000 souls in full party mood.
Memory in Latin America picks up on the Peru army brutality report mentioned at this humble corner of cyberspace yesterday. Lillie has quotes from Peru's new PM Yehude Simon on the situation. Good follow-up material. Also, check Lillie's report on the Colombia indigenous uprising and the Colombian army's predictable response to it all.
The Mex Files shows how Calderón's "firm hand" and war against organized drugs is going. The short answer is "not very well at all, really", but check out the post for the stats and facts.
If you read Down South regularly, you would have heard about the road blocks and protests on the road to Cusco, Peru an age before even the Peruvians. Here's a report from El Comercio that shows how the five day protest blew up in the faces of authorities who just tried to ignore it. 50 injured, including 15 police officers.
Rumours in Argentina this weekend are that Central Bank head Martin Redrado is about to resign. As regular readers will know, the Argentina politico rumours I pass on here sometimes turn out to be spot on (Lousteau) and sometimes miss the mark (Moreno). Though not a bruddasite as such, here's Critica with the details. Bascially Redrado is getting sidelined because he knows about economics and his normal vision on things doesn't cut much ice in Klishtinaland.
El Chiguire Bipolar explains why Venezuela won't be affected if oil drops to $1 a barrel. Unmissable for Spanish speakers.
Abiding in Bolivia was there! Check out el duderino's post and photos taken at the mega-rally in La Paz that saw Evo get his draft constitution through parliament and into the hands of the people that really matter on January 25th. 300,000 souls in full party mood.
Memory in Latin America picks up on the Peru army brutality report mentioned at this humble corner of cyberspace yesterday. Lillie has quotes from Peru's new PM Yehude Simon on the situation. Good follow-up material. Also, check Lillie's report on the Colombia indigenous uprising and the Colombian army's predictable response to it all.
The Mex Files shows how Calderón's "firm hand" and war against organized drugs is going. The short answer is "not very well at all, really", but check out the post for the stats and facts.
If you read Down South regularly, you would have heard about the road blocks and protests on the road to Cusco, Peru an age before even the Peruvians. Here's a report from El Comercio that shows how the five day protest blew up in the faces of authorities who just tried to ignore it. 50 injured, including 15 police officers.
Rumours in Argentina this weekend are that Central Bank head Martin Redrado is about to resign. As regular readers will know, the Argentina politico rumours I pass on here sometimes turn out to be spot on (Lousteau) and sometimes miss the mark (Moreno). Though not a bruddasite as such, here's Critica with the details. Bascially Redrado is getting sidelined because he knows about economics and his normal vision on things doesn't cut much ice in Klishtinaland.
El Chiguire Bipolar explains why Venezuela won't be affected if oil drops to $1 a barrel. Unmissable for Spanish speakers.
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