Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. Argentina is now the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.
LATIN AMERICA
Marcela Sanchez: The Toll of 200 Years of Latin America Independence
ARGENTINA
Gay rights activists celebrate Argentine vote for same-sex marriage
Argentina: Cronyism and Corruption Are Killing Economic Freedom
BOLIVIA
Latest Hezbollah Hideout: Bolivia?
Luis Valenzuela _ Rechazo al PRMS from Plataforma Urbana on Vimeo.
COLOMBIA
The cracks start to show
CUBA
Spy for Cuba, Unrepentant, Gets Life
Former State Department Aide, a Scion of Telephone Inventor, Was Recruited With His Wife in ’70s; ‘Fidel Is Wonderful’ After Friday Sentencing, Flashback: Newspapers Painted Spies for Cuba as Endearing Elderly Couple
Welcome to Spain, Suckers…
Fidel Castro appears on television to talk about Iran and North Korea
Look at plundered railways hints at reason for ouster of Transportation minister in May
Exclusion, the Real Counterrevolution
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
A Factory Defies Stereotypes, but Can It Thrive?
ECUADOR
Críticas a Ley ‘Mordaza’ en Ecuador llueven de todas partes
In the media vs. Chevron, an uncertain winner
EL SALVADOR
Media in El Salvador push for transparency law
GUATEMALA
Court rules for Guatemalan woman seeking asylum
Ranchers and Drug Barons Threaten Rain Forest
HONDURAS
Chavez Con Canillera por Honduras Saca las Garras Despóticas
Teresa Searcy and SMART Medical Teams in Honduras
MEXICO
Inside Mexico’s Drug War, Americans Allege Abuse
The Past Week in Mexican Politics Captured in a Single Headline
Yet Another Example Why I Cancelled My Subscription to the Post Years Ago: Mexican drug cartels’ newest weapon: Cold War-era grenades made in U.S. Never Let Go of the Narrative
As we’ve covered extensively in the past, only 8-percent of cartel firearms are purchased in U.S. gun shops, and the number of firearms traced to the U.S. for any reason—including stolen weapons— is still just 18-percent.
Car Bomb Signals Deadly Intensification of Mexican Drug War
Mexican Drug Lords Now Use Car Bombs
Mexico cracks down on the border
NICARAGUA
Ortega Squeezes, the OAS Is Silent
Nicaragua’s president subverts its constitution. This was the topic of this morning’s podcast.
PANAMA
July 16, 17 and 18 Meetings in Panama City to Regularize Migratory Status
95% of population get electric subsidy
PERU
Peru in the Eye of the Drug-Hurricane
Savia to invest US $120 million in oil exploration in Peru
PUERTO RICO
Suspected Drug Kingpin Arrested in Puerto Rico
VENEZUELA
Esposa de Peña Esclusa y Micheletti en Programa LA NOCHE de RCN Colombia
¿Ocultismo con restos de Bolívar?
Chavez’s Reign of Legal Terror Widens
Venezuela: When having the largest oil reserves in the world is basically useless
Chávez’s Assault on the Press
Guillermo Zuloaga, owner of a television station critical of the Venezuelan government, has fled the country rather than face arbitrary arrest.
World Citizen: The Death of Chavismo
Will Obama Help Chavez Spread Marxism?
IMMIGRATION
It’s not just Mexicans crossing our southern border illegally
The week’s posts and podcasts:
Hugo Chavez, Tomb Raider
Chavista distraction of the day: Exhume Bolivar!
Chavez’s widening legal terror UPDATED with VIDEO
Chavista unions on a rampage
Castro speaks: 15 Minutes on Latin America
Olguita Guillot, in memoriam
