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August 23, 2010 By Fausta

The live Chilean miners Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean VIDEO

LatinAmerWelcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean.

This week’s big story is that all 33 Chilean miners trapped by a cave-in 18 days ago are alive.

Chile’s trapped miners could be stuck until Christmas
Thirty-three miners trapped underground in Chile for the past 17 days are alive, but rescue workers may not be able to reach them before Christmas, officials said

Chile secures lifeline to trapped miners

Rescuing 33 miners trapped in Chile ‘to take months’

I’ll be talking about this in this morning’s podcast at 11AM Eastern.

You can watch another video report at the end of this post – below the fold since it starts automotically.

Another big story:
Police Held in Mexico Mayor’s Death
Authorities Say Officers Confessed; Vow Reforms of Law Enforcement

Seven police officers were arrested Friday for allegedly helping assassinate a Mexican mayor.

The arrests came a day after Edelmiro Cavazos, 38, the mayor of Santiago, was buried. His body—gagged, blindfolded, and showing signs of torture—had been found on the side of the road after he was kidnapped.

“They have confessed,” Alejandro Garza y Garza, the attorney general of Nuevo Leon state, said at a news conference.

Six of the arrested police officers, including Mr. Cavazos’s bodyguard, were displayed to reporters. A seventh police officer was detained later Friday.

Mr. Garza y Garza said other arrests were imminent as well.

An eyewitness said a group of at least 15 gunmen, dressed in the uniforms of a defunct Mexican police force, drove up to Mr. Cavazos’ Santiago home in a convoy of SUVs.

Adrian de la Garza, head of the Nuevo Leon State Investigations Agency, said four of the arrested officers had guarded the highway while a group of kidnappers including one of the arrested officers grabbed Mr. Cavazos.

The mayor’s bodyguard, Jose Alberto Rodriguez, who was also arrested, was allegedly grabbed with Mr. Cavazos by the kidnappers, but released unharmed shortly afterward.

During the news conference, Mr. Rodriguez said he was innocent.

The alleged involvement of so many local police in the kidnapping and killing of Mr. Cavazos goes to the heart of Mexico’s security problem, analysts say.

Corruption is deeply entrenched among Mexico’s more than 2,000 municipal and state police forces, as well as in its relatively small federal police force.

Perhaps Felipe Calderon ought to work on that, instead of coming to the USA to criticize us.

About the only good news on this is that at least the policemen were arrested.

ARGENTINA
Argentina’s economy
Happy-go-lucky Cristina
Who cares about austerity? That may come, but not until the day after tomorrow

Argentina orders shutdown of ISP owned by Clarín

BRAZIL
Rio Luxury Hotel Invaded By Gunmen, Hostages Taken

Brazil’s Rocket Envy Aside, Iran Ally Nets $50,000,000 Worth of Sensitive U.S. Technology

Brazil getting extreme makeover in preparation for Olympics
As Brazil prepares to host the 2016 Olympics and the 2014 World Cup, the country expects nothing short of an urban renaissance.

CHILE
Carta destacada de la semana: “Túnel bajo Andrés Bello”

COLOMBIA
Trading Growth for Instability?
Colombia Drifts Backwards as Democrats Dawdle

Will Captured Illegal Arms Dealer Victor Bout, the “Merchant of Death” Link Democrats to the FARC Terror Group?

CUBA
“Smart Policy” Change in Cuba Policy Will Not Advance U.S. Interests

Injured Urbanity

Ramadan in Cuba


Mexico, the Victim of Castro’s New Role

Dissidents assail Church over mediation; Church defends its efforts to free prisoners

***BREAKING NEWS***
Reina Luisa Tamayo is allowed to attend church today

ECUADOR
Residents Mourn the Death of Chelito the Giraffe

GUATEMALA
El incólume Ideario de la Universidad Francisco Marroquín

HAITI
Wyclef Jean Blocked From Haitian Presidential Bid

Keep the Faith

It’s no wonder the Haitians wanted Wyclef Jean
The star’s brief candidacy gave hope to people deeply in need

Give Back Stolen Cash? Not So Easy

HONDURAS
La Gringa’s Mocha Gelato

Tráfico “Gris”

MEXICO
When is the Obama administration going to get serious about Mexico?

Mexico: If it walks like an insurgency and quacks like an insurgency, is it an insurgency?

PANAMA

$13 billion budget, utopia or reality?

PERU
American Ordered to Return to Prison in Peru

Peru police seizes US $58,300 in almost perfect counterfeits

High in the Andes, Keeping an Incan Mystery Alive

URUGUAY
Luis Polakof trafico de influencias

VENEZUELA
Via Bill, Venezuela, More Deadly Than Iraq, Wonders Why

Via Dick, And all that without the suicide bombings…

Venezuela Court Revokes Ban On Violent Photos In Newspapers

Iran’s secret pipeline into the U.S.

Hugo Chavez and his despotic friends

Drink good coffee, support your FARC guerrillas

Another of Chávez’s Prisoners, Alejandro Peña Esclusa

Crime in Venezuela
Shooting gallery
The government blames the media for crime

Graphic photos NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK at this post (in Spanish) LA INSEGURIDAD NO TERMINA CON LA MUERTE EN LOS BARRIOS DE LA VENEZUELA MILLONARIA


Chavez plan to lower crime rate

Rotten Town from El Flying Monkey on Vimeo.

Interesting post from 2008: From FARC to Venezuela to…

IMMIGRATION
Via Jim,


Justice Dept. threatens to sue Ariz. sheriff Arpaio in civil rights inquiry

The week’s posts and podcasts:
Colombia captures Venezuelan drug lord VIDEO
And now for a post in Spanish: No hay “chévere”
In today’s podcast: Venezuela and Mexico
Venezuela: Censorship comes out of the closet
Easing travel restrictions to Cuba?

More on the Chilean miners:
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