ARGENTINA
Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner rips British rule of the Falklands in Twitter tirade
A Bit of 1984: Biometriics Used in #Argentina Today (h/t McNorman).
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 26 pct, via Gates of Vienna
CHILE
Chile ex-president Bachelet to run for re-election
COLOMBIA
Colombia Kills Leader of ELN Guerrilla Group During Military Operation, Omar,
The deceased ELN leader was a member of the guerrilla group for 17 years and was purportedly heavily involved in the group’s extortion racket and cocaine production.
Eating a cable: Internet access still elusive in the island – by Yoani Sánchez
FALKLAND ISLANDS
Barack Obama called ‘a hypocrite and a coward’ over Falklands betrayal – BBC audience applauds
IMMIGRATION
A Bleak Picture
Employment among U.S. Citizens in States Represented by Gang of Eight
“Imagine a country where not only are the borders secured by armed guards, but once you entered the country, if you even spoke about politics — at all — if you even mentioned anything politically, you would be deported. Imagine a country where everyone is required to be tracked all the time. Where all of these immigrants are constantly monitored. Imagine where the idea of immigrants even having a word on the internal politics of a country would be enough to get them deported.”
“I can imagine a country like that. That country is Mexico.”
LATIN AMERICA
HACER’s News Highlights of the week
Latins Rally to Restore Human Rights Panel
MEXICO
Growing Population Of Muslims Calling Tijuana Home, via Gates of Vienna
Enrique Peña Nieto’s reforms
One hundred days of solidarity (VIDEO STARTS RIGHT AWAY)
PERU
Peru intensifies currency fight
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Creates Tax Shelters in Appeal to the Rich
Rest in Peace Hugo Chávez, Says a Mural in Paris Filled with Portraits of Venezuela’s Caudillo
MARK FALCOFF: VENEZUELA’S FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS
Is SICAD A Radical Change In How The Economy Is Managed??
The week’s posts:
Peru’s definitely not Cyprus
BBC’s Book of the Week: Comandante
Obama heading to Mexico and Costa Rica
Meanwhile, over in the country with the strictest gun control laws in our hemisphere,
The fighting cholitas hit the mainstream
Hezbollah agent issued Venezuelan diplomatic passport
Argentina: Feed a regime, starve a media