Nick Cohen takes to task “lefty westerners who trawl the world for revolutions to praise:” Radical tourists have been deluded pimps for Venezuela, in The Guardian, no less.
ARGENTINA
Viviana Fein still trying to justify herself: Alberto Nisman may have been forced to kill himself, says Argentine prosecutor. Shot in the back of the head, no less.
BOLIVIA
Bolivia police, workers clash at protest over plant shutdown
Dynamite Used at Bolivian Protest, 3 Injured, 76 Arrested
BRAZIL
In order for #Brazil to come out of its most recent economic #downturn, it must look externally & open its #economy. https://t.co/LfvFUYq8VR
— Prof. Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) May 22, 2016
Brazil Partners with WHO to Track Tobacco, Alcohol Industries. Country Also Plans to Monitor Use of Alcohol and Sugar Intake. I don’t drink or smoke, but this gives me a craving for a Derby and caprinhas.
CHILE
Violent protests erupt during Chile president’s speech
Chileans are angry because of an economic downturn and a corruption scandal involving Ms Bachelet’s family.
COLOMBIA
Colombia and FARC Rebels Reach a Deal to Free Child Soldiers
FARC has said in the past that it no longer recruits child soldiers. But during a visit this year by a New York Times reporter to a rebel camp,minors said guerrilla fighters had taken them into custody in recent months.
COSTA RICA
At Drudge: Hell opens? Costa Rica volcano erupts…
Hundreds hospitalized…
CUBA
Cuban and North Korean Special Forces in Venezuela
Furthermore, how this arrangement stems from a confidential military cooperation and intelligence-sharing agreement that North Korea’s Kim Jong-un with Cuba’s Castro regime in March.
ECUADOR
Ecuador Bank Hacked — $12 Million Stolen in 3rd Attack on SWIFT System
Ecuador deporta a cinco de los cubanos detenidos en el Hotel Carrión
JAMAICA
Venezuela’s Maduro stopped by: Venezuelan president in Jamaica for working visit
MEXICO
Mexican Marines Denounce Superiors’ Unwillingness to Fight Cartels
Mysterious Roar And Light In The Sky Wake Mexican City
Police, soldiers swarm Acapulco, killings continue…
Lord Rolls Royce (en español),
PANAMA
Panama ends sale of Mexico air tickets to stranded Cuban migrants
PUERTO RICO
Creditors of Puerto Rico Government Bank Revive Lawsuit Over Debt Moratorium
URUGUAY
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro is ‘Crazy as a Goat’, says former Uruguayan president. The colloquial equivalent in American English is “batshit crazy.”
VENEZUELA
Good luck with that, Oil-for-Drugs Swap: India’s Answer to Venezuela’s Unpaid Bills
Sugar shortage forces Coca-Cola to stop production in Venezuela
Venezuela, where hamburger is officially $170…
Socialist paradise turned living hell…
Fidel Castro, Evo Morales discuss ‘imperialist efforts’ in Latin America…