Raúl Zibechi Translation by Chiapas Support Committee Wealth accumulated by the one percent is being protected by an alliance between drug trafficking networks and sectors of the state apparatus that serve the interests of large multinationals but at the same time have been formed as an important factor of power. This alliance operates by clearing…
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The Capture of Santrich and a Series of “Coincidences” Against Venezuela
María Fernanda Barreto The Nobel Peace Prize loves war. Juan Manuel Santos not only does not want peace for Colombia but has also provided all his power so that the Colombian State perpetuates itself as the lieutenant of the United States in South America. The president, who intends to go down in history as a…
Colombia: Drug Trafficking, Business of War and Presidential Elections
María Fernanda Barreto It is now time of presidential elections in Colombia. Fear is the main electoral strategy. The Colombian electorate is frightened by the ghost of “Chavism”, with the guerrillas that became a political party, with a former social-democratic guerrilla or with an alleged “invasion” of Venezuelans. Xenophobia as an expression of fear of…
Academics in the Service of Empire
James Petras Internationalist 360° Introduction Over the past half-century, I have been engaged in research, lectured and worked with social movements and leftist governments in Latin America. I interviewed US officials and think tanks in Washington and New York. I have written scores of books, hundreds of professional articles and presented numerous papers at professional…
The New Latin American Dictatorships
Jorge Beinstein The authoritarian rise The reactionary radicalization of the governments of countries like Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico or Honduras generates controversy around their characterization. None of these regimes have been the result of military coups. In the cases of Brazil, Honduras or Paraguay the dismissal of the presidents was carried out (constitutional parody) by…
Afghanistan and the CIA Heroin Ratline
Pepe Escobar The Persian Gulf harbors an array of extremely compromising secrets. Near the top is the Afghan heroin ratline – with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) positioned as the golden node of a transnational, trillion dollar heroin money laundering operation. In this 21st century Opium War, crops harvested in Afghanistan are essentially feeding the heroin…
Deep State in Haiti: Assassinations and the Quiet Genocide of the Poor
Editorial Comment: The original article published yesterday (and intact with links below) was in an email from Èzili Dantò. Today’s update is taken from her article which appears on her website at this link. Both will remain. A.V. The deep state creates a script for the unsuspecting public to play out. They rule through fear…
Deep Politics: Iran-Contra, WACL and World War III
The following is an interview with Hugo Turner, a researcher with a passion for studying the covert operations of the 70’s and 80’s. We discussed his four part series on the history of the Iran-contra scandal. They can be found at his blog here: part I, part II, part III, part IV. Our Hidden History…
The US Hand In War & Peace In Colombia
A man walks his dog next to a mural depicting former President Alvaro Uribe, in Bogota, Colombia/Photo: AP Over 100,000 students and members of the general public took to the streets of Bogotá on Oct. 5 in support of the peace accords which had been rejected by razor-thin margin in a public referendum three days…
The Strange Death of Hugo Chavez: An Interview with Eva Golinger
“Hugo Chavez defied the most powerful interests, and he refused to bow down….I believe there is a very strong possibility that President Chavez was assassinated.” — Eva Golinger By Mike Whitney and Eva Golinger MW– Do you think that Hugo Chavez was murdered and, if so, who do you think might have been involved? Eva…
The US Media War Against the Leaders of Latin America
On Psychological Warfare: Latin America faces a “Communicational Plan Condor” -Fernando Buen Abad Plan Condor : There are Military Bases and Media Bases in Latin America By Nil Nikandrov Part I Last December the Venezuelan journalist José Vicente Rangel went on his television program to talk about how the Pentagon has created the Center for…
War on Latin America
Operation Condor Never Ended: Assassinations and Coup Plots Continue Across Latin America Hugo Turner Latin America is an often forgotten theater in World War 4 America’s war on the planet that began with the collapse of the Soviet Union. In many ways World War 4 is merely a continuation of World War 3 aka the…
