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Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) attends Cuban Independence Day celebrations during a meeting with the Cuban American national foundation in Miami, Florida, May 23, 2008. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

TOP STORY - Should Obama, If Elected, Make a Clean Break With Bush's Latin America Policy? (Huffington Post)

Brazil - Nouriel Roubini's Economic Predictions, or, Why Fernando Henrique Cardoso Was a Terrible, Terrible President (Alterdestiny)

Chile - "We need to redistribute Chile's wealth now" (Patagonia Times)

El Salvador - Top Salvadoran candidate would restore Cuba ties (Associated Press)

Guatemala - Guatemala appoints Mayan ambassador to indigenous people (Indian Country)

Paraguay - Lugo Pledges Aid To Paraguay Poor (The Impudent Observer)

Peru - Alan Garcia's Stunning Return to Form (The New World Lusophone Sousaphone)

United States - Venezuela seeks observation satellite in five years (Reuters)

World - Georgia's Media War (Al Jazeera)

Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo, second from left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attend a mass in San Pedro, Paraguay, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Lugo is visiting the nation's poorest province on his first full day in office. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

TOP STORY - New Paraguay president meets with poor (Associated Press)

Bolivia - The Bolivia Recall Referendum: Final Numbers and Analysis (Inca Kola News)

Bolivia - Bolivia’s Post-Referendum Conjuncture (New Socialist)

Cuba - Cuba plans Venezuela zoo barter (BBC)

El Salvador - Left challenge gathering momentum (Green Left Weekly)

Peru - Conflict grows, government slumps (Green Left Weekly)

Danny Glover speaks at the 35th Annual Vision Awards June 12 in Beverly Hills, California. Glover, who plans an epic next year on Haitian independence hero Toussaint-Louverture, said he slaved to raise funds for the movie because financiers complained there were no white heroes (AFP/Getty Images/File/Vince Bucci)

July 24, 2008

PARIS (AFP) — US actor Danny Glover, who plans an epic next year on Haitian independence hero Toussaint-Louverture, said he slaved to raise funds for the movie because financiers complained there were no white heroes.

"Producers said 'It's a nice project, a great project... where are the white heroes?'" he told AFP during a stay in Paris this month for a seminar on film.

"I couldn't get the money here, I couldn't get the money in Britain. I went to everybody. You wouldn't believe the number of producers based in Europe, and in the States, that I went to," he said.

"The first question you get, is 'Is it a black film?' All of them agree, it's not going to do good in Europe, it's not going to do good in Japan.

"Somebody has to prove that to be a lie!", he said. "Maybe I'll have the chance to prove it."

"Toussaint," Glover's first project as film director, is about Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803), a former slave and one of the fathers of Haiti's independence from France in 1804, making it the first black nation to throw off imperial rule and become a republic.

The uprising he led was bloodily put down in 1802 by 20,000 soldiers dispatched to the Caribbean by Napoleon Bonaparte, who then re-established slavery after its ban by the leaders of the French Revolution.

Due to be shot in Venezuela early next year, the film will star Don Cheadle, Mos Def, Wesley Snipes and Angela Bassett...

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Workers rest and eat dinner after a day of collecting bird dung known as guano on Asia Island in Peru, Friday, July 4, 2008. Guano is used to make some of the world's finest organic fertilizer. It's collected for domestic use and for export as it is a favorite for organic gardeners in the US, France and Italy. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

[Editor's Note: Just as the mouthpieces of the Anglo-American establishment are predicting the demise of Latin America's "pink tide," a Gallup poll from Peru indicates otherwise.]

TOP STORY - More Peruvians Favor Socialism Than Capitalism (Cota 1061)

Colombia - If Not Colombia, Then Where is the Cocaine Coming From? (Colombia Journal

El Salvador - Left candidate holds lead (Angus Reid Global Monitor)

El Salvador - Seeing Reality in Cara Sucia (The Lutheran Zephyr)

Latin America - Protecting poor from rising food prices must be top priority (Stabroek News)

Uruguay - “Exceptional” approval rating for Uruguay’s president (MercoPress)

Venezuela - The United States and Venezuela: More Than Just A Gun Show (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

A coca farmer throws confetti over Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, as he arrives to vote in Villa 14 de Septiembre, in the Bolivian state of Cochabamba, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. Bolivians will decide Sunday whether Morales should stay in office on a referendum proposed by the Bolivian leader to try to break a political stalemate in the bitterly divided Andean nation. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)

TOP STORY - Bolivians back Morales in recall vote (Associated Press)

Bolivia - Bolivia: Can The Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It? (Huffington Post)

Colombia - Opposition Political Activist & Trade Unionist Killed (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Youth Leader Assassinated (Justice for Colombia)

Ecuador - Ecuadorian president hails ties with Paraguay (Xinhua)

Latin America - Latin Americans agree on further details for Bank of the South (European Network on Debt & Development)

Caterine Becerra, 8, takes a bath outside her wooden house in La Boquilla slum,Cartagena, Colombia, March 16, 2007. An increasingly popular port of call for cruise ships, Cartagena is in a frenzy of luxury building. But nowhere in Colombia is the gulf between rich and poor wider. (AP Photo/ William Fernando Martinez)

TOP STORY - Colombia has second highest level of economic inequality in Latin America (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Argentina - Hugo Chavez sends diesel shipment to Paraguay (Associated Press)

Bolivia - Morales Prepares to Win Bolivia’s Sunday Referendum (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

Bolivia - Bolivia, Shell reach agreement in nationalization (Associated Press)

Brazil - Lula Calls for Closer Ties Between Brazil, Argentina (Bloomberg)

Brazil - Brazil makes push to host Olympics in 2016 (Chicago Tribune)

Colombia - Red Cross: Colombia broke Geneva Conventions (Associated Press)

Caterine Becerra, 8, takes a bath outside her wooden house in La Boquilla slum,Cartagena, Colombia, March 16, 2007. An increasingly popular port of call for cruise ships, Cartagena is in a frenzy of luxury building. But nowhere in Colombia is the gulf between rich and poor wider. (AP Photo/ William Fernando Martinez)

TOP STORY - Colombia has second highest level of economic inequality in Latin America (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Argentina - Hugo Chavez sends diesel shipment to Paraguay (Associated Press)

Bolivia - Morales Prepares to Win Bolivia’s Sunday Referendum (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

Bolivia - Bolivia, Shell reach agreement in nationalization (Associated Press)

Brazil - Lula Calls for Closer Ties Between Brazil, Argentina (Bloomberg)

Brazil - Brazil makes push to host Olympics in 2016 (Chicago Tribune)

Colombia - Red Cross: Colombia broke Geneva Conventions (Associated Press)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, waves as Mexican billionaire businessman Carlos Slim stands behind at a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

TOP STORY - Bill Clinton's new mission in Latin America: Shoring up lap-dog governments (Canada NewsWire)

Bolivia - President suspicious over helicopter crash (Agence France-Presse)

Bolivia - Morales Says He 'Doesn't Fear' Results of Recall Referendum (Bloomberg)

Mexico - Mexico's Poor Forgo Goods as Income From U.S. Drops (Bloomberg)

United States - Militarizing the Social Sciences (Global Research.ca)

Venezuela - New Books by Marta Harnecker and Michael A. Lebowitz for Debate on Socialism (Monthly Review)

World - Privatisation and the World Bank (The Daily Star)

World - Don’t cry for Doha (Daily News)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, waves as Mexican billionaire businessman Carlos Slim stands behind at a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

TOP STORY - Bill Clinton's new mission in Latin America: Shoring up lap-dog governments (Canada NewsWire)

Bolivia - President suspicious over helicopter crash (Agence France-Presse)

Bolivia - Morales Says He 'Doesn't Fear' Results of Recall Referendum (Bloomberg)

Mexico - Mexico's Poor Forgo Goods as Income From U.S. Drops (Bloomberg)

United States - Militarizing the Social Sciences (Global Research.ca)

Venezuela - New Books by Marta Harnecker and Michael A. Lebowitz for Debate on Socialism (Monthly Review)

World - Privatisation and the World Bank (The Daily Star)

World - Don’t cry for Doha (Daily News)

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, March 8, 2007.

By Rodrigo Acuña

On Line opinion

August 5, 2008

Excerpt from commentary:

As a detailed story in the magazine Extra! has documented, the US press has largely remained silent (or tried to put the best spin on) issues of corruption and human rights abuses under Uribe’s government in order to support a free trade deal between the US and Colombia...

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Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, March 8, 2007.

By Rodrigo Acuña

On Line opinion

August 5, 2008

Excerpt from commentary:

As a detailed story in the magazine Extra! has documented, the US press has largely remained silent (or tried to put the best spin on) issues of corruption and human rights abuses under Uribe’s government in order to support a free trade deal between the US and Colombia...

(click here to view entire commentary)

Inka Kola News

August 1, 2008

Big news breaking in the region. The body of Guillermo Rivera was found buried in a garbage dump, apparently having been strangled. Rivera, a leader of an important opposition group in Venezuela, went missing on April 15th. His family were told at the time he had been taken into custody by the National Police Force.

This promises to set off an international scandal of the highest order. With the political situation tense as it is, this form of suppression of opposition political leaders is an affront to the spirit of democracy, protests should be made to the government of Hugo Chávez immediately and without doubt Venezuela and its government should be IMMEDIATELY SANCTIONED BY ALL INTERNATIONAL BODIES.

Here's the link to the full story. Oh....wait a minute....it's in Colombia, not Venezuela. Oops, silly me! And it was news there two weeks ago. Amazing how that one wasn't reported in English, isn't it?

Inka Kola News

August 1, 2008

Big news breaking in the region. The body of Guillermo Rivera was found buried in a garbage dump, apparently having been strangled. Rivera, a leader of an important opposition group in Venezuela, went missing on April 15th. His family were told at the time he had been taken into custody by the National Police Force.

This promises to set off an international scandal of the highest order. With the political situation tense as it is, this form of suppression of opposition political leaders is an affront to the spirit of democracy, protests should be made to the government of Hugo Chávez immediately and without doubt Venezuela and its government should be IMMEDIATELY SANCTIONED BY ALL INTERNATIONAL BODIES.

Here's the link to the full story. Oh....wait a minute....it's in Colombia, not Venezuela. Oops, silly me! And it was news there two weeks ago. Amazing how that one wasn't reported in English, isn't it?

(L-R) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets with Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at the Palacio San Martin in Buenos Aires, August 4, 2008. REUTERS/Presidency/Handout (ARGENTINA)

TOP STORY - South American leaders mull transportation plan (Associated Press)

Brazil - Brazil mulls sugar cane limit to protect wetland (Reuters)

Colombia - NGO Will Stamp Out Colombian Violence Forever Using Passive Aggressive Letter-Writing Techniques (BoRev.net)

Colombia - Declaration of TeleSUR in Response to the Affirmations of Minister Santos (Colombia Support Network News)

Colombia - New threats and intimidation in Narino State (Colombia Support Network News)

Ecuador - Ecuador seizes failed-bank owners' stocks (Associated Press)

Paraguay - New leader's first challenge: land reform (Associated Press)

Venezuela - The “Bridge” in the Coup: The IRI in Venezuela (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

(L-R) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets with Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at the Palacio San Martin in Buenos Aires, August 4, 2008. REUTERS/Presidency/Handout (ARGENTINA)

TOP STORY - South American leaders mull transportation plan (Associated Press)

Brazil - Brazil mulls sugar cane limit to protect wetland (Reuters)

Colombia - NGO Will Stamp Out Colombian Violence Forever Using Passive Aggressive Letter-Writing Techniques (BoRev.net)

Colombia - Declaration of TeleSUR in Response to the Affirmations of Minister Santos (Colombia Support Network News)

Colombia - New threats and intimidation in Narino State (Colombia Support Network News)

Ecuador - Ecuador seizes failed-bank owners' stocks (Associated Press)

Paraguay - New leader's first challenge: land reform (Associated Press)

Venezuela - The “Bridge” in the Coup: The IRI in Venezuela (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

TOP STORY - Ecuador says US must leave Manta air base (Associated Press)

Colombia - US-Based Lawyers to Defend Victims of Paramilitaries (Inter Press Service)

Ecuador - Chevron hires lobbyists to squeeze Ecuador in toxic-dumping case (Newsweek)

Mexico - Mexicans vote 'no' on oil reform (Associated Press)

United States - International Republican Institute Gives Donors Access to McCain (New York Times)

United States - Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Vincent Navarro (Canadian Dimension)

United States - Obama On NAFTA: Name This “Change We Can Believe In” (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

Venezuela - Taking Stock of the Bolivarian Revolution: Changing Venezuela by Taking Power (American Armageddon)

Venezuela - New Hampshire accepts Venezuelan heating oil (Concord Monitor)

World - WTO Talks Collapse Amidst Developing Countries' Reluctance to Sacrifice Food Security (Center for Economic and Policy Research)

TOP STORY - Ecuador says US must leave Manta air base (Associated Press)

Colombia - US-Based Lawyers to Defend Victims of Paramilitaries (Inter Press Service)

Ecuador - Chevron hires lobbyists to squeeze Ecuador in toxic-dumping case (Newsweek)

Mexico - Mexicans vote 'no' on oil reform (Associated Press)

United States - International Republican Institute Gives Donors Access to McCain (New York Times)

United States - Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Vincent Navarro (Canadian Dimension)

United States - Obama On NAFTA: Name This “Change We Can Believe In” (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

Venezuela - Taking Stock of the Bolivarian Revolution: Changing Venezuela by Taking Power (American Armageddon)

Venezuela - New Hampshire accepts Venezuelan heating oil (Concord Monitor)

World - WTO Talks Collapse Amidst Developing Countries' Reluctance to Sacrifice Food Security (Center for Economic and Policy Research)

The commander of Colombia's Armed Forces, Gen. Fredy Padilla, left, listens to Colombia's Army commander, Gen. Mario Montoya, right, after being decorated by Cundinamarca State Gov. Andres Gonzalez, unseen, during a ceremony in Bogota, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, unseen, said at the ceremony that a member of the military mission that tricked rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, into freeing 15 hostages on July 2, 2008, wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation. Uribe also said his government had apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which he called an unauthorized error by a nervous soldier. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia - Community Leader Assassinated (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Environmentalist and Human Rights Activist Threatened (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Community Leader Killed (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Trade Union Bodyguard Tortured and Murdered (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Paramilitaries Kill Communist Party Member with Chainsaw (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Human Rights Defender Murdered (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Swiss Government Call on Colombian Regime to End Attacks (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Colombian State Accused of Torture and Murder of Trade Union Leader (Justice for Colombia)

The commander of Colombia's Armed Forces, Gen. Fredy Padilla, left, listens to Colombia's Army commander, Gen. Mario Montoya, right, after being decorated by Cundinamarca State Gov. Andres Gonzalez, unseen, during a ceremony in Bogota, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, unseen, said at the ceremony that a member of the military mission that tricked rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, into freeing 15 hostages on July 2, 2008, wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation. Uribe also said his government had apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which he called an unauthorized error by a nervous soldier. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia - Community Leader Assassinated (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Environmentalist and Human Rights Activist Threatened (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Community Leader Killed (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Trade Union Bodyguard Tortured and Murdered (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Paramilitaries Kill Communist Party Member with Chainsaw (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Human Rights Defender Murdered (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Swiss Government Call on Colombian Regime to End Attacks (Justice for Colombia)

Colombia - Colombian State Accused of Torture and Murder of Trade Union Leader (Justice for Colombia)

Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos discusses the recent hostage rescue and how the government is regaining its territory, Friday, July 25, 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

BoRev.Net

July 25, 2008

Excerpt from report:

The sad part is not that the Colombian government attempts to manipulate the US and Colombian media in their fight against the FARC. The sad part is that the media allows itself to be manipulated when the truth is fairly obvious...

(click here to view entire report)