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What Obama Knows

Fidel Castro ‘s latest reflections hints to the danger of a looming US Iran war. Fidel Castro warns that a war with Iran war would  be the worst mistake in US history.

by Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, Former Cuban Prime Minister and  first secretary of the Communist party of Cuba May 3, 2012 (TSR) - The most demolishing article I have seen nowadays about Latin America was written by Renán Vega Cantor, full professor at the National Pedagogical University of Bogotá, which was published three days ago by [...]

The Latin American Continent Under Surveillance of The US Southcom

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by Nil Nikandrov, Moscow-based journalist and political analyst  April 30, 2012 (TSR) - Militarization of the US foreign policy on global scale is an obvious fact. It concerns Latin America as much as it concerns other parts of the world. The US State Department does not show its usual “departmental” jealousy with regard to the increased military [...]

UNITED NATIONS: Cuba Denounces Use of TICS to Subvert Governments

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United Nations, April 26, 2012 (TSR) – On Tuesday, Cuba denounced the illegal practice of using information technologies to subvert the political systems of other countries and violates their sovereignty through interference in their internal affairs. They also repudiated daily radio and TV aggressions from the US government violating international laws and the International Telecommunications Union [...]

Brazil: Threats Against Iran are Criminal Under International Law

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March 9, 2012 (TSR) – Last week, Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Antonio Patriota, reminded Ban Ki-moon regarding his role as UN Secretary General. it referred to the issue of criminal actions in derogation of international law. “One sometimes hears the expression, ‘all options are on the table.’ But some actions are contrary to international law” Patriota told UN [...]

Iran, Venezuela call U.S. a global danger

In this image provided by the Venezuelan Presidency Office, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez greets his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Miraflores Palace in the city of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2012. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Venezuela on Monday, kicking off his Latin American tour which also includes Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador. (TSR/Venezuelan Presidency Office)

Bogota, Jan. 10, 2012 (TSR) - Amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf and a growing diplomatic squabble in the Americas, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a red carpet welcome in Venezuela Monday as he kicked off a four-nation Latin American tour that is raising concerns in Washington, D.C. Ahmadinejad’s visit, which will also take him [...]

Brazil makes efforts to reduce employment discrimination against refugees

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As the world celebrates World Refugee Day on Monday, Brazil is making progress in reducing prejudice against refugees in the country, especially in employment. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Brazil now has hosted over 4,400 refugees from 77 different countries, of which 64 percent are from African countries such as Angola, [...]

Brazil to join Guyana and Suriname in Islamic bloc

Brazil wants to build closer ties with the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC).

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — South America’s largest nation and home to a large Arab Diaspora, Brazil is seeking observer membership in the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). Sergio Luiz Canaes, the Ambassador of Brazil to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Yemen, made an official request on behalf of the Foreign Minister [...]

South America’s New-style Military Coup

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A new form of military coup d’état is emerging in South America. Today’s new militarism is characterized by leftist military men who lead a rebellion, are jailed for it, and then emerge with the popularity to win the next presidential election with large majorities of the vote. With the patriarchal blessing of Fidel Castro, the [...]


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