Andean Region
by Various Authors
Apr 28 2008
Later this month, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) will publicly determine the “authenticity” of laptops recovered from a rebel encampment in Ecuador after a March 1 raid on the camp by the Colombian military. Based on previous press coverage of the incursion and the documents, we are concerned that the media take extreme care in interpreting the Interpol findings.
by Bret Gustafson
Mar 20 2008
If one reads the mainstream U.S. press to understand recent events in Bolivia, the following composite story emerges: Bolivia is a deeply divided and fractured country of profound cleavages, bitter fragmentation, and civil conflict. Most of this can be attributed to the country’s new president, Evo Morales, elected in late 2005. A member of the Aymara ethnic group and Bolivia’s first indigenous president, Morales is trying to give Indians a bigger role in government and a greater share of the economic pie.
by Justin Delacour
Feb 20 2008
After reluctantly agreeing to let Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez mediate between his administration and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Colombian president Álvaro Uribe halted Chávez’s months-long effort in November, accusing him of violating protocol by directly contacting a Colombian military leader.
by David Edwards
Oct 19 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has long been demonized by the Western media as a “leftist firebrand” (the U.K. Independent), “militaristic strongman” (Financial Times), and as “Venezuela’s demagogue” (The Washington Post).
