Obama Screws Up Latin American Policy

The lights are going out in Venezuela. The Chavez-controlled legislature passed an education bill on Aug. 13 that will extinguish the last glimmers of free thought in the country’s classrooms. The law is such a caricature of revolutionary legislation that it almost seems like a joke, like something out of Woody Allen’s “Bananas.” But it’s [...]

Fidel Castro defends Cuba’s state-controlled press – Americas AP – MiamiHerald.com

Fidel Castro defended Cuba’s government-controlled press Friday, arguing that news coverage is manipulated by those wealthy enough to finance newsgathering even in countries guaranteeing press freedom.
In a column posted on a state Web site, the 82-year-old ex-president wrote that “today, only through gigantic investments can you provide centers that produce the news for the whole [...]

My Way News – At summit, Obama gets friendly with Chavez

President Barack Obama extended a hand to America’s hemispheric neighbors on Saturday at a summit where he offered a new beginning for U.S.-Cuba relations and greeted Venezuela’s fiery, leftist president who gave him a book about Latin America’s exploitation by foreign powers.
U.S. relations with Havana and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez took center stage at the Summit [...]

Chavez asks Venezuelans to let him run in 2012

President Hugo Chavez tried Sunday for the third time in his tumultuous decade in power to cast aside constitutional barriers to his re-election, arguing that only he can complete the transformation of Venezuela into a socialist state.
Voters on both sides said their decision was crucial to the future of Venezuela, a deeply polarized country where [...]