Review: Searching for Everardo–A Story of Love, War, and the CIA in Guatemala

6 Star Epic–Genocide, CIA Complicity, & Indigenous Honor July 27, 2010 Jennifer K. Harbury This is one of multiple books by this author, and a huge bargain as a used book–I got the used hardcopy. This book is a book-end to Secret History: The CIA’s Classified Account of Its Operations in Guatemala, 1952-1954. The author …

Central America Becomes World’s First Landmine-Free Region

Press Release — Embargoed until 18 June 2010, 9:00 am Managua Time (GMT-7) Managua, 18 June 2010 — As Nicaragua celebrates completion of its mine clearance activities, Central America becomes the world’s first landmine-free region, said the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) today. North and Central America, from the Arctic Circle to the Colombian …

CrisisGroup’s CrisisWatch Monthly Report N°83, 1 July 2010

CrisisWatch N°83, 1 July 2010 Four actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in June 2010, according to the new issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch, released today. In Kyrgyzstan large-scale violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks tore through the south of the country. Over 200 people …

23 Worst Tyrants/Dictators (Yes, there’s more than 23) and Oops, there’s Saudi Arabia..

The Worst of the Worst BY GEORGE B.N. AYITTEY | JULY/AUGUST 2010 Millions of lives have been lost, economies have collapsed, and whole states have failed under brutal repression. And what has made it worse is that the world is in denial. The end of the Cold War was also supposed to be the “End …

Review: Of Centuars and Doves–Guatemala’s Peace Process

Absolutely a Core Work for the Region and the UN Role in Enabling Peace–Future Oriented as Well April 3, 2010 Susanne Jonas I am stunned not to find numerous reviews of this excellent work, a fleshing out of the author’s highly-regarded (within the United Nations and global peace-process circles) “The Mined Road to Peace in …

Journal: England to Lose Falkland Islands/Malvinas Over Oil–China Triumphant by 2020

South Atlantic: Britain May Provoke New Conflict With Argentina–Chinese Analysis of Region’s Value (Australia.to, 24 Feb 10) CFK ‘very happy’ with massive support over Malvinas claim (Buenos Aires Herald, 23 Feb 10) Venezuela calls for removal of submarine platform in Malvinas(Falkland) Islands (People’s Daily China, 23 Feb 10) The Big Question: Could oil exploration of …