15th anniversary of AMIA bombing to be observed Friday, barring interference by IranAir
Walking down Avenida Figueroa Alcorta in Buenos Aires the other day, I came across a succession of posters advertising “la penetración iraní en América latina” and featuring Hugo Chávez and … Continue reading
Humanising the Hemisphere: John Pilger’s The War on Democracy
John Pilger‘s latest film, The War on Democracy (R/T 93 minutes) is an interesting and important excursion into the Latin American hemisphere and US foreign policy towards its southern neighbours. … Continue reading
News ‘n Views: Some Current Pickings
Some time-pressed recent links I found of interest rather than write-up(s) as I take some time out. Like many people, I have experimented with social bookmarking sites (Reddit, Newsvine, Clipmarks, … Continue reading
Tariq Ali on Creating an Axis of Hope: Latin America and the Middle East
Tariq Ali addressed a Sydney Ideas audience this week, with a lecture on lessons for the Middle East from Latin America, entitled Latin America and the Arab World: Resistance and … Continue reading
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