The Latin American Revolution (Part 6): Countries in Latin America Move to Regional Integration: Leaders and Activists Building Alternative to Capitalism By Asad Ismi “The people have risen like a great Lazarus… so let’s hurry with our unity, to speed up the changes that have already been on their way, the Bank of the South….the unity of our oil, energy companies, the social programs, the economic support. We have walked long along the path and we […]
The Latin American Revolution (Part 5): In Bolivia, Under Morales, The Revolution is Indigenous By Asad Ismi Evo Morales, Bolivia’s indigenous President, started his second term in January by declaring colonialism dead in his country. Morales emphasized that he has attempted to “eradicate all vestiges of colonial repression and discrimination against Bolivia’s indigenous majority.” He certainly has, which is one reason why Morales was re-elected by a landslide in […]
War Crimes: Canada’s Afghanistan “Mission” Cripples Democracy at Home: Torture Cover-up Also Shields World’s Biggest Narco-state By Asad Ismi Stephen Harper’s Conservative government shut down Parliament until March, mainly to avoid answering politically embarrassing questions about the torture of Canadian military detainees in Afghanistan. Especially disturbing are the allegations–and mounting evidence — that our military was complicit in this torture of captives by Afghan government “interrogators.” The scandal broke in November […]
The Latin American Revolution (Part 2): El Salvador the Latest Latin American Country to Turn Left Asad Ismi Joining the revolutionary wave sweeping Latin America, the people of El Salvador in March elected the first progressive government in the country’s 168-year history, by voting in the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), a former left-wing guerrilla army. Mauricio Funes, the FMLN President-elect, told cheering supporters: “The time has come for the […]
