Latest posts by David Sasaki from April, 2006
Argentina, Uruguay: EU Sticks Nose in Conflict
And Yes I Do Take it Personally paints EU involvement in the Argentina-Uruguay paper mill debate with a sarcastic brush.
Venezuela: Can Chavez be beat?
Both Boz and Miguel Octavio believe that there is a slight chance Chavez might lose in this year's presidential election. Daniel Duquenal is equally ambiguous. He says that the opposition has been wasting time, but “still, this is such an atypical electoral period that who is to say if the...
Bolivia: Morales’ First Trip to the U.S.?
Would new Bolivian president, Evo Morales come to the US to play a game of football? Eduardo Ávila explains.
Colombia: Extraditing Gabriel Puerta Parra
Adam Isacson emphasizes the sensitive consequences of extraditing longtime narcotrafficker, paramilitary associate, and ex-government security agent, Gabriel Puerta Parra (alias “The Doctor”) to the United States. Included is a translation of an intriguing and recent interview with Parra by the news magazing Semana.
Brazil: Islam
Comings Communiqué, a weblog by a Christian missionary, is dismayed by the rise of Islam in Brazil.
Bolivia: Bloggers Radio Show
Blogs de Bolivia announces (ES) that blogger Sebastian (ES), his wife Anne (ES), and Sergio Mier have launched a weekly radio show on FM 92.3 Santa Cruz, which will cover happenings in the Bolivian blogosphere each Monday night from 8 to 9.
Brazil, Mexico: Landless Workers Movement and Zapatistas
The Western Hemisphere Policy Watch blog cites a meeting between the Brazilian NGO, Landless Workers Movement (MST) and the Zapatistas in Southern Mexico as proof “that the international left's designs on the Americas are quite real and very much alive.”
El Salvador: Ban Against Gay Marriage and Adoption
Andrés Duque says that backing by El Salvador's two largest parties probably means that an amendment prohibiting marriage and adoption by gay couples will soon be passed.
Mexico, Spain: WordPress.es and Ferca
As they occasionally do, a web2.0 war of words has broken out. When Eduardo Arcos typed in the domain wordpress.es he was redirected (ES) to the weblog of the Ferca Network (ES), a Spanish web company run by David Carrero. Walter of HTML Life defends David (ES) saying that he...
Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela: Poll Numbers
It's Friday and Boz has his now infamous poll numbers from across Latin America including a now tighter race in Mexico.
Brazil: Workers Party Corruption
Luís Afonso Assumpção lists his 40 “corruption nominees” from Lula da Silva's Workers Party.
Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Colombia: Crisis in the Andes
Explaining that Venezuela has already left and that Bolivia is thinking of following, Miguel Buitrago says that most of the achievements of The Andean Community (CAN) are only observable on paper. Movimiento 13 de Abril, quotes Chavez (ES) in his announcement at the Community's recent summit in Paraguay: “CAN serves...
Argentina: “The Yang to Steak's Ying”
In The Argentine Metropolis describes a meal at an Argentine oxymoron: the vegan restaurant. “This was not penance for eating steak; this was a celebration of fresh ingredients, the yang to steak's ying.”
Peru: Miss Peru Universe 2006
With just 5% of uncounted votes remaining Un Lobo en Peru takes a brief break from the election madness to describe the blooper-filled pageant which sends Fiorella Viñas to the Miss Universe contest as Peru's representative.
Chile: Newspaper Does Not Give Attribution for Photo
Leo Prieto says that local newspaper La Estrella de Iquique used one of his Creative Commons-licensed photos without attribution and that he plans on taking legal action. Creative Commons licenses were officially adopted in Chile late last year.
Colombia: Uribe's Ppponents’ Security Problem
Adam Isacson explains why President Álvaro Uribe's popularity is based on one single issue.
El Salvador: Good Friday Procession
Viva El Salvador has pictures of a Good Friday procession in Apaneca, El Salvador.
Guatemala: Rebuilding After Stan
“Heather Parr was in Guatemala as Hurricane Stan struck in October 2005. Here she shares her account of how the local community she has got to know in Sololá has undertaken the task of rebuilding their lives and their future.” Check out parts I, II, and III.
Peru: Votes by Region
Peru Election 2006 has a handy graph breaking down the votes between Lima, outside of Lima, and outside the country. The votes for Lourdes Flores predictably decrease with each column.
Venezuela: “Hands Off Venezuela” in Arabic
Hands Off Venezuela says a new Arabic version of the site has been launched.
Argentina: Osvaldo Bayer
Roberto Bobrow sketches the life of libertarian anarchist, Osvaldo Bayer.