The first time I heard or read about Taiwan, former Formosa, was because of the artillery bombardments that the People’s Republic of China, directed as a barracks by Mao Tse Tung, had ordered against the islands of Quemoy and Matsu, an attack that the islanders responded with dignity just like they are doing now. This…
Plurinationality does not mean the same thing in mestizo societies like many Latin American countries, including Chile. In a way, it was also a consequence of the good and the bad of the Spanish and Portuguese conquests, so different from the English on various issues, including ethnicity and race. The draft of the new constitution…
Manuel C. Díaz is an excellent Cuban storyteller. He has just demonstrated it with the publication of a book, Cuentos cubanos: Isla y exilio (Cuban Tales: Island and Exile, although almost all the tales take place in Cuba), through Amazon Books, which he has accessed through Ernesto Valdés, Design and Layout of enzoftdesigns.com. We’ll get…
They are real and notorious facts; the regimes from Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua commit State-terrorism, crimes against humanity, institutionalized violations of human rights, corruption, and function as narco-States. The objective reality of each and every one of these countries prove they have political prisoners and exiles, politically persecuted and condemned by their dictatorial “justice”.…
The name “Pedro” has been revealing of hope, leadership and kindness. “Pedro I el Grande”, Tsar of Russia, with indelible traces of advance in his country, “Don Pedro I”, “The first ruler” of the Empire of Brazil and San Pedro, the rock on which God built the temple to soul driving. But not as it…
Inter-American Watch Thursday 8/11/2022 Analysis China’s Engagement in Latin America: Views from the Region China’s economic and political engagement in Latin America grew significantly in the first part of the 21st century. And yet, Latin American reporting on China has not grown apace. Too few Latin American journalists cover Chinese activities in the region…
Despite being a skeptic about the independence processes in Latin America, I must admit that the Bolivian regime has not been able to eliminate the significant date of August 6 is a great triumph, especially for those of us who yearn to see a Bolivia free of Castrochavism. It happens that, with greater emphasis since…
Inter-American Watch Tuesday 8/9/2022 Bolivia Drug trafficking, gold and radars that do not work: what lies behind the battle of coca growers against peasants in Bolivia Fierce battles are now being waged in the department of Santa Cruz between the army of coca growers and the original landowners, while in La Paz coca growers from…
Invertebrate Spain (as in without backbone), and The Revolt of the Masses are two of José Ortega y Gasset’s best known works. Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955), a Spanish philosopher and essayist, wrote during the first half of the 20th century when Spain wavered between monarchy, republicanism, and dictatorship. For him, the Basque and Catalan separatisms…
Russia strategically places in the arena that former President Chavez was poisoned… Specifically, Igor Kirillov, commander of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense of the Russian Armed Forces , stated that Hugo Chávez (1999-2013) was poisoned with a special substance capable of causing cancer. The Russian representative explained that the deadly liquid in question can…
