Articles by Laura Carlsen
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Plan Colombia, Permanent War, and the NO Vote
Laura Carlsen – Common Dreams,
24 Oct 2016
The NO vote unexpectedly flipped the political situation back in favor of the rightwing hawks. This uprising could not only flip it back in favor of peace, but also create a social movement capable of going beyond the accords in terms of establishing social justice and human rights and addressing the enormous backlog of demands from below.
→ read full articleWhy Latin American Leaders Are Standing Up to Israel
Laura Carlsen – Al Jazeera America,
18 Aug 2014
A Latin America freed from U.S. dictums has the capacity, if not to isolate a wayward state, at least to send a powerful message of opprobrium. Hopefully, other nations will see the example and follow suit.
→ read full articleRisky Business – Mexico’s Oil Privatization Scheme
Laura Carlsen - CounterPunch,
14 Jul 2014
There’s another, semi-hidden layer to Mexico’s oil privatization. What both the Mexican government and the private companies covet in Mexico’s privatization scheme is not so much the oil flow as the capital flow. Underneath the rhetoric, it’s about making sure that the “river of capital” flows into the pockets of power.
→ read full articleSystematic Eavesdropping on the Government: The NSA’s Spying Operation on Mexico
Laura Carlsen - CounterPunch,
28 Oct 2013
The latest analysis of Snowden leaks from the German magazine Der Spiegel is a bombshell for Mexico. “The NSA has been systematically eavesdropping on the Mexican government for years,” reads the opening line in the Oct. 20 [2013] issue.
→ read full articleAt the UN, a Latin American Rebellion
Laura Carlsen – Foreign Policy in Focus,
14 Oct 2013
One after another, Latin American leaders came to the podium to denounce the U.S. government. Most criticism was directed at the espionage programs that made Mexico and Brazil marks for political and industrial spying. The other target for regional antipathy was the signature U.S. security policy: the drug war.
→ read full articleWomen Lead Latin America’s Growing Anti-Militarization Movements
Laura Carlsen – Americas Program,
7 Feb 2011
When George W. Bush left the White House, the rest of the world breathed a sigh of relief. The National Security Doctrine of unilateral attacks, the invasion of Iraq under the false pretext of weapons of mass destruction, and the abandonment of multilateral forums had opened up a new phase of U.S. aggression. Despite the focus on the Middle East, the increased threat of U.S. military intervention cast a long shadow over many parts of the world. Two years later, that sense of relief has given way to deep concern. After hopes of a something closer to FDR’s Good Neighbor Policy of (relative) non-intervention, we find ourselves facing a new wave of militarization in Latin America–supported and promoted by the Obama administration.
→ read full articleU.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SELLS OUT HONDURAN DEMOCRACY FOR SENATE CONFIRMATIONS
Laura Carlsen – Znet,
15 Nov 2009
• Policy change to recognize elections without reinstatement of Zelaya torpedoes peace agreement, mollifies Republicans and alienates Latin America • President Zelaya pronounces Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord a "dead letter" • Anti-coup organizations call for elections boycott on Nov. 29In one of the lowest points in U.S. diplomatic history, the State Department announced a turnabout in […]
→ read full articleWORDS AND DEEDS IN TRINIDAD
Laura Carlsen,
28 Apr 2009
The stage was set for a showdown. Hugo Chávez and Barack Obama exchanged another round of insults before getting on their planes to head to Trinidad and Tobago. Many countries came prepared for an all-court press to admit Cuba to the Organization of American States (OAS) and demand lifting the U.S. embargo against the island. […]
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