Latin America news roundup - February 5, 2010

Porfirio ¨Pepe¨ Lobo (left) is sworn in as the new president of Honduras on Wednesday, January 27. "This election marked the...highest voter turnout in our history,¨ Lobo said during his inauguration speech. In fact, just 49 percent of the electorate went to the polls, the lowest national participation rate of all time. (Photo by Jeremy Kryt)

TOP STORY - A Lobo in Sheep’s Clothing? (In These Times)

Colombia - Updates on the La Macarena gravesite (Plan Colombia and Beyond)

Colombia - Same Paramilitary Abuses; New Faces, New Names (IPS)

Costa Rica - Polling gets Narrower as Sunday’s Presidential Elections in Costa Rica Approach (COHA)

Cuba - In Cuba, peso makes a comeback, pleasing customers (Reuters)

El Salvador - Stop private firms exploiting poor states (Guardian)

Haiti - Cuban-Haitian Medical Teams in Haiti Go International (Havana Note)

Haiti - Limited Compassion for Haiti (The Killing Train)

Peru - CIA Misled Congress, Dragged Feet on Disciplining Employees in Killings of US Citizens in Peru Drug War Plane Shootdown (Drug War Chronicle)

Venezuela - Viva Hugo Chavez: Oliver Stone Takes on IMF and the World Bank in South of the Border (Santa Barbara Independent)

Second Latin America news roundup - February 4, 2010

TOP STORY - Center for Economic and Policy Research launches new blog on Haiti (Center for Economic and Policy Research)

Colombia - Warning on former Colombian paramilitaries threat (Financial Times)

Haiti - Unasur seeks to coordinate relief efforts in Haiti (Xinhua)

Haiti - There's real hope from Haiti and it's not what you expect (Independent)

Honduras - Ex-Leader of Honduras Says Successor Must Hasten Purge (New York Times)

Honduras - OAS mission to establish truth commission in Honduras (Xinhua)

United States - The Corporate Takeover of U.S. Democracy (In These Times)

Venezuela - Marta Harnecker: Decentralization key in fighting bureaucratism and corruption (VHeadline)

Venezuela - BBC host repeats false claim that Chavez accused U.S. of causing Haitian earthquake (Media Lens)

World - Davos: Stiglitz and Rogoff - Part 1 (Reuters)

Latin America news roundup - February 4, 2010

TOP STORY - Haitians will defend their sovereignty (Real News)

Brazil - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: Brazil is building economic strength by lifting millions out of poverty (Independent)

Brazil - Brazil agrees on price to buy French jets - report (Reuters)

Colombia - Military Buildup in Colombia: A Rumor of War (The Rag Blog)

El Salvador - SOA Watch Romero Legacy Delegation, March 19-26, 2010 (School of the Americas Watch)

Haiti - Haitians will defend their sovereignty Pt.2 (Real News)

Honduras - Impunity on the Prowl, in Honduras and Here (Huffington Post)

United States - Whose News Is It, Anyway? (GRITtv)

Venezuela - US Intelligence Report Classifies Venezuela as "Anti-US Leader" (Monthly Review)

World - Keynes v. Hayek, Full Video (Open Economics)

Second Latin America news roundup - February 3, 2010

TOP STORY - A People’s History of American Empire (GRITtv)

Colombia - Updates on the La Macarena gravesite (Plan Colombia and Beyond)

Ecuador - Ecuador to Chevron: Do The Right Thing (GRITtv)

Haiti - The Tremor Felt Round the World (Huffington Post)

Haiti - Ciné Institute: Stories of Heroes (GRITtv)

United States - From History to Action: Inspired by Howard Zinn (GRITtv)

United States - Ben Jealous: History from the Bottom Up (GRITtv)

United States - Progressives and the Democratic Party Pt.2 (Real News)

World - More reasons not to expect "regime change" in Iran (Foreign Policy)

World - Ignoble Prizes in Economics (Open Economics)

Latin America news roundup - February 3, 2010

TOP STORY - Bill Quigley: “Disgraceful” Suspension of Medical Evacuations Captures US Indifference to Magnitude of Haitian Suffering (Democracy Now!)

Brazil - Brazilian congress willing to approve reformed power accord with Paraguay (MercoPress)

Colombia - A day for the “false positives” suspects (Plan Colombia and Beyond)

Colombia - Human Rights in Colombia: Rep. Jim McGovern (D)(Huffington Post)

Cuba - School for liars: Posada Carriles Tells the El Paso Court "I lied because the CIA taught me how" (Machetera)

El Salvador - Salvadoran Anti-Mining Activists Risk Their Lives by Taking On ‘Free Trade’ (NACLA)

United States - An interesting quote from I.F. Stone (Still Hangin' on a Cross)

United States - The Defense Industry is Pleased with Obama (GRITtv)

United States - Progressives and the Democratic Party (Real News)

World - Admitting Wrongdoing at the World Economic Forum (GRITtv)

Second Latin America news roundup - February 2, 2010

TOP STORY - Globalization Documentary Discusses Paradox of Poverty in Era of Unparalleled Wealth (Black Collegian)

Colombia - “Collateral Damage” an Issue in Colombia’s War Against Rebels (Latin American Herald Tribune)

Colombia - U.S.-Colombian Base Pact Accelerates "Dangerous Trend" In Latin America (Australia.TO)

Haiti - Haiti's 'odious debt' must be completely and unconditionally cancelled (Pambazuka News)

Honduras - US to Restart Aid to Honduras (Democracy Now!)

United States - Barack Obama and the Fading of Hope (The Progressive)

Venezuela - The Challenges of 21st Century Socialism in Venezuela (ZNet)

Venezuela - Venezuela And Russia Partner To Develop Oil Field In Orinoco Region (Latin America News Dispatch)

Venezuela - Hugo Chavez Did Not Accuse the U.S. of Causing the Haitian Earthquake (The Anti Press)

World - The Age of Monopoly-Finance Capital (Monthly Review)