Latin America news roundup - June 8, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton arrives at the Catam military airport in Bogota June 8, 2010.Hillary Clinton is on a two-day official visit to Colombia. REUTERS/John Vizcaino

TOP STORY - Quite possibly the only decent piece of advice that a U.S. cabinet official has given Latin America in the last decade: Hillary tells the region to tax its rich (Associated Press)

Bolivia - Evo Morales hopeful of reestablishing full relations with Washington (MercoPress)

Brazil - Experts Call Brazil-Turkey Deal with Iran a "First Step" (Inter Press Service)

Brazil - Brazil's Rousseff rises in poll, ties with Serra (Reuters)

Colombia - Washington and the Colombian Elections (Huffington Post)

Colombia - Colombian Army Attacks Striking BP Workers (Upside World Down)

Ecuador - Correa and Clinton to dicuss US-Colombia bases pact (Colombia Reports)

Latin America - Taxing the Poor (Inter Press Service)

South America - Uruguay, Argentina to Cooperate on Energy, Environment (Latin American Herald Tribune)

World - UN Urges Veganism (Open Economics)

Latin America news roundup - June 7, 2010

TOP STORY - Glenn Greenwald Clobbers Eliot Spitzer in Debate on the Gaza Flotilla (AlterNet)

Brazil - Brazil’s Nuclear Diplomacy and Its Quest for a New International Politics (NACLA)

Central America - China crashes Cafta's party (Guardian)

Chile - Chile: 90 percent of Pinochet fortune dubious (Associated Press)

Latin America - Report Slams Obama Military Approach to Latin America (Latin American Herald Tribune)

Mexico - Subcomandante Marcos Interview (Culture & Dissent)

United States - Barack Obama's same old brand new security strategy (Guardian)

World - How Israeli propaganda shaped U.S. media coverage of the flotilla attack (Salon)

World - The real cost of cheap oil (Guardian)

World - Eurozone crisis is self-inflicted (Guardian)

Latin America news roundup - June 6, 2010

Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, shakes hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as they pose for a photo at the Third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, May 28, 2010. The AoC is a high-level group of experts that explore the roots of polarization between societies and cultures today and recommend a practical program of action to address the issue.

TOP STORY - Lula promises to CEPAL to work for Latin America and Africa (Brazil Institute)

Latin America - Oliver Stone Promotes New Film “South of the Border” in South America (Latin America News Dispatch)

Latin America - Foosball with the Devil: Haiti, Honduras, and Democracy in the Neoliberal Era (Upside Down World)

Paraguay - President Lugo on promoting social justice (YouTube)

South America - UNASUR: An Emerging Geopolitical Force (CEPR)

United States - Naomi Klein: Why is BP still in charge (Dandelion Salad)

United States - Debate on the US debt (CNN)

Uruguay - Uruguay president's wealth: 23-year-old VW Beetle (Seattle Times)

World - Naomi Klein speaks out against attack on Gaza Flotilla in Toronto, Canada (ZNet)

World - Pranab Bardhan on the economic rise of China and India (Reuters)