Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia Dispute

                   

An axis of enemies

prairiepundit.blogspot.com     22 hrs ago   8 related          

Arthur Herman:With Russian tanks now presiding over the dismemberment of the Republic of Georgia, can a lame-duck Bush administration -- weary from its long drubbing by critics over Iraq and eyeing the exit door -- rise...                    

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venezuelanalysis.com: A protest sign in support of the Yukpa reads: "Chávez/[Environment Minister] Yubirí: The Yukpa demand the Tizina, Paja, Chiquita, and Ceilan Estates." (ANMCLA) venezuelanalysis.com

[news] Chávez Declares Support for Venezuelan Indigenous Occupying Ancestral Lands

venezuelanalysis.com     26-Aug-2008   1 related          

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez pledged decisive support Sunday for the Yukpa indigenous people who have occupied 14 large estates in the northwestern state of Zulia to demand legal title to their ancestral lands. By...                    

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Thousands displaced in southern Colombia

alertnet.org     22-Aug-2008   1 related          

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. We are becoming increasingly concerned about the humanitarian situation along southern Colombia's Pacific coast,...                    

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Mark Weisbrot: Should Obama, If Elected, Make a Clean Break With Bush's Latin America Policy?

huffingtonpost.com     18-Aug-2008   3 related          

In the last decade political change has swept across most of Latin America. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela - voters rejected the "Washington Consensus" economic policies after more...                    

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Plan Ecuador: Practical Ideas or Lofty Ideals?

scoop.co.nz     19-Aug-2008          

Currently, Ecuador is confronting a wave of violence previously unknown in the country. Organized crime, sicariatos (brutal contracted killings), drug trafficking, and kidnapping contribute to increased violence. The internal...                    

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[news] Landowners Attack Venezuelan Indigenous Clamoring for Land Rights in Zulia

venezuelanalysis.com     18-Aug-2008   1 related          

A Venezuelan indigenous community belonging to the Yukpa ethnic group, which is demanding legal title to its ancestral lands, was attacked last week by hundreds of armed aggressors. According to the Yukpa, the aggressors were...                    

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Venezuela sends Colombia fuel to slow smuggling

iht.com     17-Aug-2008   10 related          

Venezuela is boosting sales of subsidized gasoline to neighboring Colombia in a bid to slow cross-border smuggling of cheap Venezuelan fuel. Venezuela's Oil Ministry says it plans to send Colombia's Norte de Santander state at...                    

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Western Amazon Biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples Threatened

digitaljournal.com     15-Aug-2008          

The western Amazon, home to the most biodiverse and intact rainforest left on Earth, may soon be covered with oil rigs and pipelines. A new study states over 180 oil and gas "blocks" which are areas zoned for exploration and...                    

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alertnet.org: Colombian Wayuu Indians from the country's Guajira region protest in Bogota against a government decision against one of their community leaders, June 10, 2008. REUTERS/John Vizcaino alertnet.org

Colombia's Indians risk extinction from conflict, drugs war and multinationals

alertnet.org     15-Aug-2008          

Colombia's decades-long conflict, U.S.-backed anti-drugs measures and resource-hungry multinational companies are pushing the country's indigenous peoples towards extinction. War alone uproots 20,000 Indians from their...                    

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MARK WEISBROT: Obama should embrace Latin America's populist leaders

sacbee.com     14-Aug-2008   2 related          

WASHINGTON -- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela - voters rejected the "Washington Consensus" economic policies after more than two decades of unprecedented economic failure. Similarly,...                    

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