Since 1982, Cuba has remained on the U.S. list of State Sponsors of Terrorism which is designated by the U.S. State Department. The Latin America Working Group wanted to understand how Cuba has remained on this list and what it would take for Cuba to get off of this list. We also took to the … Continue reading End the Travel Ban
“Harvest of Empire”
"Harvest of Empire": New Film Recounts How U.S. Intervention Caused Mass Latin American Migrations http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/25/harvest_of_empire_new_film_recountsor http://dncdn.dvlabs.com/ipod/dn2012-0925.mp4 At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, the new feature-length documentary, "Harvest of Empire," examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. Based … Continue reading “Harvest of Empire”
How Castro Held the World Hostage http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/opinion/how-castro-held-the-world-hostage.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=all By JAMES G. BLIGHT and JANET M. LANG Published: October 25, 2012 Waterloo, Ontario ON Oct. 26-27, 1962, human civilization came close to being destroyed. Schoolchildren were ordered into shelters; supermarket shelves were emptied of soup cans and bottled water. It was the most perilous moment of the … Continue reading
SOA Watch news and updates for September 2012
Share this news on your Facebook page or your Twitter account!Two human rights lawyers assassinated in Honduras: take action! This past Sunday and Monday, two human rights lawyers, Antonio Trejo and Eduardo Diaz, were brutally murdered in Honduras, bringing to over 60 the number of victims caught in the struggle for life and land in the Bajo Aguan in … Continue reading SOA Watch news and updates for September 2012
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