Alleged Plot Weakens Claims of Iran’s Sway in Latin America
By Charles DavisMANAGUA, Oct 16 2011 (IPS) Claims by neo-conservative and right-wingers that Iranian influence in Latin America poses a growing security threat to the United States seem exaggerated, at...
View ArticleU.S.: Hundreds Rally in Support of Accused WikiLeaks Source
Protestors rallied outside a US military base to support Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst who gave classified information to Wikileaks. Credit: Charles Davis/ IPSBy Charles...
View ArticleU.S.: A Decade in the Purgatory Called Guantanamo
By Charles DavisWASHINGTON, Jan 11 2012 (IPS) Hundreds of protesters, dozens outfitted in orange jumpsuits and black hoods, took to the streets outside the White House on Wednesday to demonstrate...
View ArticleIran’s Relations with Latin America Less Than Meets the Eye
By Charles DavisWASHINGTON, Jan 13 2012 (IPS) Its economy hurting from sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been making a show of bolstering its ties to...
View ArticleLawmakers, “Experts” Spin Tales of Iranian Terror in Latin America
By Charles DavisWASHINGTON, Feb 3 2012 (IPS) Through its ties with Venezuela and other nations in Latin America, Iran is building an anti-U.S. alliance in the Western Hemisphere that poses a direct,...
View ArticleBOOKS: A Global Empire, Yet a “United States of Fear”
By Charles DavisMANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb 7 2012 (IPS) By the end of 2011, the United States had elite special operations forces in around 120 of the 192 countries recognised by the United Nations, with...
View ArticleU.S. Hedge Funds Paint Argentina as Ally of Iranian ‘Devil’– Part One
In the first of this two-part series, IPS examines how a major donor to the Republican Party, Paul Singer, is using a lobbying firm run by Democrats to tar the government of Argentina as an...
View ArticleU.S. Hedge Funds Paint Argentina as Ally of Iranian ‘Devil’– Part Two
Paul Singer at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2013. Credit: WEF/cc by 2.0By Charles DavisLOS ANGELES, Jul 31 2013 (IPS) Vulture capitalist Paul Singer has hundreds of millions...
View ArticleU.S. Court Ruling Boosts Vulture Funds at Developing World’s Expense
By Charles DavisLOS ANGELES, Aug 27 2013 (IPS) A recent U.S. court ruling over a fight between Argentina and its creditors on Wall Street will increase global poverty by making it easier for “vulture...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Ecuador Rescinds Welcome Mat for U.S. Forces
By Charles DavisWASHINGTON, Nov 7 2007 (IPS)Ecuador’s leftist President Rafael Correa says he will not renew the United States military’s lease on an Air Force base in Manta, a move viewed by some in...
View ArticleUS-CUBA: Five Decades of an Admittedly Failed Policy
By Charles DavisWASHINGTON, Sep 21 2009 (IPS)U.S. citizens of Cuban descent are once again free to travel to Cuba and send an unlimited amount of money to their relatives on the island, but for the...
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