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Obama Shifting Rhetoric, Policy on Cuba, Drug War

Posted 21 May 2013 | By | Categories: Central America, Cuba, Drug War, Mexico & Border | No Comments

For now, hawk talk is being toned down dramatically in response to Latin American pressure and grisly evidence of the Drug War’s failures. As for Cuba, Obama will have to move toward better relations over the fierce opposition of Cuba Lobby hard-liners, like Miami Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Obama, Upset by Latin America Criticism, Replaces an Advisor

Posted 14 August 2012 | By | Categories: Citizen Action, Cuba | 7 Comments

President Obama has replaced his senior Latin American advisor, Dan Restrepo, because of embarrassing heat the president took over his drug war and Cuba policies at the mid-April Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. “He was upset by the trip,” according to a Democratic insider who follows Latin American affairs, “and so they got [...]

Support Mounts for Salvadoran Gang Truce

Posted 09 June 2012 | By | Categories: Central America, Citizen Action, Education, Immigration, Integration & Trade | No Comments

By Tom Hayden. Longtime gang peace process advocates in Los Angeles announced new support for the 11-week truce called by incarcerated Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street gang leaders, which has sharply reduced homicides in El Salvador.