Articles by Upside Down World
Peru FTA Vote Expected
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved of a Free Trade Agreement with Peru 12-7 in a procedural vote last Friday. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the committee, expects a full vote by September. Senate […]
Wash. Post Compares Obrador to Stalin
The Washington Post is upset with Andres Manuel López Obrador. Because Obrador is demanding a recount in an election with several irregularities (if not cases of fraud), the Post suggests he is Stalinist, anti-democratic and […]
Ecuador: Lucharemos día a día: NO A LA MINERÍA EN INTAG
Oscar Curtid habló en la radio de mano, "Somos unos 50 más o menos reunidos aquí en Junín listos para bajar." Listos, pareció, para bajar al próximo pueblo donde Ascendant Copper tiene trabajadores acampando cerca […]
Colombia: Indigenous rights violated by state forces
A declaration, made as part of the Second Mission in Support of the Kankuamo Indigenous People of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, condemns the repeated violations of international humanitarian laws by the Colombian ‘public […]
Vargas Llosa: A writer’s shame
He said that the Israeli Armed Forces operation in Gaza, "Is completely out of proportion," and that "It shames me to be a friend of Israel." These words don’t come from some "Jew who hates […]
Haiti: The Return
Say "the return" when discussing Haiti, and people who follow events in the country know you are talking about the return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from his exile in South Africa. Mr. Aristide was […]
Colombia: Fuerza pública viola derechos indígenas
21.07.06 – COLOMBIA Declaración conjunta de la II Misión de acompañamiento al Pueblo Indígena Kankuamo de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta condena las repetidas violaciones al derecho internacional humanitario por parte de la Fuerza […]
Soya Moratorium Protects Brazilian Rainforest
The soya industry agreed to a two-year moratorium on growing crops in deforested land in Brazil’s Amazon region. "This is an important step as this is the first time we’ve had the multinationals and the […]