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Number 258 | Enero 2003 |
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Nicaragua
Will Clusters Bring Development?
In a talk at envío , Nicaraguan economist Arturo Grigsby analyzed and questioned the development strategy that is part of the Bolaños government’s promised national project.... continuar...
Nicaragua
From One Crossroads to Another
The crossroads reached when Alemán lost his immunity
was followed by another created with the budget veto.
While the alliances that characterized last year
are adjusting and readjusting along the way,
shortsightedness and lack of self-criticism
are still producing blind spots when it
comes to choosing the best road.
... continuar...
Nicaragua
The Scars of War: De-mining Fields and Minds
Anti-personnel mines are the cruelest vestiges of the war.
Their unexpected explosions are the beat of funeral drums,
accompanying the long, painful process of relearning
to embrace a culture of peace.
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Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS
ARMS TRAFFIC SCANDAL
The controversial results of an investigation conducted by the Organization of American States at the request of the Nicaraguan, Panamanian and Colombian governments into... continuar...
Guatemala
Word Games and Election Games
In his third and final report on the state of the nation,
President Alfonso Portillo employed his habitual rhetoric
to twist and distort reality. So began 2003, an election year,
even as the constantly increasing sense of insecurity and
the serious threat posed by the “hidden powers”
darken the country’s horizon.
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México
The Zapatistas Break their Silence
In an incident that helped break the Zapatistas’ long silence,
Subcomandante Marcos described Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón
as a “fascist” while Garzón countered that Marcos was a “drifting ship.”
It can only be hoped that this serious mistake, which Marcos has
tried to rectify, will not affect the cause he represents
on the international level.
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América Latina
Brazil’s Landless Movement: “Our Aim Is to Topple Three Walls...”
“We feel proud and victorious because we elected President Lula.”
“Now we have the chance to implement a real agrarian reform.”
“We see latifundia as our enemy and Lula’s government will play
a fundamental role in democratizing land ownership in Brazil…” “We’re motivated by hope and trust that another Brazil is possible.”
Brazil’s Landless Movement, Latin America’s most important and
combative social movement, greeted Lula’s victory with these words.
What are the key aspects of its emergence, growth and achievements?
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a monthly magazine of analysis on Central America