Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Ecuador to deliver a sweeping indictment of left-wing governments across Latin America, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Bolivia as countries left in ruin by leftist rule, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enable now threaten the United States. Rubio made the remarks […] The post Rubio condemns leftist governance across Latin America during Ecuador visit appeared first on American Almanac .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Ecuador to deliver a sweeping indictment of left-wing governments across Latin America, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Bolivia as countries left in ruin by leftist rule, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enable now threaten the United States. Rubio made the remarks to reporters in Quito on Wednesday during a multi-country Latin America tour that also includes stops in Colombia and Peru. The press availability came after a meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, and Rubio spoke first in Spanish, then switched to English to drive the same points home for an international audience. A reporter asked whether Rubio was concerned about…Open
Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Quito to deliver a blunt indictment of left-wing governance across the Western Hemisphere, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Colombia as countries left worse off by leftist leadership, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enabled now threaten the United States. Rubio spoke to […] The post Rubio condemns leftist governments across Latin America during Ecuador visit appeared first on American Almanac .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Quito to deliver a blunt indictment of left-wing governance across the Western Hemisphere, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Colombia as countries left worse off by leftist leadership, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enabled now threaten the United States. Rubio spoke to reporters in the Ecuadorian capital on Wednesday during a meeting with President Daniel Noboa, part of a broader diplomatic tour that also includes stops in Colombia and Peru. Speaking first in Spanish and then switching to English, the secretary laid out what he described as a pattern of leftist movements collaborating with transnational criminal organizations, a pattern he…Open
An explosion tore through a military base storing pyrotechnic material in Viacha, Bolivia, near La Paz, on Friday. Dozens were injured, and the cause remains unknown, officials say.
Lurking behind Trump aligned leaders such as Javier Milei, Daniel Noboa, Jair Bolsonaro, and Nayib Bukele are lesser known but highly influential operatives who dictate the course of events in their countries.
Perhaps the most consequential of these figures is Fernando Cerimedo, a top advisor to the right-wing Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, who’s known as MAGA’s man in Latin America. On August 18, Cerimedo was arrested and accused of masterminding an attack that would have killed his ex-girlfriend, the Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller, who is pregnant. Beller miraculously survived four shots at point-blank range, and from her hospital bed, in a desperate bid to avoid being murdered, she denounced Cerimedo. The Grayzone reports on how Cerimedo's testimony exposes much more than her ex's lethal intentions. Beller reveals an entire network of CIA assets manipulating Latin American politics on behalf of Trump's Washington, and explains how a deluge…Open
Toadying to Washington is not a durable platform for the region. The post The Poverty of the Latin American Right appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Poverty of the Latin American Right Toadying to Washington is not a durable platform for the region. Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images On June 21, Colombians narrowly elected the right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella to the presidency over the leftist candidate Iván Cepeda. Since 2023, right-wingers have won 11 of the past 13 elections in Latin America. De la Espriella’s victory comes as a jewel in the crown for the Trump administration and its so-called “Donroe Doctrine.” Sadly, the track record of recent conservative governments in the Americas—with the exception of El…Open
TRENTON, NJ — Concerns about election integrity in the United States were once again brought to the public's attention, as New Jersey blamed a "slight software glitch" for accidentally enrolling the entire country of Bolivia as voters.
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office.
The Grayzone’s Oscar Leon interviews Evo Morales, former president of Bolivia and leader of the country’s indigenous and peasant sectors, about the national uprising which now threatens the survival of the government of neoliberal President Rodrigo Paz.
Morales discusses the factors behind the growing rebellion and the refusal of the pro-US government in La Paz to address its demands. He describes the Paz administration as a cesspool of corruption which has presided over numerous drug trafficking scandals as it seeks to sell the country’s land to the highest foreign bidder. Finally, Morales discusses being targeted under the Trump administration’s so-called Donroe Doctrine, as leaked documents reveal plans to kidnap him in cooperation with the DEA.Open
Federal prosecutors have moved to denaturalize Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador who admitted to working as a spy for communist Cuba for decades.
Federal prosecutors are moving to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador who admitted to spying for communist Cuba. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Federal prosecutors have moved to denaturalize Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador who admitted to working as a spy for communist Cuba for decades. DETAIL: Rocha began working with Cuban intelligence in 1973, five years before applying for U.S. citizenship . He held several prominent posts in the State Department, including U.S. ambassador to Bolivia. Prosecutors allege he lied about his allegiance to the U.S. Constitution. The 75-year-old Rocha was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2023 after admitting to spying on behalf of communist Cuba. Rocha was secretly…Open
