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Former Chilean Agent for Pinochet Arrested in Australia

Former Chilean Agent for Pinochet Arrested in Australia

By Daniel Nardini The Australian government arrested a 66 year old woman named Adriana Rivas for working for the former Chilean spy agency known as Dina. Dina was the secret… Read more »

Bolivia Persecutes Venezuelan Refugees

Bolivia Persecutes Venezuelan Refugees

By Daniel Nardini It is the largest refugee crisis in the Americas. Three million Venezuelans, or roughly ten percent of Venezuela’s population, have fled the country. Most of these refugees… Read more »

Doing Collateral Damage Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Doing Collateral Damage Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

By Daniel Nardini U.S. President Donald is threatening to close the border between the United States and Mexico. He has accused the countries in Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and… Read more »

The 1450 Earthquake at Machu Picchu

The 1450 Earthquake at Machu Picchu

By Daniel Nardini Machu Picchu was hidden from the eyes of the Spanish authority in Peru for centuries until it was “discovered” in 1911 (the local Quechua, descendants of the… Read more »

Prosecuting Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe

Prosecuting Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe

By Daniel Nardini Colombians are metaphorically up in arms against former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe over war crimes he is said to have committed. Marches and demonstration in all major… Read more »

One the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising

One the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising

By Daniel Nardini Legislators for the New Power Party, a minor political party in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (Parliament), have called on the government of the Republic of China (ROC) in… Read more »

The Unsung Heroes of the Hanoi Summit

The Unsung Heroes of the Hanoi Summit

By Daniel Nardini There has been a lot said about the Hanoi Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump. Many have likened the summit to… Read more »

Vietnam: The Odd Man Out

Vietnam: The Odd Man Out

By Daniel Nardini When most Americans think about Vietnam, we think about the Vietnam War and all those American soldiers and other personnel (like nurses, soldiers of America’s allies, journalists… Read more »

The Other South American Dictatorship

The Other South American Dictatorship

By Daniel Nardini While there is great attention being focused on Venezuela and its socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro, it seems that the U.S. press, the U.S. government and the rest… Read more »

Argentina and Brazil on the Side of Democracy

Argentina and Brazil on the Side of Democracy

By Daniel Nardini Whatever the relationship between Argentina and the United States and other parts of South America, the Argentine government of current President Mauricio Macri have taken a principled… Read more »