Latin American and Canadian News from World Press ReviewWorld News ReviewThe Specious 'National Security' Argument- March 26, 2008 In the past week, the Bush administration has unearthed a "national security" justification for passage of the United States-Colombia Free Trade Agreement that can't be allowed to stand.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3102.cfm House of Cards- March 12, 2008 The end of the housing boom has signaled a bust in construction jobs, a field in which about 28 percent of workers are foreign-born, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3092.cfm Dominica: The Caribbean's Next 'Terror Island'- March 10, 2008 Dominica's pursuit of an independent foreign policy and its insistence on maintaining cordial relations with Caracas might sorely test the tolerance of a putative McCain administration.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3090.cfm Plan Colombia: The Real Destabilizing Force in South America- March 7, 2008 U.S. press coverage of the recent tensions between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela might lead one to conclude that Colombia has become the victim of the wrath of its' evil next door neighbor.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3088.cfm |