Protests Sweep Latin America as Bush Begins Five-Nation Tour

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Fri, Mar 9, 2007 7:04AM

Protests have broken out across Latin America as President Bush begins a five-nation tour. In Brazil, over 30,000 people took to the streets of Sao Paulo Thursday with more underway in Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico. We go to Uruguay for a report.

Protests have begun across Latin America as President Bush begins a five-nation tour. In Brazil, over 30,000 people took to the streets of Sao Paulo on Thursday. In the coming days protests are also scheduled in Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico. Today we are going to look extensively at President Bush’s visit to the region. In a few minutes we will be joined by a leading member of the opposition in Colombia, but first we go to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, where protesters are preparing for President Bush’s visit.

* Michael Fox. Freelance journalist based in South America who has reported for Free Speech Radio News, The Nation and Znet. He is a former staff writer at http://VenezuelaAnalysis.com.

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§“A Matter of Low Expectations and Utter Despair”

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Fri, Mar 9, 2007 7:07AM

To talk more about President Bush’s visit to Latin America, Council on Hemispheric Affairs director Larry Birns joins us in Washington. COHA calls the trip “a matter of low expectations and utter despair." To talk more about President Bush’s visit to Latin America, Larry Birns joins us in Washington. He is the Director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs in Washington DC.

* Larry Birns. Director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs in Washington DC.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/09/1443241

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