Israel Must be Held to Same Nuclear Scrutiny as Iran

by Joe Parko

Global Research / The Tennessean / LACIS

First, we went after nonexistent nuclear weapons in Iraq, and now we are consumed with the possibility that Iran might develop nuclear weapons sometime in the future. read more »

The real axis of evil: USA – UK – Israel – France – Italy?

by Kazi Mahmood/LACIS read more »

Forty-year-old nuclear program

US-Israeli agreement provides that Israel could go ahead with it nuclear program as it wishes, as long as it is kept secret

Ashraf Jamal* read more »

Year after year, in the framework of the United Nations Disarmament Conference, the United States has blocked the beginning of negotiations to prohibit the placement of any type of weapons, particularly nuclear weapons, in outer space, as well as the use of force or the threat to use force in or from outer space. read more »

* A global danger that harms Latin America: LACIS read more »

The Venezuelan opposition prepares
a summer of violence and crime read more »

A broad and determined offensive by the government of the United States is underway to hijack the United Nations (UN) and place it under its full control, according to analysts and experts in international politics consulted by the Latin American Circle for International Studies (LACIS). read more »

Luis Gutiérrez Esparza
President
Latin American Circle for International Studies (LACIS) read more »

Venezuela, Georgia, and
Washington's double standard

The Venezuelan government is carrying out a modernization of its armed forces, a process that includes replacing obsolete or useless weapons; a 120 million dollar agreement with Russia for the acquisition of transport and assault helicopters and Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles; the purchase of 20 Super Tucano advanced training aircraft from Brazil and 12 transport planes, naval patrol vessels and corvettes manufactured in Spain. read more »

Latin America: a road of its own, without
U.S. interference

In Latin America, 2006 has been an election year. Some countries, such as Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil and more recently Nicaragua, already have new presidents or have re-elected those who were in office. Two nations have yet to hold elections, Venezuela and Ecuador, where a tense struggle continues for power.
The main feature of the electoral results in the region has been a greater presence and influence of the left; a plural and diverse, democratic Latin American left, based on specific positions and needs. The candidates representative of this left -or the left in the plural sense- have participated and participate, contrary to other times, with solid possibilities of winning. Committed, in general, to a fair distribution of the wealth, truly popular social policies, a real improvement in the living standards of the majorities, a rejection of the hegemonic pressures from the United States; convinced on the need to promote cooperation and regional integration with a view toward an authentic and equitable development, these left candidates have encountered a broad favorable response in society. read more »