Word: leftist
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...failed 2002 coup against Chavez (a charge it denies). Chavez, who has been democratically elected twice and is almost certain to win reelection this year, is convinced the U.S. is out to assassinate him or invade Venezuela for its oil; the White House, concerned about a growing wave of leftist victories in Latin American presidential elections, insists Chavez is a would-be dictator sowing instability in the region. Last week, as U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld even likened Chavez?s rise to Hitler?s in the 1930s, Venezuela accused a U.S. naval attach? of spying and expelled him from...
...position of this administration that any legitimate, democratic election is favorable to its dictatorial alternative. America has been a beacon of democracy and freedom for 229 years, and that light will not be dimmed by the success of Hamas or militants in Iran or leftist coco- growers in Bolivia...
...strange to think this campy film was made by the same man, director Rob Marshall, who turned the Broadway show Chicago into such a dazzling cinematic work. As your story noted, Geisha opened in the U.S. to mixed reviews. And deservedly so. Ward Verrijcken Leuven, Belgium Latin American Leftists As a Dominican immigrant getting a master's degree in the U.S., I appreciated your report on the growth of left-leaning governments in Latin America [Jan. 9]. You accurately reflected the views of millions of immigrants here in the U.S.: that it is high time Latin American countries faced...
...first female President; in Santiago. An agnostic divorcé with three children, she was imprisoned and tortured under right-wing dictator Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s. Her win is seen as a sign of a cultural shift in conservative, Roman Catholic Chile and was the latest in a series of leftist victories in Latin American elections...
...usually allied with the government, could try to interfere with the elections. He called the diplomat's assessment "meddling" in Colombia's internal affairs. Uribe, nevertheless, has not complained about Plan Colombia, the $3 billion in military aid from Washington since 2000 to help fight the cocaine trade and leftist rebels. The President's office declared, "Plan Colombia cannot be used by the United States to put pressure on our country." Uribe's popularity may dip before the election, but he would have to lose about 20 points to face a runoff-and only then will...