US imperialism. Too bad there isn’t little dots all over this map indicating where all of the USA’s 900+ military (colonies) bases are. Too bad that this map doesn’t also have other little icons, like oil drums, diamonds (to indicate minerals), water faucets (to indicate fresh water) and syringe’s (to indicate things like opium poppies and coca plants) - because if it did, you’d see a pretty obvious picture emerging as to why many of these imperialist acts of aggression have taken place over the years.

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Journalist Anabel Hernández Sued by Former AG of Mexico Over Book on El Chapo

Former attorney general of Mexico Jorge Carpizo is suing award-winning journalist Anabel Hernández and her publisher, Random House Mondadori, for libel over claims of embezzlement published in her book, “Los Señores del Narco.”

In “Los Señores del Narco” or “The Drug Lords,” Ms. Hernández alleges that Mr. Caprizo, who served as attorney general of Mexico between 1993-1994, pocketed part of the $400,000 reward given to Mexico for the capture of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

Mr. Guzmán was captured on June 9, 1993, in Guatemala and was later extradited to Mexico where he was incarnated before escaping on January 19, 2001.

Video: Anabel Hernández Discusses

Lawsuit With Carmen Aristegui 

Nigeria: Why We Cannot Check Oil Spillages - Shell

Shell Petroleum yesterday linked most of the oil spills in the Niger Delta to what it described as illegal bunkering and stealing of oil in the area.

Brinded (outgoing Executive Director of Shell), said though Shell was very concerned about the oil spills in its operations and would do everything possible to check them, but added that Shell has no control over spills arising from theft of oil along their pipelines.

Venezuela: Chávez says his cancer has returned

Late last year, Chávez had said that he had been cured from the disease. But in a pre-recorded statement broadcast on Venezuelan state television Sunday morning, Chávez said that the one inch long lesion that doctors removed from his pelvic area a week ago turned out to be a cancerous tumor.

Chávez has never said precisely which type of cancer he was operated for last summer, which has led to widespread speculation about his health.

In a recent intelligence report published by WikiLeaks, an informant for security consulting firm Stratfor reported that Chávez’s cancer has actually spread from his prostate to his colon, with metastasis in his lymphatic nodes.

With opinion surveys showing that the country is split roughly in three equal slices of Chávez supporters, opposition backers, and “non-aligned” or independent voters, Chávez’s health could affect the outcome of the October elections.

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This year three important elections in the continent:
July - México
October - Venezuela
November - US 

Argentina: Kirchner takes a tough stance on Falklands dispute. Wants to renegotiate flights.

In a fiery speech delivered as she launched the next session of the Argentine Congress, Kirchner announced that she will personally file a complaint on theMalvinas, with the UN’s Special Committee on Decolonization this summer, and invited Argentina’s opposition leaders to join her cause.

“We cannot allow a colonial enclave to continue to exist in the midst of the 21^stcentury,” a determined Kirchner said, in front of hundreds of applauding legislators and members of her peronista movement.

Ever since Argentine independence in the early 19^th century, Britain and Argentina have bitterly disputed sovereignty over the South Atlantic islands, which Britain took by force in 1833.

“It is difficult not to be skeptical of any proposal that would in effect give Argentina control over access to our home,” Falkland’s Assembly Member Roger Edwards told local newspaper The Penguin News, reflecting islanders’ distrust for the Argentine government, which unsuccessfully invaded the islands in 1982.

But Kirchner said during her speech that she means no harm to the islanders, to the English, or to “anyone else.”

“We are a country that was built by immigrants,” Kirchner concluded. “I am the grand daughter of immigrants.”

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Kirchner is not ashamed to be descending of inmigrants but Mitt Romney is not so proud to be son of mexican inmigrants, why?