Friday, August 14, 2009

Daily Headlines: August 14, 2009

* Cuba: Fidel Castro discussed the global economic crisis and immigration to the U.S. in an essay published on the occasion of his 83rd birthday yesterday.

* Puerto Rico: Residents on the island of Vieques are keeping a sharp eye on the review of a controversial report claiming that no negative effects have been caused by decades of military exercises.

* Argentina: The former commander of a military base where torture and abuses were carried during the “Dirty War” was sentenced to life in prison.

* Paraguay: Paraguay's government has a bill backing Venezuela’s bid to join the Mercosur bloc due to concerns by opposition politicians.

Image- PRESS TV (U.S. Reverend Lucius Walker- founder and executive director of Pastors for Peace- with Fidel Castro in a recent photograph)
Online Sources- LAHT, AP, BBC News, Reuters

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