Authenticity Has a Special Value
Authenticity is something of exceptional value, which should be applied to any human activity. Being genuine lends authenticity to the degree of credibility a given person/matter may have.
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Latin America
A New Intifada in Kashmir? Arundhati Roy & Sanjay Kak on the World’s Most Densely Militarized Area
Discussing India’s military involvement in Kashmir, Roy says: “It’s such a morally reprehensible thing to be living in a country that is doing this to a people and everyone is keeping quiet about it. … What they are doing to people is terrible.”
Read MoreCuba Without Oil If Maduro Loses
“Not a single drop of oil is going to go for funding the government of the Castros in Cuba. Mr. Castro uses Venezuelans, our people, so that government is enriched… Nicolas is the candidate of the Castros, I am the candidate of Venezuela and Venezuelans,” said Henrique Capriles on Monday.
Read MoreIt’s Decided: Chavez Won’t Be Embalmed
Plans to embalm the body of Hugo Chavez and put him on permanent display were called off on Friday. “To carry out the procedure the body would have to be sent to Russia for a period of 7 or 8 months,” said the minister of communications, Ernesto Villegas. “After receiving this report the idea of embalming was definitely discarded.”
Read MoreOn Uprising’s Anniversary, a Syrian Opposition Voice Says Country is Victim of a Global Proxy War
Today marks the second anniversary of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a conflict that has killed more than 70,000 people and created at least one million refugees.
Read MorePope Francis’ Junta Past: Argentine Journalist on New Pontiff’s Ties to Abduction of Jesuit Priests
While praised for his work with the poor, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio — now Pope Francis — has long been dogged by accusations of his role during Argentina’s military dictatorship. We speak to Horacio Verbitsky, a leading Argentine journalist who exposed Francis’ connection to the abduction of two Jesuit priests.
Read MoreL.A. Times Calls for Removal of Cuba from Terrorism List
The Los Angeles Times called on Wednesday for the US government to exclude Cuba from the blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, reported the Prensa Latina.
Read MoreMaduro Denies Being Homophobic
The interim president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, denied today that he is homophobic or having made insinuations about the sexual orientation of his rival in the elections of April 14, Henrique Capriles.
Read MoreDoubts Emerge on Embalming Chavez
The interim president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said today that there are difficulties with embalming the body of the late president Hugo Chavez, and that the initial plan to putting him on display at a museum may be abandoned, reported dpa news.
Read MoreOver 100 Gitmo Prisoners on Hunger Strike
News of the hunger strike at the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba first emerged last week, but appears to involve far more prisoners than thought. In a letter to his attorney, one detainee wrote: “We are in danger.
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