Buenos Aires, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) Argentina is putting final details on next week's fourth Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, with the signing of the Final Declaration and Action Plan slated for November 4-5.
Subsidized agriculture in rich countries, the US sponsored Free Trade Area for the Americas, and current international financial policies, are the main obstacles for consensus.
Argentina Readies for Regional Summit - Prensa Latina
The FBI is establishing a presence in Paraguay (with much local worry about the implications):US FBI Director Robert Mueller arrived in Paraguay Wednesday to check on preparations for installation of a permanent FBI office in Asuncion.In his two days in Asuncion, Mueller will meet with Paraguayan Vice President Luis Castiglioni, Supreme Court Chief Justice Antonio Fretes, and Interior Minister Rogelio Benitez.
A communiqué from the US Embassy in Asuncion justified installation of the FBI office in 2007, to cooperate with security organizations to fight international crime, drug traffic and kidnapping.
FBI Sets Up Permanent Office in Paraguay, 8th in Latin America - Prensa Latina
And Venezuela is attempting to extradite Pat Robertson on charges of committing an act of terrorism by threatening President Hugo Chavez....As another example of Washington's two-faced handling of terrorism, the diplomat referred to Rev. Pat Robertson's public calls to assassinate President Hugo Chavez, which is a crime under US law as well as an act of terrorism under international law, he explained.
The Venezuelan ambassador said for these reasons, his country has begun processing an extradition request for Pat Robertson under the terms of the existing treaty between the governments of Washington and Caracas.
We expect that our formal request for extradition will be diligently handled by the US authorities, he concluded.
Venezuela Denounces US Two-Faced Attitude toward Terrorism - Prensa Latina
More later, but this is a start.
