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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
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Fmr. Guatemalan PM Alleges Retaliation for Iraq War Opposition in Extradition Order
A Guatemalan court has approved an order to extradite former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to the United States on money-laundering charges. A federal grand jury has indicted Portillo for allegedly using US banks to embezzle millions of dollars taken from Guatemalan coffers. Portillo, however, says he’s the target of a political witch hunt dating back to his opposition to the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Alfonso Portillo: "I’m glad to tell Guatemalans I’m being chased for political reasons, for not following US policies in Latin America. I was the only Central American president who didn’t sign the letter supporting the US war and invasion in Iraq, and my argument was that my country had already been invaded in the past and signing a letter to support another country’s invasion was against my principles. I remember the ambassador and counselor’s words at that time: 'revenge will come in the future.' And the extradition request is the instrument of revenge."
Portillo’s lawyers are appealing the extradition order.
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