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The Argentinazo is the fourth and biggest popular uprising against authoritarian neo-liberal domination and political impunity.

Pablo and Diego were running down the avenue past the crowds rushing in and out of the supermarkets and electronic stores.

Opposition by Western leftist intellectuals to Washington\’s devastating war in Afghanistan has virtually collapsed.

The CIA uses philanthropic foundations as the most effective conduit to channel large sums of money to Agency projects without alerting the recipients to their source.

Colombia has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of trade union leaders and activists assassinated in the world (180 in the first 11 months of 2001).

This account is based on a variety of stories told to me by various friends and companeros who were active in the Argentinazo.

The September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington and the ramifications define a new conjuncture for social movements and NGOs.

In the first setion of the paper we will discuss the relation between the peasantry and the state in Latin America, a relationship which has been complex and changing.

The general thesis of this article is that the U.S. attack on Afghanistan is an effort to reverse the relative decline of U.S. empire and to re-establish its domination in conflictual regions.