
Oil and the Opposition
The government's attempt to derail opposition to the proposed privatization of Petro-PerO is a pal- pable demonstration of the contradiction ...

Reviews
Tunnel to Canto Grande: The Story of the Most Daring Prison Escape in Latin American History by Claribel Alegria and ...

Newsbriefs
U.S. GOVERNMENT REVIEWS BAN ON SALE OF ADVANCED WEAPONS TO LATIN AMERICA WASHINGTON, JUNE 5, 1996 S ecretary of Defense ...

The Two Faces of Fujimori’s Rural Policy
A new law has opened up the fertile lands along the coast to the market. In the Andean highlands, however, ...

Shining Path in the 21st Century: Actors in Search of a New Script
After Guzmhn proposed a peace agreement with the government, Shining Path split into two factions. Both seek to resolve the ...

Chile: Neruda’s Isla Negra
After years of silence imposed by the military, Isla Negra, the fabled home of poet Pablo Neruda, is once again ...

Taking Note
Consorting with Tyrants U.S. policymakers speak of the inauguration of a new ,era in U.S. Latin America policy in the ...

Letters
Disarmament in Haiti The Taking Note editorial enti- tied "The 'Violence' of Aristide" [Jan/Feb, 1996] con- demns the U.S. government ...