Analysis – Page 19 – Impunity Observer

Imperialist Obama Covering for Guatemalan Guerrilla

April 6, 2015 Steven Hecht Analysis, Grid

The United States, under President Obama, is helping radical anti-Americans take power in our country.

Not Genocide: Politics versus Law in the Trial of Ríos Montt

January 16, 2015 Steven Hecht Analysis, Grid

The question at the heart of the Ríos Montt trial is a simple and potentially dreadful one: did genocide occur during Guatemala’s internecine conflict?

Leftist Media Malpractice in Guatemala

June 24, 2014 Armando De La Torre Analysis, Grid

Guatemala has lately been a focus of international attention, and the present writers have extensive knowledge of the politics of this country. Even so, we were surprised when we were contacted by a reporter from the McClatchy news organization, which has a wide reach in US news markets.

Obama Revealed in Guatemala Policy

May 20, 2014 Steven Hecht Analysis, Grid

If you were observing US diplomacy in search of the curious – and you had decided to eavesdrop at one of its remotest, least-visited quarters – you would go to the Central American republic of Guatemala, where you would find something quite revealing about the nature of Barack Obama.

Power Struggle in Guatemala

November 12, 2013 Armando De La Torre Analysis, Grid

In late 2011, Guatemala’s powerful attorney general, Claudia Paz y Paz, brought criminal charges of genocide against the country’s former leader, General Efrain Rios Montt.

After two months of heavy fighting between revolutionaries and pro regime, the city of Sirte is in ruin. With an unknown number of ammunition used during the conflict, the number of unexploded engines scattered all over the city is enormous and represent a threat for the civilians. The Danish Demining Group, financed by ECHO, is dealing with this dangerous material.

Why Libya Is No Accident

October 7, 2012 Steven Hecht Analysis, Grid

For the past year or two, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other diplomats have been hand-holding an attorney general in Guatemala who has twisted the law for political purposes and acted against a constitutional order.