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Obama Revealed in Guatemala Policy

Steven Hecht • May 20, 2014

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.

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

Steven Hecht • October 7, 2012

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.