Monthly Archives: January 2015

The Nisman files: A who’s who in Argentina’s deadly whodunit

The Nisman files: A who’s who in Argentina’s deadly whodunit
  • January 28, 2015
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LIMA, Peru — Some have described it as stranger than fiction. The night before he was due to testify before lawmakers about what he claimed was a coverup of Iran's alleged role in a devastating Buenos Aires bombing, prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead with a single bullet wound to the temple. He had been making waves by accusing President Cristina Fernández of blocking his investigation into the unresolved 1994 blast at the AMIA Jewish center that killed 85 people — often called Latin America's deadliest terrorist attack. Her motive, Nisman claimed, was…Read more …

In Peru, surfing the world’s longest wave

In Peru, surfing the world’s longest wave
  • January 25, 2015
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  CHICAMA, Peru — The cold Pacific waters massage my dusty feet as I survey the perfectly peeling break just 60 feet in front of me. After walking nearly a mile barefoot over a baking, rocky desert, the sensory release — and relief — coming from my suffering soles is extreme. Surfers are a hardy bunch and will put up with all kinds of suffering to catch a wave or two. But it’s not usually like this. For most, wipeouts, sunburn, sharp coral, and even the risk of a hungry shark mistaking them…Read more …

How Death Of Top Prosecutor Is Rocking Argentina

How Death Of Top Prosecutor Is Rocking Argentina
  • January 22, 2015
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LIMA, Peru — It's widely regarded as Latin America's deadliest terror attack. In 1994, a van loaded with fertilizer blew up in front of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds. After 20 years of dead ends in the investigation, prosecutor Alberto Nisman finally seemed to be making headway. But he also became increasingly frustrated at what he saw as government roadblocks to his quest for the truth. Last week, he publicly accused President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of conspiring with Iran to shield Iranian suspects in…Read more …

Is Ecuador’s president using U.S. law to censor critics?

Is Ecuador’s president using U.S. law to censor critics?
  • January 19, 2015
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LIMA, Peru — You might think that using United States laws to shut up social media opponents would be the last thing Rafael Correa would do. A vocal adversary of Washington, Ecuador's leftist president has also made a name for sheltering WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in his country's London Embassy, and briefly offering asylum to U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. So, it might come as a surprise to learn that Ecuadoreans who dare to post content critical of Correa and his government on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook say they are finding their images and…Read more …