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Latin America Monitor
What Guatemala's new president wants from the US

Former Gen. Otto Perez Molina, who will be inaugurated as Guatemala's president today, plans to push for renewed US military aid, raising concerns among critics of his legacy from Guatemala's civil war.
The Vote
Pentagon Papers declassified today. Will we learn any shocking new secrets?

The release 40 years ago of the Pentagon Papers, which showed how several presidential administrations had misled Americans about their intentions in Vietnam, was a historic moment. Now, people can read the report just as government officials themselves saw it.
Julian Assange in the crosshairs: Is he being unfairly vilified?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seems to be on just about everyone's hit list in Washington. But there are some who call for restraint, saying the legal issues are murky at best.
WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange: Is the US pursuing him in secret?

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange claimed Friday that US prosecutors are carrying out a secretive grand-jury probe into WikiLeaks activities.
The roots of Iran's nuclear program

It's quest to develop a nuclear program has taken a circuitous path through history – and includes early cooperation with the US.
Nicaragua is latest in Latin America to reject term limits

The most recent Latin American leader to overturn presidential term limits is Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega.
Global News Blog
Why Saddam Hussein lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction

The former dictator was afraid of looking weak to Iran, according to newly declassified interviews he had with an FBI agent.
CIA declassifies report on Israel’s nukes

The 1960 report defends Israel's nuclear ambitions, offers guidance on handling today's nuclear-hopefuls.