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	Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA)
		COHA has also helped marshal U.S. labor support for the revolutionary Left in Latin America.
		In an interview, Birns admitted that COHA emerged as a byproduct of that WPC-sponsored meeting to serve as a vehicle “to manipulate the sophisticated political and academic communities.” IPS founder Richard Barnet was a COHA trustee up until 1976, the year of the Letelier scandal.
		COHA has had a consistent record of opposing U.S. policies in Latin America.
	www.knology.net /~bilrum/COHA.htm (676 words)

	Political Affairs Magazine - Council On Hemispheric Affairs:The Immigration Debate Rolls On...
		Council On Hemispheric Affairs:The Immigration Debate Rolls On...
		Illegal migration is fueled by desperation, and in the history of the hemisphere no event has created such social devastation as the Central American wars of the 1980s which were spearheaded by the Regan Administration.
		The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, founded in 1975, is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt research and information organization.
	www.politicalaffairs.net /article/articleview/3193/1/161 (1167 words)

	About Internships - Council on Hemispheric Affairs
		COHA’s downtown Washington office, located in the prestigious Dupont Circle area, is fast-paced and highly professional, yet is informal and congenial.
		COHA internships are highly respected by the Washington policymaking community for their rigor and the valuable learning experience they provide, with former COHA interns gaining prominent positions in journalism, the Foreign Service, congressional offices as well as being admitted to some of the most prestigious professional schools in the country.
		In addition, COHA research associates will be expected to assist in office administration including such activities as: producing financial reports, maintenance and fulfillment of subscription lists, clipping newspapers, sorting and filing resource information, supervising promotional mailings, servicing mail and telephone inquiries, as well as various other supply and maintenance functions.
	www.coha.org /about-internships (572 words)

	Council on Hemispheric Affairs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) is a Washington, D.C. -based non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1975, with the goal of promoting awareness of hemispheric issues and encouraging the formulation of rational political and economic U.S. policies towards the region.
		COHA is dedicated to monitoring Latin American affairs, especially within the context of U.S. and Canadian foreign policy and its effect on the region.
		COHA's staff spend a great deal of time gathering information to write and publish press memoranda and articles that may later be published around the world by the international media.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Council_on_Hemispheric_Affairs (401 words)

	Council on Hemispheric Affairs Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		COHA’s major thesis was not to suggest that the canal does not require expansion, but rather that the project’s estimated cost (over $5 billion) may, in practice, dramatically exceed that figure and could cost as much as $25 billion accounting for over-runs, inflation and the inevitable factor of corruption.
		COHA Director, Larry Birns will be addressing the statements made by Roberto Eisenmann concerning the canal expansion as a way to transform Panama into a Singaporean-like society.
		COHA STAFF: Again, it is basic economics that an artificially appreciated currency from pegging means that this country’s (Trinidad’s) exports are equally artificially cheaper abroad and the imports from countries whose currencies are artificially cheapened by the peg (United States) are artificially more expensive.
	cohaforum.blogspot.com (12391 words)

	Hemispheric Affairs Group Backs PetroCaribe Plan
		The Council On Hemispheric Affairs [COHA] also backed the plan by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez which is based on offering discounts on oil to contracted countries who need only pay a percentage of the market price with the remaining cost converted into long term, low interest rates.
		COHA Research Associate Kaia Lai wrote that despite the objections raised specifically by Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, PetroCaribe is the best offer on the table for the region and could prove to be the best exit from the region’s current misery.
		COHA’s analysis also had a hardline view of the opposition from oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago whose prime minister has advised neighbouring nations this week not to count on the PetroCaribe oil deal with Venezuela to solve their energy needs.
	www.jonesbahamas.com /?c=47&a=7342 (706 words)

	IIP : Guide : Governmental Listings
		Internships offered at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs provide entry level practical experience in dealing with a variety of hemispheric political, economic, and diplomatic and trade issues.
		COHA internships, which are available throughout the year, are entirely voluntary and are awarded on a highly competitive basis, with summer positions being the most sought after.
		Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action promoted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs- Division for Sustainable Development to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System and governments in every area in which the human being impacts on the environment.
	www.princeton.edu /~iip/guide/page-4.html (637 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Island Nation Mooted to Break Logjam over Security Council Seat
		Loathe to have Venezuela in the Security Council at a time it is focusing on such critical issues as the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, the U.S. is backing Guatemala and encouraging others to do the same.
		But where COHA views Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as an advocate of democracy, other analysts see him as a dangerous and destabilizing figure bent on undermining U.S. interests.
		COHA argues, however, that the island nation is not reflexively anti-American.
	www.crosswalk.com /1440577.html (849 words)

	The Left's Latin American Lobby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Birns opened COHA's New York and Washington, D.C., offices (the New York office is now closed) with the help of Orlando Letelier, Allende's first ambassador to the U.S. Letelier was then a co-director of the Institute for Policy Studies' Trans- national Institute.
		COHA's annual human rights and press freedom reports, well- publicized in the media, are critical of abuses of both right- and left-wing regimes in Latin America.
		The Sandinistas' assertions of respect for social justice are often taken at face value in COHA press releases and reports while similar statements by the freely elected Salvadoran govern- ment are dismissed or ridiculed.
	www.heritage.org /Research/LatinAmerica/IA31.cfm (6474 words)

	Council On Hemispheric Affairs
		A nonprofit, hard-hitting liberal think tank and lobbying group, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) was founded in 1975 to encourage good relations and monitor policies among the US, Latin America, and Canada.
		Interns (called research associates) write articles for COHA's distinguished biweekly publication Washington Report on the Hemisphere, interview policymakers and journalists, conduct research for position papers, write press releases, and respond to public inquiries.
		COHA's rigorous and prestigious internship program was started in 1975; approximately one to two interns are eligible for hiring every semester for full-time positions.
	www.angelfire.com /mt/internships/14.htm (213 words)

	The NarcoSphere \|\| COHA Libels the Zapatistas
		The Washington DC-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) demonstrated this week that the “liberal” beltway may be paved with good intentions… but it still leads to hell.
		COHA should likewise be red-faced in the wake of its “press release” hatchet job on the Zapatistas, but then their falsehoods aren’t susceptible to DNA tests.
		After the Council on Hemispheric Affairs published a retraction and correction of its original Zapatista smear, its staff apparently read our fact-checks on the retraction and changed the text of that, too.
	narcosphere.narconews.com /story/2005/7/7/141948/2292 (3012 words)

	Trinicenter.com Washington's Human Trafficking Charges Drag Down U.S.-Venezuela Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		With two months still to go before the U.S. presidential elections in which Florida's key electoral votes are at stake, the Bush administration has targeted Venezuela in order to appease Florida's staunchly anti-Castro constituency, as well as its growing anti-Chávez Venezuelan expatriate population, hoping to assure victory on November 2 in the pivotal swing state.
		Through her connection to both Súmate and the CNE, Kornblith's apparent conflict of interest highlights a possible conduit for Washington's continued meddling in Venezuela's domestic affairs, and perhaps underlines the true motives behind the White House's anti-trafficking sanctions.
		By further straining its diplomatic ties with the important oil-producing country, Washington is not only undermining its standing within the hemisphere as a fair-minded champion of genuinely democratic principles and expanding trade, but also is possibly placing into jeopardy its vital access to Venezuela's vast petroleum reserves.
	trinicenter.com /cgi-bin/selfnews/viewnews.cgi?newsid1097252848,23036,.shtml (1295 words)

	Council on Hemispheric Affairs, SouthCom has problems defining its role (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		After decades of US meddling in the Western hemisphere in the course of its Cold War crusade and subsequent War on Drugs, Washington has found a new justification for its heavy-handed intervention in the region.
		While there is little evidence that the rest of the hemisphere is a breeding ground for anti-American terrorist networks, the US Southern Command (SouthCom) is attempting to promote such a misinterpretation to further its own self-serving agenda and above all, to guarantee its funding.
		While many Latin American militaries are still struggling to overcome the bitter effects and damaged reputations resulting from decades of human rights abuses and institutionalized corruption, it may be dangerous to instruct them in anti-terror tactics that could later be used to suppress their own citizens.
	www.thepanamanews.com /pn/v_10/issue_17/opinion_06.html (2219 words)

	Venezuela’s Candidacy for the UN Security Council Appears on Track
		The race for a seat on the UN Security Council between G-77 nations Venezuela and Guatemala has become a neck and neck sprint for the the finish line.
		Venezuela is looking hopeful as the next occupant of a non-permanent seat at the UN security council, much to the chagrin of the white house.
		I think with a G-77 country like Venezuela on the committee, there is a better chance of struggles such as Palestine, Sudan, Darfur, Lebanon etc. being examined from the perpective of a culture that plays politics in revolutionary arenas.
	gnn.tv /headlines/10492/Venezuela_s_Candidacy_for_the_UN_Security_Council... (892 words)

	Council On Hemispheric Affairs
		A nonprofit, hard-hitting liberal think tank and research and monitoring group, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) was founded in 1975 and has since gone on to become a legend.
		Interns (called research associates) write articles for COHA’s distguished biweekly publication Washington Report on the Hemisphere, interview policymakers and journalists, conduct research for position papers, write press releases, and respond to public inquiries.
		COHA’s rigorous and prestigious internship program was initiated in 1975; approximately one to two interns are eligible for hiring every semester for full-time positions.
	princetonreview.com /cte/profiles/internshipGenInfo.asp?internshipID=275 (239 words)

	Drugs replace communism as the point of entry for U.S. policy on Latin America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The administration is moving from a policy of only indirect intervention and a relatively hands-off role in the guerrilla conflict to an overt strategy aimed at rooting out the threat the rebels pose to the political and economic status quo in Colombia.
		In other words, a previously cautious State Department and National Security Council has lost control of the issue to Clinton Administration politicos who fear that the Republicans are preparing a frontal attack on the administration for being "soft" on drugs and equally soft on the drug-trafficking guerrillas.
		The paramilitaries are notorious for their savagery, directing their aggression not only against the guerrillas but, as one major humanitarian affairs official says, "anyone involved in the defense of human rights." In 1991, the Colombian military, in collaboration with the CIA, restructured its intelligence networks to more effectively confront the guerrillas.
	www.icdc.com /~paulwolf/colombia/hemisphr.htm (2527 words)

	americas.org - President Kirchner Continues His Daring Departure from Past Practices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In a conversation with COHA, Joseph Tulchin, director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, poignantly explained that “Kirchner is facing a complex issue he has yet to find an answer for…and he has yet to address the core issues that affect Argentines.”
		His legacy will depend on his ability to not overly alienate either his middle class, which is on the record as preferring an end to the social infighting, or the unemployed workers who continue to demand quality jobs, an increase in the minimum wage and expanded social services.
		October 20, 2004 The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, founded in 1975, is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt research and information organization.
	www.americas.org /item_16722 (2254 words)

	U.S. Challenges Mexico at WTO: New round of disputes threatens to discredit FTAA. Jessica Leight
		If the Bush administration wishes to preserve momentum in already faltering FTAA negotiations, it must prioritize the rapid resolution of disputes with Mexico in order to demonstrate to the rest of the hemisphere that amicable free trade is possible on terms perceived as fair by both partners.
		Many of the latest disputes over agricultural trade between Mexico and the United States—exacerbated by political differences over Iraq, immigration and other issues—can be traced to the onset on January 1, 2003 of the second of three phases of trade liberalization scheduled under the original NAFTA agreement.
		If Washington is to assuage these fears, and convince other powerful hemispheric players that the FTAA is in their interest, it must first demonstrate that it can be responsive to the concerns of its trading partners with regard to agriculture.
	revistainterforum.com /english/articles/062403eco_challenge-leight.html (1683 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Haiti: Commentary by Council on Hemispheric Affairs
		Given the rebels' ideological and financial ties to the U.S. - they are generously funded by U.S. taxpayers through the International Republican Institute - Washington's open denouncement of their obstructionism could have an electrifying positive effect.
		Yet, this has not been forthcoming, partly because U.S. hemispheric policy is guided by a small group of extremists with strong ideological ties to former Senator Jesse Helms, who simplistically see Aristide as the Caribbean's next Castro.
		Larry Birns is the director of the Washington-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs, where Jessica Leight is a research fellow.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2004/02/12/coha.htm (906 words)

	SPECTREZINE weblog » Blog Archive » Council on Hemispheric Affairs sets up on-line forum
		Council on Hemispheric Affairs sets up on-line forum
		COHA is a Washington, DC-based progressive think-tank concerned above all with relations between the US and Latin America.
		COHA’s research appears frequently on spectrezine, and we are pleased to announce that its new Open Forum offers a venue to respond to these and other COHA commentaries, whether in praise or criticism.
	www.spectrezine.org /weblog/?p=109 (209 words)

	Ecuador Eyes Presidential Runoff - Council on Foreign Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This report examines Mexico’s future foreign and domestic policy challenges in light of the outcome of the contentious July 2006 election.
		For information on other reports that are not for sale, or for general publications information, please call +1-212-434-9516 or email publications@cfr.org.
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	www.cfr.org /publication/11724/ecuador_eyes_presidential_runoff.html (820 words)

	HispanicVista Columnists
		In the February issue of the Foreign Service Journal, two researchers at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) noted that the replacement of Secretary of State Colin Powell by Condoleezza Rice would provide an appropriate opportunity to assess his legacy regarding Latin America after four years in office.
		He took advantage of the vacuum that existed in the White House and State Department as well as Powell's lack of a “feel” for the Latin American portfolio, to promote a hyper-narrow, if perfunctory, focus on trade and terrorism but his main stance was a notoriously obsessive hatred of his former motherland, Castro’s Cuba.
		The toppling of Aristide, which led to heightened political instability, rampant human rights abuses and a deepening economic crisis in the Western Hemisphere's poorest and most fragile polity, will ultimately stand as one of the most damaging blemishes on Powell's now tarnished regional reputation.
	www.hispanicvista.com /HVC/Opinion/Guest_Columns/020705CHA.htm (517 words)

	ABC News: Venezuela runs for UN Council seat; U.S. opposed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		While Venezuela is expected to get a majority in secret balloting in the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly, Caracas may not achieve the required two-thirds vote, leaving open the possibility of a compromise candidate.
		This is a heavy-weight encounter," said Larry Birns, director of the Washington-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs.
		The Security Council has 15 seats, five permanent members with veto power — the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France — and 10 nations serving for two-year terms, five of them elected each year.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2570229 (361 words)

	Scoop: Cuba, the UN Human Rights Com And OAS Race
		While some governments back the criticism, others oppose it, perceiving that Washington’s manipulation of the human rights issue is aimed at promoting the isolation of the island and to justify the decades-old embargo, not to constructively engage Cuba on the question.
		Mexico was one of the few countries in the hemisphere to oppose Cuba’s suspension as member of the OAS in 1962.
		The affair has spurred massive criticism in Mexico and abroad, raising doubts over the quality of Mexico’s democracy and introducing questions over the effects of mounting political polarization on the country’s stability.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0504/S00267.htm (2044 words)

	Peru Fights a Loser's Battle in the Notorious Berenson Case
		The National Council of Magistrates, Peru's putatively independent juridical body that appoints judges, did not specify why it dismissed either Judge Marcos Izabeta, the former head of the anti-terrorism court who served as chief judge in Berenson's 2001 trial, or Judge Eliana Araujo Sanchez, who also presided at Berenson's civil trial.
		Izabeta maintained that Peru's national interests were being harmed by the failure to ratify his and Araujo Sanchez's positions, because the action helped to support Berenson's claims that her trial was not impartial.
		This analysis was prepared by Susanna E. Clark and Jessica Garcia of the COHA research group.
	www.freelori.org /groups/coha/02aug08_peru.html (2422 words)

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