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  The Responsibility of the Intellectuals: Cuba, the U.S. and Human Rights
Morality based on propaganda is a deadly mix – particularly when the moral judgments come from prestigious leftist intellectuals and the propaganda emanates from the far-right Bush administration.
The second duty is to clarify the moral issues involved in the struggle between imperial militarists and popular/national resistance and reject the hypocritical posture that equates the mass terror of one with the justified if at times excessive security constraints of the other.
Resist the temptation to become a “moral hero of the empire” by refusing to support victorious popular struggles and revolutionary regimes which are not perfect which lack all the freedoms available to impotent intellectuals unable to threaten power and therefore tolerated to meet, discuss and criticize.
www.iacenter.org /Cuba/cuba_intellectuals.htm   (3339 words)

  
 BW Online | February 2, 2001 | Bribes, Lies, and Videotape in Peru
In his wake, Peru appointed an interim government to oversee investigations into the country's murky recent past and to hold new, clean elections in April ("Peru's Toledo: 'A Market Economy with a Human Face'").
But the congressman seen receiving cash from the brother of one of Montesinos' best-known associates was Ernesto Gamarra, a member of the Independent Moralizing Front (FIM) party, known for its anticorruption campaigns.
The bank has not issued a statement about Romero's appearance on the tapes, but in a letter distributed to employees, general manager Raimundo Morales contends that the bank, too, was innocent of any wrongdoing.
www.businessweek.com /bwdaily/dnflash/feb2001/nf2001022_371.htm   (1131 words)

  
  Peru (04/01)
Peru's independence movement was led by Jose de San Martin of Argentina and Simon Bolivar of Venezuela.
Morales Bermudez moved the revolution into a more pragmatic "second phase," tempering the authoritarian abuses of the first phase and beginning the task of restoring the country's economy.
Morales Bermudez presided over the return to civilian government in accordance with a new constitution drawn up in 1979.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/p/14574.htm   (4787 words)

  
 Polity IV Country Report 2003: Peru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This strategy failed to quell the escalating challenges and opposition to the regime and on 20 November 2000, Fujimori sent his resignation to Congress from refuge in Japan, where he remains.
As both vice presidents had already resigned their posts, the President of Congress Valentin Paniagua was sworn in as interim-President on 22 November 2000.
The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary; however, in practice the judiciary has been inefficient, subject to corruption, and easily controlled by the executive branch.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Per1.htm   (808 words)

  
 Peru
The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary; however, the judiciary widely was considered corrupt and was subject to pressure from the executive over controversial decisions favoring members of the Fujimori government.
The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary; however, as an institution, the judiciary was still recovering from the effects of 8 years (1992-2000) of intensive manipulation by the executive branch under the Fujimori administration.
An independent, rival candidate was arrested for the murder of a National Unity mayor from the Cajamarca area (see Section 1.a.).
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18342.htm   (16539 words)

  
 Peru. The World Factbook. 2003
Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadores in 1533.
Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1824.
Thanks to foreign investment and the cooperation between the government and the IMF and World Bank, growth was strong in 1994-97 and inflation was brought under control.
www.bartleby.com /151/pe.html   (1481 words)

  
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Thanks to strong foreign investment and the cooperation between the Fujimori government and the IMF and World Bank, growth was strong in 1994-97 and inflation was brought under control.
Abbreviation: UK Independence: England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284; in the Act of Union of 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain.
The Principality of Monaco is a sovereign and independent state, linked closely to France by the Treaty of 1918, the text of which has international recognition because it is confirmed by Article 436 of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, which instituted a contractual, bilateral, and reciprocal regime between the two states.
www.amersol.edu.pe /_03adeust/CPS/compare.htm   (4274 words)

  
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In the light of widespread lack of confidence in ONPE and its executives, Transparencia is proposing independent supervision of the vote count for the second round.
The Independent Moralizing Front (FIM) will have nine; Somos Peru, eight; Peruvian Aprista Party, seven; National Solidarity Political Party, five; Avancemos, four; Popular Action Party, three; Union for Peru, three; and Popular Agricultural Front of Peru, two.
Many of the delegates apparently hoped the summit would present a challenge to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, which were holding their own meetings on Apr. 16 and 17 in Washington, DC.
www.tulane.edu /~libweb/RESTRICTED/WEEKLY/2000_0416.txt   (4597 words)

  
 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001 - Peru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Alejandro Toledo of the Peru Posible party won the presidential runoff election with approximately 53 percent of the vote and was inaugurated in July.
The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary; however, in practice the judiciary has been subject to interference from the executive and is corrupt and inefficient.
Following seriously flawed and controversial elections in April and May 2000, in September 2000 President Fujimori announced that he would exercise his constitutional power to convoke new national elections, to be held in April, and in which he would not be a candidate.
www.usemb.se /human/2001/west/peru.html   (19095 words)

  
 Welcome to Peru
Peru was shut off from IMF and World Bank support in the mid-1980s because of its huge debt arrears.
By working with the IMF and World Bank on new financial conditions and arrangements, the government succeeded in ending its arrears by March 1993.
In 1992, GDP fell by 2.8%, in part because a warmer-than-usual El Nino current resulted in a 30% drop in the fish catch, but the economy rebounded as strong foreign investment helped push growth to 7% in 1993, about 13% in 1994, and 6.8% in 1995.
www.middleeastnews.com /Peru.html   (1344 words)

  
 Peru Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Spain subsequently made futile attempts to regain its former colonies, but in 1879 it finally recognized Peru's independence.
As part of what has been called the "first phase" of the military government's nationalist program, Velasco undertook an extensive agrarian reform program and nationalized the fishmeal industry, some petroleum and mining companies, and several banks.
Regional and Municipal elections were held in November 2002, a majority of which were won by opposition or independent parties.
mapup.com /samerica/peru.html   (3088 words)

  
 Peru Election 2006: Roundtable: Electoral Platforms Against Sexual Discrimination
In congress, she will fight for the legalize abortion especially for women who cannot afford expensive clinics; equality in civil law for all couples; and a change in the definition of marriage in the civil code.
Andia responded saying that the process is a slow one, but her party is ideologically committed to the issue.
He said his personal mission is to push for a more open position within his party and the Centrist Front, something he shares with his father.
weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca /peru/archives/024000.php   (3426 words)

  
 Peru
In part, this cleanup was required under the conditions of financial-sector loans from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that accompanied Peru's clearance of its arrears to international financial institutions (IFIs) and reinsertion into the international financial community.
The SBS has received IMF and IDB support in reclassifying bank portfolios and setting new standards of prudence, including norms on concentration of loan portfolios.
These five broadcasters use affiliates in the provinces much like their counterparts in the U.S. In addition there are several independent stations which serve the needs of particular cities and regions.
www.onlinelearning.net /instructors/smurr/LatAm/sam/peru.html   (13066 words)

  
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Fujimori, who had no links with the country’s traditional political classes, transformed the political map in the 1990s, a period which saw the influence of traditional parties decline and independent politicians emerge.
In municipal elections in October 1998 and July 1999 an unprecedented number of local independent candidates rose to become mayors in the provinces, with most campaigning on local issues.
The main instrument played to accompany the dance is the pair of scissors, made up of two independent sheets of metal around 25 cm long and which together for the shape of a pair of round-edged scissors.The dance is performed at its best in Ayacucho, Apurímac,
web.pdx.edu /~annoh/peru/facts_page.html   (1328 words)

  
 moralizing - OneLook Dictionary Search
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Moralizing : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
noun: indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code (
www.onelook.com /?w=moralizing   (129 words)

  
 NotiSur - Latin American Political Affairs; February 11, 1994
Rodriguez--an economist and businessman who once served as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly--had promised to speed up the free-market economic reforms begun in the 1980s and to channel the additional revenue generated from increased economic growth into health and education programs.
They say the move severely undermines independence of the civilian courts, while at the same time strengthening military impunity.
Reactions to the move were swift and strong, with a broad array of individuals and organizations condemning the way the case had been handled.
ssdc.ucsd.edu /news/notisur/h94/notisur.19940211.html   (2560 words)

  
 Andrew Clem ~ Peru
Conquered by Pizarro in 1532, Peru became the center of Spain's colonial government in South America, which is why there was less of a push for independence, which was finally achieved in 1823.
Chaos persisted for several decades, and military defeat in the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) left Peru weaker and smaller in territory.
Peru's ambassador to Spain, Fernando Olivera, returned to Lima to resolve differences between his Independent Reform Front and Pres.
www.andrewclem.com /LatinAmerica/Peru.html   (3052 words)

  
 Hispanic Herritage Plaza - HispanicOnline.com
Thanks to strong foreign investment and the cooperation between the Alberto FUJIMORI government and the IMF and World Bank, growth was strong in 1994-97 and inflation was brought under control.
And 1999 was another lean year for Peru, with the aftermath of El Nino and the Asian financial crisis working its way through the economy.
Lima did manage to complete negotiations for an Extended Fund Facility with the IMF in June 1999, although it subsequently had to renegotiate the targets.
www.hispaniconline.com /hh/c_peru.html   (858 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Peru's new foreign minister resigns
I don't know why so many people are against me. I feel hurt and don't understand," he said.
He also said the alliance between his Independent Moralizing Front party and Toledo's Peru Possible party had been irreparably damaged.
Olivera, who had been Peru's ambassador to Spain for the past three years, publicly clashed last week with several top cabinet ministers when he argued in favor of legalizing expanded cultivation of coca, the raw material for cocaine.
english.people.com.cn /200508/14/eng20050814_202333.html   (329 words)

  
 m4per.html
The herous of the independence of Peru are José de San Martin from Argentina and Sîmon Bolîvar from Venezuela.
San Martin declared Peru independant in 1821 but a lot of it remains under Spanish control.
Mina B. The current government structure of Peru is there is a president, two vice-presedents, a one house legislature called the congress, and a concil of ministers.
clague.aaps.k12.mi.us /web/lam/m4per.html   (858 words)

  
 CNN.com - Peruvian opposition party shows video of apparent payoff - September 15, 2000
The video, said to have been taken inside the headquarters of SIN, Peru's national intelligence service, was shown on cable during a news conference held Thursday by the opposition party Independent Moralizing Front (FIM).
The tape showed Congressman Luis Alberto Kouri signing a document and accepting what appears to be two stacks of money from Vladimiro Montesinos, a former army captain who is President Fujimori's powerful intelligence adviser.
An analyst, Carlos Reyna of the respected independent think tank DESCO, called this "the flest hour for Montesinos, Fujimori and a regime for whom the intelligence adviser is a major -- perhaps the major -- cause of its deterioration."
archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/americas/09/15/peru.scandal   (867 words)

  
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Fernando Olivera, leader of the Independent Moralizing Front (FIM) party, will be the new justice minister.
It was supported by the center-left Frente Amplio (Broad Front) political coalition, which has presented an alternative economic plan; the government has rejected the plan as "unviable" and "dangerous." [El Diario-La Prensa 7/26/01 from AP]...
The 5,893 voters on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques were scheduled to vote on July 29 in a referendum on the continued use of the island for bomb testing by the US.
www.tulane.edu /~libweb/RESTRICTED/WEEKLY/2001_0729.txt   (5086 words)

  
 Video Shows Peru Spy Chief Allegedly Buying Votes (Reuters - 14 September 2000)
The video was made public by opposition Congressman Fernando Olivera at a news conference broadcast live by Canal N in which he demanded fresh elections and declared, ``We are liberating Peru from the yoke of this mafia today.''
Olivera, head of the Independent Moralizing Front (FIM) party, did not say how he obtained the 56-minute video.
Chaos erupted in Congress when news of the video broke, and opposition parties presented a motion denouncing Montesinos, who is officially a presidential adviser, for corruption.
www.freelori.org /news/00sep14_reuters.html   (661 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Fujimori's Ex-Wife Says He Ordered Her Killed - U.S. & World
He said she was disloyal, as well as "unstable and easily influenced" by his political rivals.
Higuchi was elected to Congress last year on the opposition ticket of the Independent Moralizing Front party.
Montesinos was known for years as Fujimori's "Rasputin" for the influence he wielded over the dictatorial leader, isolating Fujimori from key aides and family members.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,30806,00.html   (654 words)

  
 PERU: parliamentary elections Congreso de la República, 2000
According to the results it had won 52 seats, as against 29 for candidates of Mr Toledo's Peru Possible.
The Moralising Independent Front (FIM) and the "Somos Perú" Movement won 9 seats each while a number of small parties won the remaining 21 seats.
For the presidential poll, final results announced in late April showed that neither candidate was clearly ahead, making a second round inevitable.
www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2251_00.htm   (495 words)

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