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CELAC Summit Turns into Shouting Match, Global Fiasco

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The sixth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), hosted by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) at the National Palace on Saturday, Sept. 18, turned into a daylong shouting match between leftist and conservative leaders, overshadowing any hopes of real regional unity and shining a negative light on AMLO’s already-dubious international

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AMLO Trashes OAS, Calls for New Latin American Unity

XINHUA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Saturday, July 14, called for “a new coexistence” of all the countries of the Americas to replace the Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS). Speaking before a summit of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) at Chapultepec Castle, the president went on to state the OAS model

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Ebrard Picks Fight with OAS Head, OAS Head Responds in Kind

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard didn’t mince words when he verbally slammed the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, on Friday, June 4, just two days prior to the country’s midterm elections. During a morning press conference, Ebrard was asked to explain what role the OAS would play in monitoring

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