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Weekly Report - 27 January 2004

Quotes of the week...

"I hope all new ministers are aware that there are no ministerial policies in this government, but rather policies of the whole government for the country."

Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, announcing changes in his cabinet.


"What we're focused on is [...] discovering their operations, ending their operations, putting them in jail and taking their assets."

David Gaddis, new DEA chief in Bogotá, on paramilitary groups involved in drug trafficking.


"President Kirchner understands better than anyone what needs to be done."

Roger Noriega, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, in a reappraisal of Argentina's president.



In this month's Latin American Security & Strategic Review
The special focus of the latest issue of Latin American Security & Strategic Review is US policy. Starting just before Christmas and lasting right up to the Summit of the Americas in Monterrey on 12-13 January, a combination of public and off-the-record statements, and `deep background' briefings, by US officials gave the impression that Washington was determined to recreate a Cold War atmosphere on a hemispheric scale. The core message was that Cuba, allied with Venezuela, have embarked upon a campaign to destabilise democratic governments in the region and foster anti-US sentiment - and that Argentina and Brazil are suspected of tolerating, maybe even sympathising with, their aims_ For details of how to subscribe to the full 20-page report - or to request a
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