FOR staffer on "Democracy Now!" today
This morning, award-winning independent journalist Amy Goodman interviewed FOR's John Lindsay-Poland, co-director of our Latin America & the Caribbean program, live on "Democracy Now!" If you missed the live program, you can still listen and/or watch the program on the internet "on demand" at www.democracynow.org — the nine-minute interview appears in the last quarter-hour of the program.
Here's the "teaser" that the DN! producers have placed on their website to promote the segment:
Tensions Rise in Latin America over US Military Plan to Use Three Bases in Colombia
The Colombian government has agreed to grant US forces the use of three Colombian military bases for South American anti-drug operations. The move has heightened tensions between Colombia, the largest recipient of US military aid in the Americas, and its neighbors, particularly Venezuela and Ecuador. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned that the US Army could “invade” his country from Colombia.
