* Mexico: Five same-sex couples on Thursday became the first homosexual pairs to wed in Mexico City since a landmark gay marriage law took effect earlier this month.* Venezuela: While a Spanish judge has insinuated that the Venezuelan government has links to ETA the head of the U.S. Southern Command publicly denied “a direct government-to-terrorist connection.”
* Peru: In the aftermath of last month’s deadly earthquake in Chile, Peru's government has created a tsunami early warning system.
* Paraguay: China’s latest move in strengthen their presence in Latin America is to seek closer relations with Paraguay.
Image – Los Angeles Times (“Same-sex couples are all smiles after getting married at the Municipal Palace in downtown Mexico City. The federal government has filed a challenge to the law. The law is also opposed by the Roman Catholic Church.”)
Online Sources- AP, LAHT, The Latin Americanist, CNN, Mercopress
Re: VZ, ??? Why is SouthCom saying ANYTHING about this issue?? This is third country- third country controversy which we'd be well served to stay out of...
ReplyDeleteAccording to the linked article the SouthCom chief mentioned the Venezuela-ETA allegations when asked by a Congressional panel.
ReplyDeleteThe main worry ought not to be his response per se but that (based on the article) he contradicted testimony provided by the main State dept. diplomat on LatAm (Arturo Valenzuela). We'll have to wait and see what Spanish investigators find and if the White House or other U.S. officials decide to comment further.