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Trump sets his sights on Latin America
TIM YOUNG writes on why Latin America solidarity groups will be joining the July 13 Together Against Trump demonstration

FOR anyone concerned about the prospects for Latin America and its peoples, the election of President Donald Trump in 2016 signalled a danger warning, which has since proved to be the case in practice.

Trump’s approach to Latin America has shown an increasing hostility towards those governments in the region seeking to assert their right to self-determination and chart a course that serves their population’s interests, not those of the United States.

First in the firing line have been Cuba and Venezuela, with Nicaragua not far behind. 

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