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7 November 2008

The challenges facing Obama

Just what direction will the president-elect take on South America, Israel and the wars in Iraq and

By Kenzie Eliasen

How can one put this diplomatically?

Barack Obama, who thrilled a majority of the US people with his electoral victory on Tuesday, has to be careful about the information he receives from his advisers about Latin America if he is not to repeat the blunders committed by his predecessor or indeed commit similar ones.

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