A few Americas notes

Just a few stories from today's papers.

Today's Washington Post and Miami Herald cover President Bush's speech in Brazil, which most people believe was aimed at Chavez (Speech here, Q+A here). A Washington Times editorial blames leftist Latin American governments for not being open to real free trade negotiations with the US (because it couldn't possibly be the administration's fault). The BBC has interviews with Argentines who are suspicious of the US.

Former Peruvian President Fujimori made a surprise trip to Chile where he was promptly arrested. Relations between Chile and Peru are very strained over a recent maritime border dispute, but if Fujimori thought that the dispute would keep Chile from capturing someone on an Interpol arrest warrant, he was very mistaken.

Two Venezuelan journalists who support the opposition were arrested by the government in connection with the Danilo Anderson assassination. The government says they were involved, independent groups say the government is trying to intimidate the opposition media.

Colombia arrested a key link in the FARC's international drug trafficking operation. El Tiempo reports this morning that while he was a top figure in the FARC's operations, he also played a role in trafficking for the AUC. As one person ironically said, "Drug money corrupts even terrorists."

Today's Miami Herald editorial takes on Mexico's entrance to the ICC and the US threat to cut counter-drug money. The paper also has an op-ed from IADB President Moreno about remittances and an opinion column from Mary Sanchez about Mexican construction workers in New Orleans.