U.S.-SOUTH AMERICAN RELATIONS April 29, 2005 In the wake of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to South America this week, two regional experts discuss the sometimes tense relationship between the United States and South American nations. RAY SUAREZ: Secretary Rice is wrapping up a Latin American trip that's taken her to Brazil, Colombia, Chile and El Salvador. Democracy, terrorism and Venezuela have been on the agenda. Joining us for South American perspectives on those and other issues are two writers from the region. Ariel Dorfman of Chile is a novelist, playwright, journalist and human rights activist. His latest novel is "Burning City." He is now a professor at Duke University. Alvaro Vargas Llosa of Peru is an author, commentator and editor. His latest book is "Liberty for Latin America." He served as spokesman in the Peruvian presidential campaign of his father, Mario Vargas Llosa. He is now a senior fellow at the Independent Institute, an Oakland, California think tank. Professor Dorfman, is there a prevailing opinion of the United States among those Latin American citizens who will be seeing who have seen Secretary Rice on their TV screens on the evening news this week? | |
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