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Brazil's emergence as a major economic and political player in international affairs, together with Lula's role in this achievement, is one of the more remarkable developments of the past decade.

The relationship between the United States & Portugal had always had a special cast to it as the result of the Azores base, & one of the most peculiar aspects of the U.S. role in Portugal & the former Portuguese territories in Africa, is that the Azores base not only contributed to the longevity of Portugal's African empire, but also, because of the economic consequences of the U.S. use of that base to re-supply Israel in 1973, became one of the most important immediate causes of the coup d'etat of April 25, 1974, which brought about its demise. This article discusses the international context of the end of Portugal's empire, with a special focus on the role of the two superpowers in Angola's civil war, & the impact of American policies in the course of Portugal's decolonization. Adapted from the source document.

A review essay on a book edited by Peter Kornbluh, The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability (New York: New, 2003). Thirty years after the overthrow of Salvador Allende in Chile, The Pinochet File, a "dossier" of declassified documents, lays out the true US role. Adapted from the source document.

The Soul of Latin America: The Cultural and Political Tradition by Howard J. Wiarda is reviewed.

US-Cuban Relations in the 21st Century: A Follow-on Chairman's Report of an Independent Task Force Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, Co-chaired by Bernard W. Aronson and William D. Rogers, is reviewed.

The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic by Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker is reviewed.

Culture Wars in Brazil: The First Vargas Regime, 1930-1945 by Daryle Williams is reviewed.