Masters Of War: Cuba, the United States and Latin America

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Translated by Chris Brandt Now available in paperback, Clara Nieto's history of US policy toward Latin America is enriched by her extensive first-hand experience: As a member of the Colombian diplomatic corps, she was present at UN and OAS meetings where US-Cuba conflicts were addressed, and where negotiations between the US and Latin America were hammered into place. She demonstrates convincingly that US policy toward Latin America has been a politics of intervention set into motion by the triumph of the Cuban revolution.

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"An important and valuable contribution that helps us understand the links and the vicissitudes between the United States and Latin America." - Juan Tokatlian; "Properly read, this book is a convincing incitement to rebel." - Raul Roa Kouri

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Clara Nieto served in the Colombian mission to the United Nations from 1960-67; was head of the Colombian Delegation at UNESCO from 1967-70; was Colombian Charge d'Affairs in Yugoslavia until 1976; served as Colombian Ambassador to Cuba from 1977-80; and from 1984-86 was Director of UNESCO's regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean. Her writing has appeared in many newspapers, including El Tiempo, El Espectador, El Mundo and NACLA. Chris Brandt, a writer, translator and teacher, has seen his work appear in such anthologies as Appearances, Crimes of the Beats and Mr. Knife Miss Fork, as well as in The New Yorker.