News stories by Eduardo Galeano

At present, the armies of many countries, including my own, continue to occupy Haiti. How was this military invasion justified? By claiming that Haiti was a danger to international security. Nothing new there, writes Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan writer and journalist and author of ''The Open Veins of Latin America'', 'Memories of Fire'' and "Mirrors/An Almost Universal History".

The cobbler of Iraq, the man who threw his shoes at Bush, was sentenced to three years in prison. Shouldn't he be given an award instead? writes Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan writer and journalist and author of ''The Open Veins of Latin America'', 'Memories of Fire'' and "Mirrors/An Almost Universal History".

To justify itself, state terrorism creates terrorists: it sows hatred and harvests alibis. Everything indicates that this bloodbath in Gaza, which its creators claim was designed to eliminate terrorists, will result in a proliferation of them, writes Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan writer and journalist and author of ''The Open Veins of Latin America'', ''Memories of Fire'' and "Mirrors/An Almost Universal History".