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Gustavo Gorriti

Lima, Peru

Gustavo Gorriti Is and award-winning Peruvian journalist based in Lima. He covered Peru's internal war, drug trafficking and corruption. He is the author, among other books, of The Shining Path: A History of the Millenarian War in Peru. He was Associate Director of Panama's La Prensa, Co-Director of Peru's La Republica and is currently a columnist for Caretas, Peru's leading newsmagazine. Close.

Gustavo Gorriti

Lima, Peru

Gustavo Gorriti Is and award-winning Peruvian journalist based in Lima. He covered Peru's internal war, drug trafficking and corruption. more »

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October 23, 2006 7:31 PM

The Men Who Stand With Chavez

Lima, Peru - A few days ago, Peru's president, Alan Garcia, visited Washington. It wasn't a striking or even an aesthetically appealing occasion, but it had some importance for South America. Last time Mr. García dealt with a U.S. president was in the late 1980s, when he was our leader for the first (and many prayed -- unsuccessfully -- it would be the last) time. During both visits, his counterparts were named George Bush. In both cases, the pairs of presidents discussed the "war on drugs." But times have changed, and Mr. García has, too.

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