Ramona Wadi

Ramona Wadi is an independent researcher, freelance journalist, book reviewer and blogger. She writes about the struggle for memory in Palestine and Chile, historical legitimacy, the ramifications of settler-colonialism, the correlation between humanitarian aid and human rights abuses, the United Nations as an imperialist organisation, indigenous resistance, la nueva cancion Chilena and Latin American revolutionary philosophy with a particular focus on Fidel Castro, Jose Marti and Jose Carlos Mariategui. Her articles, book reviews, interviews and blogs have been published in Middle East Monitor, Upside Down World, Truthout, Irish Left Review, Gramsci Oggi, Cubarte, Rabble.ca, Toward Freedom, History Today, Chileno and other outlets, including academic publications and translations into several languages.

USAID: An Imperialist Snare Under The Guise Of Humanitarian Aid

Countries targeted by USAID exhibit the dynamics of submissive gratitude — something that has shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades.

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By Ramona Wadi

  MALTA-- Merging historical timelines offers an interesting perspective into imperialism and its snares: April 17, 1961 saw the Bay of Pigs invasion -- one of the counter-revolutionary activities against Cuba that was planned during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency and carried out during John F. Kennedy’s years in the White House. The

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Israel, The UNHRC And Selective Accountability

The UNHRC embarks on its usual schedule of reacting to Israel’s aggression — investigations, reports, recommendations that ultimately change nothing.

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By Ramona Wadi
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  The United Nations Human Rights Council has announced that it has assembled an inquiry commission to investigate allegations of war crimes in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, eliciting furor in Israel. On Aug. 11, the UNHRC published a statement on its website indicating its intention to conduct inquiries into

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Navigating The Inconsistencies Of Legitimacy And Complicity

Netanyahu’s apparently got it on his mind, but there are a number of reasons why Israel won’t likely be indicted for war crimes at the International Criminal Court.

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By Ramona Wadi

As the carnage and destruction wrought by Israel in Gaza becomes even more evident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly appealed to U.S. lawmakers to help Israel avoid being indicted for war crimes at the International Criminal Court. According to the New York Post, Netanyahu’s appeal occurred during the ceasefire, when a

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In Chile, Dismissing Mapuche Resistance As Terrorism

Chile’s Mapuche population continues the centuries-long struggle against colonial violence and the insistence that “we are all Chilean.”

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By Ramona Wadi

Saturday marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. In the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s futile rhetoric, “The interests of the indigenous people must be part of the new development agenda in order for it to succeed ... Together, let us recognize and celebrate the valuable and distinctive identities of indigenous people

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Human Remains May Stir Memories Of Chile’s Dictatorship Past

Human bone fragments that could be from the disappeared victims of Pinochet’s military dictatorship could complicate the Chilean state’s relationship with oblivion.

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By Ramona Wadi
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Chile’s struggle for memory against a dictatorship-imposed oblivion has braced itself for another sliver of discovery. On July 28, water works-related excavations in Las Brisas led to the discovery of human bone fragments. Buried just 10 kilometers south of the town of Santo Domingo, the location corresponds to the vicinities of the first

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The U.N.’s Endorsement Of Israel’s Genocidal Intent

The U.N., dependent upon the continuous breaching of international law, will continue to excuse Israel’s massacres by upholding its invented right to exist and defend itself.

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By Ramona Wadi
A United Nations aid agency car lies destroyed by shrapnel from an Israeli strike in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

Beyond the practicality of statistics, which will probably become more prominent in the wake of the current ceasefire, Israel’s colonial massacre under the euphemism Operation Protective Edge has unleashed unspeakable horror within Gaza, leaving about 2,000 Palestinians dead, most of which are women and children, and over 10,000 civilian homes

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Latin America Reacts To Israel’s Massacre In Gaza

Israel had hoped to weaken its dependency on Europe by making inroads into Latin America, but Operation Protective Edge has thrown a wrench into those plans.

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By Ramona Wadi
Ecuador Pro Palestinian Demonstration

In May, the Jerusalem Post reported on Israel’s intentions to seek stronger economic ties with Latin American countries -- with a particular focus on Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Peru -- in an attempt to weaken its dependency on Europe. “We are making a very concentrated and focused effort to vary our markets, from our previous

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