Pacts opposed
Latin America's legendry us itch recently found fresh expression. Guatemala witnessed widespread protests against its government's move to ratify the Free Trade Agreement (fta) between the us and Central America and the Dominican Republic (dr). The country had signed the pact in May 2004, along with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua; dr signed it in August 2004. After its recent ratification of the pact, the Indigenous Campesino Popular Labor Movement (micsp) called a "national stoppage': road blockades, occupation of public buildings and protest marches. micsp was further infuriated by president