South America was bristling with military tension over the week while North America continues shaking with United States election excitement. The 08 campaign does not even need to break a sweat when it comes to seizing the spotlight and with it,the minds, worries and attention of the (western) world. For all the nervousness, risks and significant developments occurring south of the Mexican border nothing seems more important than the story of how one of Obama’s aides called Hillary Clinton a “monster”. I for once am more interested in the settlement coming out of Kenya, the elections in Spain or how Lisa Marie Presley has just revealed her pregnancy.