State Violence

Oaxaca Solidarity Alert: Teacher Assassinated in the Loxicha Region

Submitted by rick on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 13:16.

Central Penitentiary, State of Oaxaca, December 16, 2009

TO THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
TO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE GROUPS
TO THE DEMOCRATIC TEACHERS OF SECTION 22, SNTE, OAXACA, OAX.
TO THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS MEDIA
TO THE PEOPLE OF OAXACA, MEXICO, AND THE WORLD  read more »

Zelaya Asks Clinton for Clarification: Complete Translation

Submitted by rick on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 00:47.

Nov 4, 2009


Every
day that goes by since the Oct. 29 peace accord in Honduras, raises the
possibility of more bloodshed, chaos and conflict. With consequences
this dire, there is no room for further delays or maneuvers to subvert
the agreement.

It was supposed to be relatively simple: The de
facto regime implicitly recognized that it's position was unsustainable  read more »

Opium, Rape and the American Way

Submitted by rick on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 19:59.

Published on Monday, November 2, 2009 from TruthDig.com by Chris Hedges

The warlords we champion in Afghanistan
are as venal, as opposed to the rights of women and basic democratic
freedoms, and as heavily involved in opium trafficking as the Taliban.
The moral lines we draw between us and our adversaries are fictional.
The uplifting narratives used to justify the war in Afghanistan are
pathetic attempts to redeem acts of senseless brutality. War cannot be
waged to instill any virtue, including democracy or the liberation of  read more »

Depleted Dirty Bombers

Submitted by rick on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 18:44.

http://www.counterpunch.org/lindorff10272009.html
October 27, 2009
Pentagon Dirty Bombers By DAVE LINDORFF

T he
Nuclear Regulator Commission is considering an application by the US
Army for a permit to have depleted uranium at its Pohakuloa Training  read more »

Honduras Update 10/22/09: Day 117 of the Coup

Submitted by rick on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 09:18.

Action Alert from IFCO/Pastors for Peace on behalf of the National Resistance Front Against the Coup in Honduras:
“DIALOGUE” IS AT A STALEMATE; REPRESSION CONTINUES;
SEND POSTCARDS TO OBAMA!

1) Since October 7 a misleading process of “dialogue” has taken place
in Honduras between the illegal coup forces and representatives of
President Zelaya and the Resistance Front. The coup government has
tried to use these so-called "negotiations" to delay the return of
democracy while continuing to maintain a state of siege. The
representatives of the National Resistance Front Against the Coup left
the dialogue after it was made clear that the most important issue to  read more »

Honduran coup freezes Central American trade; Halleslevens says no troop movements

Submitted by rick on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 13:51.

The Federation of Chambers and Associations of Exporters of Central America, Panama and the Caribbean (FECAESCA), meeting in Nicaragua, asked Honduran authorities for an immediate solution to the political crisis affecting that country since the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya, and for the return of normal commercial travel across the land borders of that country in order to avert "shortages of all goods and services in the Central American region" and "an unnecessary rise in prices."  read more »

The Sound and Fury of the Honduran Coup: Acoustic and Chemical Attacks on Brazilian Embassy

Submitted by rick on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:22.

Sep 25, 2009

* "Acoustic arms" employed by coup government against Brazilian Embassy and protesters
*Analysis of chemicals used in attack on Embassy
*Reports of radioactive cesium
*Offshore factory workers forced to make up days lost due to coup curfews
*Political ground shifted to demand for constitutional reforms

We
have received many reports today of the use of sonic devices and  read more »

Another day, Additional detentions in Honduras

Submitted by rick on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 19:49.

Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:12am — pattya

Thursday, September 24, 2009

In brief, here are some of the things we saw and learned throughout the day.

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Honduras News in Review—New August 2009

Submitted by rick on Sat, 09/05/2009 - 18:40.


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Honduras News in Review—July 10-Aug. 3, 2009

Submitted by rick on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 22:05.


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