MARCH 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. New Charge Against Zapatista Prisoner Halts Release – On March 28, the Good Government Junta in Oventik denounced the new federal charge against Francisco Santiz: “Carrying firearms for the exclusive use of the Army.” Francisco Santiz Lpez is a civilian Zapatista support base who was arrested and [...]
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Zapatista News Summary March 2012
Posted: April 2, 2012 in Mexico Drug War, News SummaryTags: Biden Visit to Mexico and Honduras, Eviction from Montes Azules, political prisoners
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Pentagon’s Drug War Goes Mercenary
Posted: November 27, 2011 in Mexico Drug WarTags: DynCorp, security companies, US contractors, US mercenaries
Pentagon’s War On Drugs Goes Mercenary By: Spencer Ackerman http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/drug-war-mercenary/ An obscure Pentagon office designed to curb the flow of illegal drugs has quietly evolved into a one-stop shop for private security contractors around the world, soliciting deals worth over $3 billion. The sprawling contract, ostensibly designed to stop drug-funded terrorism, seeks security firms for [...]
More Than 20 NGOs Join Caravan for Peace and Demand Attention to the Southern Border
Posted: September 13, 2011 in Mexico Drug War, Movement for Peace with Justice and DignityTags: MPJD, peace caravan
Para leer en español: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/09/13/politica/012n1pol More than 20 NGOs Join the Caravan for Peace and Demand Attention to the Southern Border ** Since three presidential terms ago the region confronts repression as a system, they denounce ** Civil organizations strongly urge sharing experiences about situations of violence [Foto of Monte Alban by Xinhua] By: Hermann Bellinghausen, [...]
