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Colombia Border Trouble

In order to understand the cureent crisis in Northern South America, it is important to recognize the geopolitical importance of Colombia to the interests of the United States in the region. (Upside Down World, March 2008)

http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1167/1/

(Added: Mon Mar 10 2008   Hits: 23)

Nato condemns Putin missile vow

Washington wants to deploy interceptor rockets in Poland and a radar base in the Czech Republic to counter what it describes as a potential threat from "rogue states" such as Iran and North Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin is against the US initiative. He hoped US officials would change their minds about the missile plan, and said that if an arms race resulted it would not be Russia's fault (BBC News, 4 June 2007).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6719507.stm

(Added: Tue Jun 05 2007   Hits: 59)

Preliminary report concerning the events of Atenco, Mexico: International Civil Commission for Human Rights Observation, Fourth visit, June 4th, 2006

On the third of May 2006, clashes were produced in response to the installation of sale points of a few florists in the market of Texcoco in the State of Mexico. According to the town government, they did not have permission. According to the florists they were acting in accordance with a cultural tradition and in the framework of a tacit agreement with the state representatives. Following this act was a upsurge of violence on the 4th of May resulting in the death of a 14 year old boy killed by a gun shot, the brain death of another boy who was 20 years old and who died a few weeks later, a number of people seriously injured, over 200 people arrested, five foreigners deported, and serious formal complaints of torture and abuse suffered by those detained, including sexual abuse and aggression suffered by almost all 47 detained women. International Civil Commission for Human Rights Observation, Fourth visit, June 4th, 2006.

http://cciodh.pangea.org/cuarta/informe_preliminar_eng_word.pdf

(Added: Fri Feb 16 2007   Hits: 98)