Wikileaks Cables of Interest on Latin America, 2/27 to 3/6, 2011
US weapons and training essential to the war in Colombia (and more!)
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Ecuador Court Frees 3 Indigenous Leaders Jailed on Terrorism Charge
The three are charged over events that took place on 30 September 2009, when confrontations between demonstrators protesting against a new water law and the national police ended with the death of a Shuar Professor Bosco Wismua, who suffered a fatal blow to the head.
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Military Coups are Good for Canadian Business: The Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
According to the Honduran press, an agreement is close to being completed. This marks an alarming development in the efforts of the Canadian state and multinational corporations to deepen their relations with Honduras following the military coup of June 28, 2009.
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Women at the Forefront of Grassroots Organising in El Salvador
Women are playing a leading role in a powerful social movement addressing natural resource protection, adaptation to climate change, and corporate accountability in this coastal village in El Salvador.
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Bills Modeled After Arizona’s SB 1070 Spread Through States
At least 16 state legislatures have introduced SB 1070 copycat bills in the current legislative session. They are undeterred by the suite of lawsuits that have thus far kept Arizona from implementing the most controversial elements of its law.
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We Need to Awaken the Solidarity Movement: A Report Back from Honduras
It is like we are returning to the Honduras of the past, a Honduras that is completely militarized, poor and terrorized. We have to awaken the solidarity movement because worse days are still to come.
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Snipers shooting demonstrators marks new level of repression in Oaxaca
he shooting of demonstrators in the head with live fire from snipers – which has passed unmentioned by most of the media – marks a major escalation in the level of repression being deployed against the social movement in Oaxaca.
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Argentina, US tangle over military material
Argentina is accusing the U.S. military of trying to sneak guns and spy equipment into the country under the guise of providing a routine police training course – a charge disputed Monday by U.S. officials.
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Oaxaca Reignited!
The shooting of demonstrators in the head with live fire from snipers – which has passed unmentioned by most of the media – marks a major escalation in the level of repression being deployed against the social movement in Oaxaca.
Central American Nations Seek ‘Plan Central America’
US State Department official: “After this tour, if we find we have a shared perspective in the region, we hope it will allow us to develop a new structure which could develop more collaboration between countries in the Mesoamerican region, as well as other countries in the hemisphere that offer their support and participation”
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