Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
[Source – Alternet] Call it Arizona’s Shock Doctrine. And the children are the shock troops. They dressed as firefighters, doctors, lawyers, police officers, pilots and scientists. They carried signs, including a 30-foot banner of colorful hand prints. They marched along the Arizona Capitol grounds, singing “This Little Light of Mine.” On the eve of the […]
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The FBI reported that 2/3 of the terrorism in the USA between 1980-2001 was committed by non-Muslim, US individuals (and groups).
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“It looks like to me if shooting these immigrating feral hogs works maybe we have found a [solution] to our illegal immigration problem.”
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A Travel Delegation to the Magdalena Region of Colombia with Witness for Peace Northwest
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…a series of regional assemblies were held in the Costa Chica and Montaña area in southeast Guerrero leading to the decision that the communities would start their own police force comprised of volunteers.
Specifically, the target was the government of Costa Rica and their decision to withdraw from the SOA in 2007.
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A combination of widespread drought, followed by intense flooding in some regions; accusations of commodities speculation; alleged smuggling operations sending large amounts of contraband Bolivian goods to neighboring nations; worldwide food price increases; plus Bolivian government plans to control the prices of certain staple goods has caused strikes, protests and nation-wide sugar shortages in recent weeks.
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US weapons and training essential to the war in Colombia (and more!)
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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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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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