Issue #146, June 2008

Electronic Journal & Daily Report ENOUGH WITH THE HUGO CHAVEZ HERO WORSHIP Viva the Bolivarian Revolution; Abajo with Human Rights Betrayals by Nikolas Kozloff, World War 4 Report POLARIZING BOLIVIA Santa Cruz Votes for Autonomy by Ben Dangl, Upside Down… Read moreIssue #146, June 2008

Central America
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GuatemalaFour retired senior members of the Guatemalan military—including two high-ranking officers previously thought to be untouchable, former Army Chief of Staff Benedicto Lucas García and former chief of military intelligence Manuel Callejas y Callejas—were convicted of involvement in crimes against humanity. Three  received a sentence of 58 years in prison, while one was sentenced to 33 years. The former officials faced charges arising from the detention, torture and sexual violation of Emma Molina Theissen, and the enforced disappearance of Emma’s 14-year-old brother Marco Antonio, in 1981. (Photo: Waging Nonviolence)

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THE GLOBAL ARTICLE 9 CONFERENCE

GuatemalaFour retired senior members of the Guatemalan military—including two high-ranking officers previously thought to be untouchable, former Army Chief of Staff Benedicto Lucas García and former chief of military intelligence Manuel Callejas y Callejas—were convicted of involvement in crimes against humanity. Three  received a sentence of 58 years in prison, while one was sentenced to 33 years. The former officials faced charges arising from the detention, torture and sexual violation of Emma Molina Theissen, and the enforced disappearance of Emma’s 14-year-old brother Marco Antonio, in 1981. (Photo: Waging Nonviolence)

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