More fodder for our ongoing Irony Watch. We have little doubt that Mengistu is guilty of genocide. But—as we have had the unfortunate duty to point out—so, it seems, are Ethiopia’s current rulers, if not quite on the same scale…. Read moreEthiopia: Mengistu found guilty of genocide
In our last post about the Holocaust denail confab in Iran, we asked whether the rumors are true that anti-Zionist writer Norman G. Finkelstein is participating. Alan “torture could be justified” Dershowitz explores the question on the ostensibly liberal Huffington… Read moreIs Norman Finkelstein at Tehran Holocaust-denial confab?
Mexican federal police searched the offices of Oaxaca’s state police forces Dec. 8, seizing hundreds of weapons. The federal Public Security Secretariat said in a statement that the search was carried out to check the permits for weapons used by… Read moreMexican feds raid Oaxaca state police; violence continues in countryside
From India’s Zee News, Dec. 10, link added: LONDON — Protests are planned around the world on Sunday against the mass rape of women and girls allegedly by Sudanese government soldiers and allied militiamen in Sudan’s western Darfur region. “A… Read moreWorldwide protests against rape in Darfur Dec. 10
Got your scorecard out? Quick, which side is the US backing here? From Reuters, Dec. 9: N’DJAMENA – The Chadian army clashed with rebels in eastern Chad on Saturday during several hours of heavy fighting in the desert, rebel and… Read moreFierce fighting in east Chad
The US and Ethiopia appear to be grooming the northern autonomous regions of Somalia—Puntland and Somaliland—as proxies to fight the Islamic Courts Union that controls the traditional capital, Mogadishu. So: should we be supporting this as a defense of freedom… Read moreSomalia: Ethiopia grooming Puntland to fight Islamists?
From NYC’s The Villager, Dec. 6-12: Drunk driver on Hudson Park bike path mows down cyclist In a city where speeding cars and trucks rule the road and bicyclists ride at their own risk, the Hudson River Park bike path… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
Pretty much dumb luck that they gunned this guy down before he hit anyone, which is why this isn’t in the headlines. Perhaps blowback from Yemen’s embroilment in the joint US-Ethiopia proxy war in Somalia? From SomaliNet, Dec. 6: A… Read moreYemen: gunman attacks US embassy
From Copley News Service via the San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 6: MEXICO CITY – The leader of the six-month protest in Oaxaca state was arrested late Monday in Mexico City, just hours before he planned to meet with top officials… Read moreOaxaca protest leader arrested in Mexico City
Under threat of an imminent invasion of the campus by Mexican federal police and Oaxaca state law enforcement, activists representing the Popular People’s Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) formally turned over control of Radio Universidad Nov. 30 to the state university… Read more“Eerie calm” in Oaxaca following repression wave
Sarah Ferguson writes for the Village Voice, Dec. 1: The two Oaxacan town officials accused of gunning down Indymedia journalist Brad Will were released from prison today after a state judge claimed there was a “fading of evidence” against them…. Read moreOaxaca: Brad Will’s accused killers released
Over the issue of the US harboring a terrorist, the headline fails to note. From AP, Dec. 2: Chavez snubs US overture for dialogue President Hugo Chavez snubbed a US overture for dialogue, saying he is always willing to talk… Read moreVictorious Chavez snubs US dialogue offer?
