Some 100 Yucatan state riot police attacked a group of peasants at the ejido (collective farm) of Oxcum Oct. 6, lands which the state government is seeking to buy for a new ariport servicing Merida, the capital and major tourist… Read moreRepression in Yucatan
From El Universal, Oct. 4 via Chiapas95, Oct. 4 (our translation): SAN JOSE, Costa Rica.- The president-elect of Mexico, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, and that of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, agreed on the need to re-evaluate and re-analyze the Plan Puebla-Panama… Read moreCalderon pledges to relaunch Puebla-Panama Plan
It seems Oaxaca’s revolutionary model may be spreading to neighboring states. From Notimex Oct. 1, via Chiapas95: CHILPANCINGO, GUERRERO: This weekend, at least 30 trade unions and social organizations formed the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Guerrero (APPG in… Read more“Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Guerrero” proclaimed
Tensions are remain high in Oaxaca following the killing of pro-government teacher, which protest leaders fear will be usd to justify a crackdown. Math teacher Jaime Rene Calvo Aragon was amember of the Central Council of Struggle (CCL), which is… Read moreMixed signals on Oaxaca crackdown
This is one solution that the perennially annoying Thomas Friedman didn’t advocate in his recent rant against the “petro-authoritiarians” who have got the USA by the balls. But we certainly do. From the web page of California’s Buddhist Deer Park… Read moreOctober 7: Global No Car Day
We almost wet our pants laughing a few years back when Exxon took out an ad on the New York Times op-ed page praising the despotism of Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev as a “democracy.” But these days Bush is writing much… Read moreBush: Kazkhstan “free nation”
The New York Times Sept. 30 takes note of widespread conspiracy theories that the White House is manipualting oil prices: A gallon of regular gas now averages $2.33, after rising above $3 in August. But given that even the current… Read moreConspiracy theories in dropping oil prices
From BBC, Sept. 20: Israelis ‘train Kurdish forces’ The BBC has obtained evidence that Israelis have been giving military training to Kurds in northern Iraq. A report on the BBC TV programme Newsnight showed Israeli experts in northern Iraq, drilling… Read moreIsrael trains Iraqi Kurds: BBC claims video evidence
It looks like Nicaragua may be poised to once again become strategic to US interests in the western hemisphere—just as the Sandinistas seem poised to take the presidential elections. Can you say deja vu? From BBC, Oct. 4: Nicaragua has… Read moreNicaragua announces new canal plan
From Newsday, Oct. 3: Man run over on Queens Blvd. dies A Queens man run over by a hit-and-run driver Monday night while walking home from religious services died today, as police recovered the vehicle they believe was involved. Yakub… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
Maybe we should thank al-Qaeda for prompting the authorities to carry out this survey. From AP, Sept. 22: WASHINGTON – Anti-terrorism officials conducted a helicopter survey of New York City’s radiation sources in preparation for a so-called “dirty bomb” attack… Read moreNYC radiological survey finds unexpected “hot spots”
Subcommander Marcos and other delegates from the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) returned to Mexico City from Chiapas Sept. 29 to continue their national tour. In October and November they are scheduled to meet with suporters in the states of… Read moreMarcos back in Mexico City; Zapatistas rally at Atenco
