Afghanistan
US bombs Pakistan —again
US drones killed 21 presumed Taliban militants in two separate strikes in Pakistan’s tribal region of North Waziristan. Ten drones were seen hovering over the area.
Author: CounterVortex
Afghanistan
Afghan girls targeted in suspected gas attack —again
Dozens of schoolgirls in Afghanistan were hospitalized after two apparent poisonous gas attacks on their schools, the latest in a spate of similar incidents.
Iraq
Iraqi “resistance” scores heroic blow against textile workers
Textile workers leaving their factory shift in Hilla were among hundreds of Iraqis injured and 85 killed in a series of bomb attacks across the country on the bloodiest day this year.
Mexico
Mexico extradites ex-governor as cartel crackdown widens
Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid, ex-governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, was extradited to the US to face charges of accepting some $20 million in bribes from the Juárez Cartel.
Mexico
Mexico: army exonerates itself in Tamaulipas atrocity
A Mexican military investigation found that three children killed on a highway in Tamaulipas were caught in the crossfire of rival narco gangs—but survivors say soldiers fired without cause.
Central America
Honduras “truth commission” starts investigation
A Honduran truth and reconciliation commission began investigating the June 2009 coup that removed Manuel Zelaya from power—as a wave of killings of journalists has terrorized the country.
The Andes
Peru: Sendero establishes new command for Upper Huallaga
Sendero Luminoso, thought to be confined to a small pocket of high jungle known as the Apurimac-Ene River Valley, launched an attack on a coca-eradication team in the Upper Huallaga Valley.
Southern Cone
Paraguay paranoid as guerillas re-emerge
Paraguay is moving towards a “state of exception” in response to the emergence of the rebel Army of the Paraguayan People (EPP), with speculation of ties to Colombia’s FARC.
The Andes
Bolivia cracks down on “Norwegian Cartel”
In a case sensationalized by the Bolivian press as a crackdown on a “Norwegian Cartel,” two Norwegians were sentenced on charges of attempting to smuggle 22 kilos of cocaine out of the country.
The Andes
Bolivia: five military chiefs cited in “Black October” violence
The five ex-military chiefs who made up the Bolivian High Command in 2003 were cited for the apparent destruction of Armed Forces documents related to “Black October” violence of that year.
The Andes
Otto Reich speaks at Capitol Hill Evo-bashing session
Otto Reich was among those who gathered at the Rayburn House Office Building to complain about the “deteriorating democratic system” in Bolivia under leftist President Evo Morales.
Planet Watch
Evo Morales delivers Cochabamba climate summit resolutions to United Nations
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales arrived at the UN to present the conclusions of the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of the Mother Earth (CMPCC).