On Nov. 14 a federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sentenced Cuban American business leader Santiago Alvarez to 46 months in prison for conspiracy to possess an arsenal; his employee, Osvaldo Mitat, received a sentence of 39 months. Both had… Read moreCuban terrorist sentenced in Florida
On Nov. 9, thousands of workers, students, campesinos and indigenous people marched in Colombian cities and towns to protest the economic and social policies of rightwing president Alvaro Uribe Velez. The protesters specifically blasted a free trade treaty (commonly referred… Read moreColombia: national mobilization against trade deal
On Nov. 19 and 20, some 22,000 people gathered outside the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia to demand the closure of the US Defense Department’s Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly called the US Army School of the… Read moreSOA protests at Ft. Benning —and throughout Americas
Thousands of supporters of Andres Manual Lopez Obrador again filled Mexico City’s central plaza, the zocalo, Nov. 20 to witness his swearing in as Mexico’s parallel “legitimate president,” with a cabinet of 12 mostly drawn from his former administration as… Read moreMexico: Lopez Obrador assumes parallel presidency
Despite the overwhelming presence of the Federal Preventative Police (PFP) in Oaxaca City’s historic center, prominent attorney and retired army lieutenant Marcos Contreras Mendoza was assassinated in a drive-by shooting just two blocks from the Santo Domingo Cathedral on the… Read moreOaxaca: violence continues, Ruiz invokes God, APPO goes national
From Middle East Newsline, Nov. 13: The U.S. military plans to expand robot operations in Iraq. Officials and industry sources said the military plans to use the robots for explosive ordnance disposal. They said the robots would enhance detection and… Read moreUS to expand robot operations in Iraq
From BBC, Oct. 17 (our commentary to follow): Humanity may split into two sub-species in 100,000 years’ time as predicted by HG Wells, an expert has said. Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a genetic… Read moreEvolutionary theorist: humanity may “split in two”
From Reuters, Nov. 20: GAZA – Israel’s air force cancelled a planned raid on the home of a Gaza militant on Sunday after hundreds of Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the building, an Israeli military spokesman and witnesses said. Hours after… Read moreGaza: “human shield” action halts Israeli air raid
Is this a great time to be alive or what? From The Independent, Nov. 19: A high-tech and unmanned “bionic wasp” capable of destroying a cell of militants or guerrillas is among a series of futuristic weapons being discussed by… Read moreIsraeli mad scientists develop “bionic wasps”
From El Universal, Nov. 19: At least three of 10 lawyers being held hostage by inmates were killed Saturday after police raided the prison in the state of Michoacán to rescue them, media reported. It was not immediately clear whether… Read moreMichoacan: four dead in prison hostage crisis
Mexican Federal Preventative Police (PFP) in Oaxaca City used tear gas and water cannons against a demonstration by local women Nov. 19, following accounts of sexual abuses by the police troops. Some women carried signs reading “Oaxaca is not a… Read moreFederal police abuse Oaxacan women
Speaking at a press conference with state police criminologists and foresnics experts, Oaxaca Prosecutor General Lizbeth Caña Cadeza, said there is growing evidence that Indymedia cameraman Bradley Will was killed at point-blank range by supporters of the Popular People’s Assembly… Read moreOaxaca prosecutor: APPO killed Brad Will
