The election results from the Democratic Republic of Congo are in—and predictably contested. The incumbent Joseph Kabila (and son of the late Laurent Kabila, leader of the 1996 revolution) has been declared victor, while supporters of contender Jean-Pierre Bemba, a… Read moreAussie mining company implicated in Congo massacre
It was inevitable, but that doesn’t make it any more probable. How can the GWOT propagandists buy this thesis while Tehran’s agents and al-Qaeda’s local franchise are locked in a death struggle for control of Iraq? Maybe it’s because they’re… Read moreNext: Iran-al-Qaeda link?
From UPI, Nov. 14, links added: WASHINGTON — A Pentagon spokesman dismissed as “frivolous” a lawsuit alleging war crimes filed in Germany Tuesday against Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The criminal complaint was filed on behalf of 11 former prisoners at… Read moreWar crimes charges filed against Rumsfeld
From the AP, Nov. 14: ISTANBUL — Turkey warned Tuesday that allowing Iraq to split apart would force its neighbors to act and would usher in “an unbelievable new era of darkness.” Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was responding to predictions… Read moreIraq: “new era of darkness” if country fractures
From the Capital Times of Madison, WI, Nov. 8: Organizers of a movement to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq are lauding success at the ballot box from Wisconsin to Massachusetts. Nine Wisconsin communities weighed in on measures calling for… Read moreAnti-war referenda pass in heartland, New England
A patrol of Jordanian soldiers in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) came under fire on the evening of Nov. 10 as they were returning to their camp near the Port-au-Prince international airport. Two soldiers were killed: 1st… Read moreHaiti: two UN soldiers killed
Six years after it was first introduced, a bill allowing same sex civil unions in Mexico’s Federal District (DF, Mexico City) was approved by the Federal District Legislative Assembly (ALDF) by a vote of 43 to 17, with five abstentions…. Read moreMexico City approves civil unions
Classes resumed at Oaxaca’s state university Nov. 13, even as 1,700 delegates of the leading coalition of protest groups emerged from a “constitutive congress” vowing to step up their actions. The Popular People’s Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) announced that its… Read moreOaxaca: APPO pledges renewed resistance
From EFE, Nov. 12 via Chiapas95 (our translation): OAXACA – A group of 250 indigenous from the community of Acteal in Chiapas state marched today in the city of Oaxaca and held a religious ritual in support of peace for… Read moreLas Abejas arrive in Oaxaca
From El Universal, Nov. 14 (our translation, links added): OCOSINGO, Chiapas — The organization Maderas del Pueblo [Timber for the People], which has a presence in the Selva Lacandona, confirmed that up to nine campesinos were assassinated in the comunity… Read moreEthnic warfare in Chiapas rainforest?
From AP, Nov. 12 (links added): OAXACA, Mexico — Four youths wearing masks tossed gasoline bombs at a McDonald’s restaurant in the conflict-torn city of Oaxaca on Sunday, damaging the windows, seats and play area, police said. Security personnel at… Read moreOaxaca: McDonalds fire-bombed
From El Universal, Nov. 9 via Chiapas95 (our translation): GENEVA, Switzerland – The Federal Prosecutor of the Republic [PGR] admitted that following the police operation of this past May in San Salvador Atenco, sexual abuses and torture were committed against… Read moreMexico admits torture in Atenco case
