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The House of Death is No Longer the New Kid on the Block

May 6, 2008 - 9:00pm
Two More Houses Doubling as Graveyards Discovered in Ciudad Juárez

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere
May 7, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/05/the-house-death-no-longer-new-kid-block

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Two Years On, Atenco Still Hurts

May 5, 2008 - 9:00pm
Sixteen Activists, Some with Life Sentences, Remain Imprisoned for Minor Crimes

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere
May 6, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/05/two-years-on-atenco-still-hurts

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A Primer on Plan Mexico

May 4, 2008 - 9:00pm
The Bush Administration Has Put Its Proposal to Militarize Mexico to the Upcoming Iraq Supplemental Bill

By Laura Carlsen
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
May 5, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue53/article3093.html

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The Guardian Covers (Up) Colombia’s Reality

May 4, 2008 - 9:00pm
London’s “Left Leaning” Newspaper Props Up Latin America’s Most Authoritarian Government

By Joe Emersberger
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
May 5, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue52/article3084.html

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Notes on the Conjuncture: Mexico, 2008

May 1, 2008 - 9:00pm
Notes for a Presentation to the Oaxaca After the Barricades Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, April 28, 2008

By Fred Rosen
Senior Analyist, North American Congress on Latin America
May 2, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue52/article3083.html

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AFL-CIO, in Letter to US Rep. William Delahunt, Comes Out Against Plan Mexico

May 1, 2008 - 9:00pm
US Labor Unions: “Increased Funding of the Mexican Military and Police Won’t Enhance Security”

By Barbara Shailor, AFL-CIO
Letter Obtained by Narco News
May 2, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue52/article3082.html

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Zapatista Prisoners Transferred from Tabasco to Chiapas Amid Rumors That They Might be Freed

April 24, 2008 - 9:00pm
The Other Campaign Remains Skeptical That the Government Will Free the Two Men

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere
April 25, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/04/zapatista-prisoners-transferred-tabasco-chiapas-amid-rumors-that-th

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Caciques, Triquis and Impunity – More of the Same

April 23, 2008 - 9:00pm
Increasing Level of Threats and Intimidation in the Autonomous Community of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca

By Nancy Davies
Commentary from Oaxaca
April 24, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue52/article3080.html

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"We Will Not Be Moved!"

April 22, 2008 - 9:00pm
El Barrio Fights Back Against Globalized Gentrification

By Michael Gould-Wartofsky
CounterPunch
April 23, 2008

http://counterpunch.org/gould04222008.html

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Foreboding and Loathing in the Quest for the House of Death

April 21, 2008 - 9:00pm
After Years of Reporting on the Infamous Juárez House, Narco News Pays a Visit

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere
April 22, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/04/foreboding-and-loathing-quest-house-death

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Three Amigos Summit

April 18, 2008 - 9:00pm
Presidents of US, Mexico & Canada Will Meet with 28 Corporate Leaders Behind Closed Doors in New Orleans Sunday and Monday

By Manuel Pérez Rocha and Sarah Anderson
Foreign Policy in Focus
April 19, 2008

http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/5152

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A Call to Our Readers in Seattle and Vancouver… and Everywhere

April 4, 2008 - 9:00pm
Narco News Turns Eight This Month: And You Could Host the Anniversary Celebration

By Al Giordano
Publisher
April 5, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue52/article3057.html

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Mark Penn and the Stealth Corporate Campaign

April 3, 2008 - 9:00pm
The Wall Street Journal Catches Top Clinton Strategist in a Meeting with Another Client: Colombia's Ambassador to the US

By Al Giordano
The Field
April 4, 2008

http://ruralvotes.com/thefield/?p=998

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Uribe’s Attack on Obama

April 2, 2008 - 9:00pm
The Far Right’s Spokesman in Latin America Is Worried About What Could Be Long Overdue Changes in US Policy

By Al Giordano
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
April 3, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue52/article3055.html

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Zapatistas in New York

March 31, 2008 - 9:00pm
The Movement for Justice in El Barrio to March on City Hall on April 6

By Gloria Muñoz Ramírez
La Jornada - Los de Abajo
April 1, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue52/article3047.html

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Facing Escalating Protests, Chiapas Frees 30 Political Prisoners

March 31, 2008 - 9:00pm
With 17 prisoners still inside, the Other Campaign declares April 3 an International Day of Action

By Kristin Bricker
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
April 1, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue52/article3048.html

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Seven Days that Stressed América

March 27, 2008 - 9:00pm
Colombia’s Illegal Attack in Ecuador Coincides with Trade Push and Increased Human Rights Violations

By Laura Carlsen
CIP Americas Program
March 28, 2008

http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5101

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House Cleaning in Colombia

March 26, 2008 - 9:00pm
Reflections on Common Opinions About the FARC: “Frightening, But... It Is a Reality That Has to Be Dealt With...”

By Charlie Hardy
Via The NarcoSphere
March 27, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2008/3/24/16133/1443

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Álvaro Uribe, Lord of the Shadows... and of <i>Los Pinos</i>

March 23, 2008 - 9:00pm
If Mexican President Calderón Wants to Wage War on Drug Traffickers, Why is He Following the Lead of a Colombian President So Linked to Narco-Corruption?

By Luis Hernández Navarro
La Jornada
March 24, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue51/article3036.html

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Former State Department Official Found Behind Curtains of Passport Scandal

March 22, 2008 - 9:00pm
CEO of Global Strategy Group, which Owns The Analysis Corp., Was Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2005-2007

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere
March 23, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2008/3/22/232832/571

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