Tag Archives: Latin America

Colombia : Pablo Emilio Moncayo: A Pawn in Uribe’s Game

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Pablo Emilio Moncayo in 1996, 19 years old.Colombia’s Uribe: Playing politics with Pablo Somewhere in the Amazon jungle tonight, Pablo sleeps chained to a tree stump, his release prevented by the government he served all these long years in order … Continue reading →

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FARC in Colombia : A History of Armed Resistance

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Por la nueva Colombia, la patria grande y socialismo.”(“For the new Colombia, the greater fatherland, and socialism.”) — FARC motto. Photo from HubPages. Armed struggle for land reform and justice:Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia By Marion Delgado / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Corruption in Panama : Former President on the Lam

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Panama’s ex-President Ernesto Pérez Balladares earlier this year. Panama’s ‘Toro’ is currently wanted by law enforcement, if not by Panama’s voters. Photo from telemetro.com.Panama’s ‘Toro’ goes underground Warrant issued for arrest of ex-President Ernesto Pérez Balladares for laundering money from … Continue reading →

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Deadly Environment : Latin American Anti-Mining Activists Murdered

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A close up of murdered anti-mining activist Marcelo Rivera’s eyes on a mural painted in front of the cultural center that he founded in San Isidro, El Salvador. Photo by Dominque Jarry-Shore / The Dominion.Grassroots movements met with deadly violence:Mining … Continue reading →

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Coltan in Venezuela : Chavez Putting Chips on War?

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, image from Intimidad Violada. Below, capacitor made with coltan.Valuable electronics ore mixes with oilTo produce rumbles of war with Colombia By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 26, 2009 WARS. There are so many of them that … Continue reading →

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Colombia : Rebels Accused in High Profile Political Assassination

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, Governor Luis Francisco Cuellar of Caquetá state in Colombia, who was kidnapped Monday and killed by alleged rebels. Below, relatives and friends carry coffin containing his body as people wave white flags during his funeral service in Florencia, southwestern … Continue reading →

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Honduras : Anti-Coup Gay Activist Assassinated

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

LGBT activist Walter Tróchez was murdered this week.He documented homophobic violence:Honduran gay activist Walter Tróchez murdered By Doug Ireland / December 18, 2009 Walter Tróchez, 25 years old, a well-known LGBT activist in Honduras who was an active member of … Continue reading →

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Colombia : Official Corruption and Mr. Big

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Colombian President Álvaro Uribe. A history of official corruption: Colombia and the Uribe family By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 16, 2009 See ‘A Stroll down Paramilitary Lane,’ below. …the sheer number of cases, their geographic spread, … Continue reading →

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Caracas : Bolivar is Inspiration for New Peoples’ Movement in Latin America

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The founding congress of the Movimiento Continental Bolivariano (MCB) in Caracas, Dec. 7, 2009. Photo from kaosenlared.netMovimiento Continental Bolivariano:‘Take the open road of hope’ By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 14, 2009 CARTAGENA DE INDIES, Colombia — … Continue reading →

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Colombia : Cocaine, Corruption and the U.S. Army

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Latin Americanist.The U.S. and the Colombian invasion:A history of corruption, cocaine, and paramilitary violence By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 7, 2009 CARTAGENA DE INDIES, Colombia — Well, kids, answering our own question from … Continue reading →

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Human Rights in Colombia : School of the Americas and Plan Patriota

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from redsolsur.com. / Impunity Watch South America.Colombia and the School of the Americas:A history of human rights abuse By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2009 See ‘Know your new military bases,’ a look at Tolemaida … Continue reading →

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John Ross : A Mexican Revolution Every 100 Years?

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Revolución.” Woodcut by José Guadalupe Posada / Biografías y Vidas.1810! 1910! 2010?A Mexican Revolution timelineBy John Ross / The Rag Blog / November 26, 2009 MEXICO CITY — Fact: Every 100 years on the tenth year of the century, Mexico … Continue reading →

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