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Beware of Politicians Bearing Gifts for the Cold War Hydra

Wed, 08/06/2008 - 5:00am
More on Senator McCain and the Freedom House Operation

By Bill Conroy
Via the NarcoSphere
August 6, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/08/beware-politicians-bearing-gifts-cold-war-hydra

McCain’s Kyrgyz Connection: The “Freedom House” That Isn’t Free

Sun, 08/03/2008 - 5:00am
The US Presidential Candidate, His Lobbyist-Advisor, and the “Tulip Revolution” Gone Awry

By Bill Conroy
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
August 3, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3175.html

Chiquita Board Members: Total Identification

Wed, 07/30/2008 - 5:00am
“When I joined the board, I knew the company was making payments to paramilitary groups in Colombia,” - Morten Arntzen, Current Chiqutia Brands Director

By CCAJAR
Editorial
July 30, 2008

http://www.colectivodeabogados.org/article.php3?id_article=1364

Video Newsreel: The Drug War and Plan Mexico

Mon, 07/28/2008 - 5:00am
“US Money and Training Will Only Make Things Worse”

By Avi Lewis
Inside USA, Al-Jazeera
July 28, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3172.html

Scenarios for the FARC

Sat, 07/26/2008 - 5:00am
The US Southern Command (SouthCom), as Expressed in Plan Colombia II, Does Not Seek the Definitive Defeat or Negotiations with the Colombian Guerrillas

By Raúl Zibechi
Americas Policy Program
July 26, 2008

http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5408

The Democrats’ Schism at a Mexico City Fundraiser

Thu, 07/24/2008 - 5:00am
The “NAFTA Generation” of Corporate Ex-Pats Deceived the Obama Campaign and the Attendees at a Fundraising Event Last Tuesday

By Al Giordano
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
July 24, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3169.html

Panama Supreme Court Ruling May Leave Lawyers and Money Launderers Jobless

Thu, 07/24/2008 - 5:00am
After 40 Years as a Haven for Banking and Corporate Secrecy a Libel Case Brought by HSBC Bank Against a Canadian Expatriate Has Far Reaching Consequences

By Okke Ornstein
Via the NarcoSphere
July 24, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/okke-ornstein/2008/07/panama-supreme-court-ruling-may-leave-lawyers-and-money-launderers-jo

Join Narco News and The Field for a Garden Party on August 24 in Denver, Colorado

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 5:00am
Sponsor and Reserve Your Ticket for a Fundraising Event to Benefit The Fund for Authentic Journalism

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News
July 23, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/you-dont-have-be-denver-join-this-party

US Congress Freezes Funding of for Cuban-American Groups Following Evidence of “Massive Fraud”

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 5:00am
The Washington-Based Anti-Castro Group, The Center for a Free Cuba, Embezzled $500,000, Provoking the Moratorium

By Frances Robles
The Miami Herald
July 23, 2008

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/612979.html

“This is Essentially a Big Chunk of the Payoff the Corrupt Cuban Exile Community Gets”

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 5:00am
Video: Frank Calzon of the Center for a Free Cuba Storms Off a TV Studio Set When Confronted with Fraud Charges by Joe Garcia in Miami

By Markos Moulitsas Zuniga
The Daily Kos
July 23, 2008

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/23/12101/4253

IACHR Denounces Haiti For Political Persecution Of Yvon Neptune

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 5:00am
Two Years After His Release and No Credible Evidence Against Him the Haitian Government Remains Reluctant to Dismiss the Case

By Joe Emersberger
Haiti Analysis
July 23, 2008

http://www.haitianalysis.com/2008/7/23/four-years-of-political-persecution-for-yvon-neptune-and-counting

Will the Stock Market Sink Panama’s Petaquilla Mine?

Thu, 07/17/2008 - 5:00am
Misconduct by Public Officials, Environmental Protests, and Criminal Complaints May Result in Market Forces Ending the Company’s Destructive Mining Practices

By Okke Ornstein
Via The NarcoSphere
July 17, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/okke-ornstein/2008/07/will-stock-market-sink-panamas-petaquilla-mine

The Historical Significance of the Cochabamba Factory Workers' Strike

Tue, 07/15/2008 - 5:00am
If Neoliberalism Left Something Intact, It Was the Factory Workers’ Movement

By Oscar Olivera F.
Ukhampacha Bolivia
July 15, 2008

http://www.ubnoticias.org/en/article/the-historical-significance-of-the-cochabamba-factory-workers-strike

Law Enforcement Groups Call for Probe of U.S. Rep. Reyes’ Handling of Kidnapping Case

Tue, 07/15/2008 - 5:00am
The Complaint, Filed with a Congressional Committee, Seeks an Ethics Investigation into the Congressman's Actions and Cites Narco News Reports

By Bill Conroy
Via The NarcoSphere
July 15, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/07/law-enforcement-groups-call-probe-us-rep-reyes%E2%80%99-handling-kidnapping-cas

What is the Venezuelan News Media Actually Like?

Mon, 07/14/2008 - 5:00am
21 Caracas Daily Newspapers, Diverse Community Radio and TV Stations, Disprove the US-Propagated Myths

By Andrew Kennis
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
July 14, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3161.html

Plan Mexico: An Online Debate Between US Senator Pat Leahy and Laura Carlsen

Wed, 07/09/2008 - 5:00am
The Los Angeles Times Welcomes Your Comments, Too, at its La Plaza Blog

By La Plaza
The Los Angeles Times
July 9, 2008

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/07/draft-merida.html

Stops Along the Cancer Treatment Trail

Mon, 07/07/2008 - 5:00am
“The nurse asked me to close my eyes, take a few deep breaths, and imagine myself in a calm, familiar and peaceful place. I pictured myself on on Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, with my Narco News cohorts”

By George Sanchez
The Arizona Star
July 7, 2008

http://www.azstarnet.com/accent/246581.php

84 New Co-Publishers in Three Weeks, and 42 Regional Groups

Mon, 07/07/2008 - 5:00am
Narco News Continues Breaking the Information Blockade, Now on Both Sides of the Border

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News
July 7, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3158.html

North America Doesn't Exist

Mon, 07/07/2008 - 5:00am
Proponents of Extending the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Flunk Geography, and Economics, Too

By Laura Carlsen
IRC Americas Program
July 7, 2008

http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5343

Company that Led Training in Torture Techniques for Mexican Police Is Risks Incorporated of Miami, Florida

Mon, 07/07/2008 - 5:00am
Trainer Gerardo “Jerry” Arrechea is a High-Ranking Member of the Comandos F4, an Armed Cuban Terrorist Organization

By Kristin Bricker
Via The NarcoSphere
July 7, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/07/company-led-training-torture-techniques-mexican-police-is-risks-inc