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Broom the CIA
US Senator Diane Feinstein’s Violent Opposition to Leon Panetta as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Speaks Volumes About the Crimes She Seeks to Hide
By Al Giordano
The Field
January 6, 2009
Nineteen Appistas Arrested in Palestine Demonstration
Section 22 Demands and Obtains Their Release
By Nancy Davies
Commentary from Oaxaca
January 4, 2009
EZLN Criticizes the Drug War
During the Festival of Dignified Rage in Chiapas, Subcomandante Marcos Breaks the EZLN's Silence on the Drug War
By Kristin Bricker
Via the NarcoSphere
January 3, 2009
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2009/01/ezln-criticizes-drug-war
Civilians Caught Up in Drug War
Tlaxcala is the Only State Without Victims of Organized Crime
By Esther Sánchez
El Universal
January 3, 2009
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2009/01/civilians-caught-drug-war
Winners & Losers of 2008: The Good, the Bad, and Joe Lieberman
Among the Winners: Nate Silver, Rachel Maddow, and Al Giordano
By James Wolcott
Vanity Fair, February 2009 Issue
January 1, 2009
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/02/wolcott200902?printable=true¤tPage=all
Loose Ends: Washington Subordinates Mexico Through Security Agreements
Mexico's Drug War Fits into the Rubric of the Security and Prosperity Partnership and the US Security Agenda
By Carlos Fazio
La Jornada
January 1, 2009
Mexico's Drug War Death Toll: 8,463 and Counting
A Record-Breaking 5,612 People were Executed in Mexico’s Drug War in 2008, Making the Drug War More Deadly than the Drugs
By Kristin Bricker
Via the NarcoSphere
January 1, 2009
Five Benjamins, Ten Grants, or Twenty-Five Jacksons to Go
Narco News Year-End Fund Drive Within $500 of its Goal: Let's Enter 2009 With a Running Start
By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News
December 31, 2008
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/five-benjamins-ten-grants-or-twenty-five-jacksons-go
Ill. Gov. Blagojevich’s True Colors Shine Through in Clemency Case
“If the plaintiffs in the case succeed, and force the governor to act promptly and justly... it might well be Blagojevich who... benefits from such a ruling”
By Bill Conroy
Via the NarcoSphere
December 31, 2008
Michoacan Joint Operation: Human Rights Disaster
Activist Organizations Accuse the Government of Using the Anti-Drug Operation to Repress Indigenous Communities, Poor Neighborhoods, and Social Justice Organizations
By Kristin Bricker
Via the NarcoSphere
December 30, 2008
Freedom of the Press as a Foreign Concept
A Mexican Reporter Who Wrote About Drug Violence in his Homeland is Being Held in Custody by None Other than the U.S. Government and its Immigration Service
By James Rainey
The Los Angeles Times
December 30, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-rainey28-2008dec28,0,6037496.story
With Increased Readership and Features Come More Expenses
Higher Technical Costs Means Narco News Needs You Now More than Ever
By David B. Briones
Webmaster
December 29, 2008
Erin Rosa to Report from Bolivia for Narco News
Formerly with The Colorado Independent, Rosa Will Report Next Month's Historic Referendum for a New Constitution
By Al Giordano
The Field
December 27, 2008
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/erin-rosa-report-bolivia-narco-news
“Wall of Violence” on Mexico’s Southern Border
Calderon’s “Two-Faced” Policy Combines Police, the Military, Gangs, and Los Zetas to Fulfill US Mandate to Deter Central American Migration
By Kristin Bricker
Via the NarcoSphere
December 23, 2008
“Wall of Violence” on Mexico’s Southern Border
Calderon’s “Two-Faced” Policy Combines Police, the Military, Gangs, and Los Zetas to Fulfill US Mandate to Deter Central American Migration
By Kristin Bricker
Via the NarcoSphere
December 23, 2008
More Than 100 Experts Question Human Rights Watch’s Venezuela Report
Statements by Lead Author of the Report, Jose Miguel Vivanco, Call into Question the Organization’s Credibility
By Various Authors
North American Congress on Latin America
December 22, 2008
Oaxaca: No Justice for Assassinated Triqui Radio Journalists
Special Federal Prosecutor Rules Out that Community Journalists Were Killed for Their Work
By Reporters Without Borders
Press Release
December 20, 2008
Caracol #2: Oventik
Second in a Series on Autonomy Under Siege in Chiapas
By Gloria Muñoz Ramírez
Americas Program
December 20, 2008
The Work and Safety of Journalists at Narco News Depends on Your Support
The Training and Support Network that Your Donations Help Provide Make It Possible for Us to Report to You from Mexico and Elsewhere
By Kristin Bricker
Reporter, Narco News
December 16, 2008
Ecuador Drops the Money Ball: President Correa Threatens to Stiff Banks, Pay Social Debt First
“Although Ecuador currently has the capacity to pay, dropping oil prices and squeezed credit markets are putting... plans to boost spending on education and health care in jeopardy”
By Daniel Denvir
The Indypendent
December 14, 2008
http://www.indypendent.org/2008/12/11/ecuador-drops-money-ball/
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