December 2010 – Page 3 – Upside Down World

Honduras: Campesinos Expelled Like ‘Vermin’

December 16, 2010 Giorgio Trucchi, Translated by Peter Lackowski 0

Soldiers and police armed to the teeth violently evict defenseless peasant families. The presence of human rights organizations and national and international journalists prevents, this time, a new blood bath in the Bajo Aguan.

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WikiLeaks: Peruvian Army Connected to Drug Trafficking

December 16, 2010 InSight 0

A March 2009 U.S. diplomatic cable from Lima written by then U.S. Ambassador to Peru, P. Michael McKinley, to Washington D.C. and released by the WikiLeaks whistle-blower website, chronicles a long history of Peruvian military involvement in drug trafficking in the Andean nation.
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Venezuela to Map Sources of Air Pollution Nationwide

December 9, 2010 Edward Ellis - Correo del Orinoco International 0

Source: Venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela’s Environment Ministry announced this week that it will create a registry of the country’s primary sources of air pollution using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The function of the registry will be […]

Protesters Say “No” to Climate Market in Cancun

December 9, 2010 Diana Cariboni 0

The short-cuts that the United Nations system is offering companies to profit from strategies against global warming were the target of loud protests on the Day of Action for Climate Justice. Two separate demonstrations, of […]

Central America is Present: The Mesoamerican Climate Justice Campaign Makes its Way to Cancun

December 8, 2010 Maggie Von Vogt, Unidad Ecológica Salvadoreña 0

“Central America demands a climate where peace, social justice, and environmental sustainability flourish,” states the most recent communiqué from the Mesoamerican Climate Justice Campaign. And now is their chance to bring this demand to the global negotiating tables. […]

The Tyranny of Soy Agribusiness in Paraguay

December 8, 2010 Jesse Freeston 0

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo hasn’t delivered on promises to the farmers who brought him to power, while transgenic soy farms expand. […]

The Bolivian Road to Socialism

December 8, 2010 Mike Geddes 0

Source: Red Pepper Politics in the UK and the EU is likely to be dominated for the foreseeable future by massive cuts in public service provision. The furious demonstrations that have taken place in Greece […]

Canadian Mining Company Being Sued for Violent Death of Community Leader in Guatemala

December 8, 2010 MiningWatch Canada 0

(Ottawa) A recently announced lawsuit against HudBay Minerals Inc. points to the industry’s failure to take responsibility for corporate abuses beyond Canadian borders. Paradoxically, the company recently won an award for Corporate Social Responsibility from […]

Ecuador’s Fickle Friend: Canada

December 8, 2010 Jennifer Moore 0

Critics of Canadian foreign policy see Canada’s delayed response to an attempted coup in Ecuador as a sign of uneasy relations. Despite President Rafael Correa’s public support for Canadian economic interests in recent years, they suggest Canada’s backing is by no means guaranteed. They pinpoint geopolitical and economic concerns as potential culprits.

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Interview: Dr. William I. Robinson on Power, Domination and Conflicts in Mexico

December 8, 2010 Dawn Paley 0

As people from around the world dig their claws into the quarter million documents released by Wikileaks, the discussion around U.S. power is taking on new and sometimes unexpected dimensions. But the cables about the war in Mexico have yet to be fully released, and much media coverage of events there tend to frame the conflict as a “drug war.” Among the few analysts in the U.S. who are taking an analysis of what’s happening in Mexico to another level is Dr. William I. Robinson, a professor at the University of California – Santa Barbara.

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