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Manufacturing a Terror Threat in Latin America
 Cyril Mychalejko
Attempts to designate parts of Latin America as potential threats and conduits of terror attacks are in countries that have democratically elected left and center-left governments. And all of this comes as Washington's controversial military base deal with Colombia awaits approval.
Mexico's Dam Projects May Flood Villages
 Sergio Solache
Like other villages around Mexico, Acasico will soon be submerged under water, falling victim to dam projects aimed at meeting the water demands of factories, vegetable farms and the country's growing cities.
Gay Rights Go Global
 Peter Tatchell
One hindrance to LGBT rights is that no international human rights convention specifically acknowledges sexual rights as human rights. None explicitly guarantee equality and non-discrimination to LGBT people.
9/11's Delayed Legacy: Cancer for Many of the Rescue Workers
 Ed Pilkington
A spate of recent deaths of New York police and fire officers who took part in the emergency operation at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks has heightened fears that it could be the start of a delayed epidemic of cancer-related illness.
Electrical Workers of Mexico Take on Calderon Government
 Tamara Pearson
I met Jose Hernandez, a leader of the Mexican Union of Electricity workers (SME) at a metro station called Obrera (Worker), unsurprisingly located in a working class area of Mexico city, and from there we walked back to his house.
Passing on the Mantle of Deep North American Integration
 Dana Gabriel
With the demise of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America and the restructuring of many of its key priorities under the banner of the North American Leaders Summit, other trilateral initiatives are also passing on the mantle of deep continental integration.
 Congressman Brad Sherman Admits Explosives Found in Dust of World Trade Center
 Ed Brotherton
I have written an article for your knowledge and distribution as you deem fit about my dealings with Congressman’s Brad Sherman’s office. This is an issue of national importance as it relates to our national security.
'Mayan 2012 Apocalypse Theory' Not True, NASA Says
 Telegraph UK
The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, Nasa insisted this week in a rare campaign to dispel rumours fueled by the internet and a new Hollywood movie.
Fighting the Odds to Keep Indian Tongues Alive
 Frank Bajak
Hermenegildo Espejo's story highlights the two biggest challenges Latin America's indigenous peoples face in their struggle to preserve their cultures: keeping their native languages alive and empowering themselves through education.
Women Play a Bigger Role in Mexico's Drug War
 Tracy Wilkinson
As drug violence seeps deeper into Mexican society, women are taking a more hands-on role. In growing numbers, they are being recruited into the ranks of drug smugglers, dealers and foot soldiers. And in growing numbers, they are being jailed, and killed, for their efforts.
US Preparing for War in Latin America
 Eva Golinger
An official document from the Department of the US Air Force reveals that the military base in Palanquero, Colombia will provide the Pentagon with “…an opportunity for conducting full spectrum operations throughout South America…”
 'These People Just Want to Be Left Alone'
 The Real News Network
In Afghaninstan the US soldiers are losing heart for a fight they feel their presence is only prolonging.
The Media & Finger-Pointing in the US-Mexico Drug Wars
 Patrick Corcoran
If you believe their governments, the security relationship between the US and Mexico has never been stronger than it is today. However, beneath the high-level official contacts, resentment and distrust between the two nations still flourish.
Pablo Escobar's Son Asks Forgiveness
 Frank Bajak & Vivian Sequera
After notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed, the son who many thought would succeed him fled Colombia, assumed a new identity and lived a low-profile life as an architect in Argentina.
800,000 Americans Busted Annually for Pot
 Sherwood Ross
Seven million Americans have been arrested since 1995 on marijuana charges and 41,000 of them are rotting in federal and State prisons - but the public is starting to rebel against "the preposterous war on pot," two political scientists say. Thousands of other pot users and sellers are confined in local jails as well.
US House Votes to Ban Abortion Coverage in Health Plan
 Erica Werner
A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.
US Unemployment Hits 10.2 Percent, Economy Sheds 190,000 Jobs
 Dean Baker
The strong wage growth reported for October was probably an aberration. The unemployment rate crossed 10.0 percent for the first time since early 1983, hitting 10.2 percent in October.
US Senate Rejects Effort to Block Civilian Trials for 9/11 Victims
 James Rosen
After an emotional debate over how to keep Americans safe, the Senate Thursday narrowly defeated an effort to prevent civilian trials in U.S. courts for the accused planners of the 9/11 attacks.
Electricians Take Over Luz y Fuerza Buildings
 Kristin Bricker
Ex-workers from defunct Luz y Fuerza del Centro power company intensified their actions in simultantaneous protests outside the company's buildings in two states.
Many Questions About Fort Hood Shooting Suspect
 Brett J. Blackledge
There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive. But details of his life and mindset, emerging from official sources and personal acquaintances, are troubling.
Mass Shooting Indicates Breakdown of US Military
 Dahr Jamail
Truthout spoke with an Army Specialist who is an active-duty Iraq war veteran currently stationed at the base. The soldier spoke on condition of anonymity since the base is now on “lockdown,” and all “non-authorized” military personnel on the base have been ordered not to speak to the press.
Study: Why Do Some Still Believe Saddam was Connected to 9/11?
 Emily Badger
Sociologists at the University of North Carolina and Northwestern University examined an earlier case of deep commitment to the inaccurate: the belief, among many conservatives who voted for George W. Bush in 2004, that Saddam Hussein was at least partly responsible for the attacks on 9/11.
Former UK Ambassador: CIA Sent People to be ‘Raped with Broken Bottles’
 Daniel Tencer
The CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan, a place where widespread torture practices include raping suspects with broken bottles and boiling them alive, says a former British ambassador to the central Asian country.
Mexico's Military Abuses Brought to Inter-American Commission
 Emilio Godoy
A case of rights abuses allegedly committed by the Mexican armed forces is coming up for a hearing at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), where it joins a long list of accusations against the army in this Latin American country.
Mexico Mayor Announces Death Before Body is Found
 Martha Mendoza
Mauricio Fernandez announced during his swearing-in ceremony that the man who was apparently threatening to have him killed, was found dead in Mexico City, but authorities did not find the body for another three and a half hours. Fernandez is now facing tough questions about the killings.
Where the Swearing Is All About the Context
 Marc Lacey
Mexicans, despite their reputation in Latin America for ultrapoliteness and formality, curse like sailors, a recent survey found. They use profanity when speaking with their friends, with their co-workers, with their spouses and even with their bosses and parents.
Republican Election Sweeps: Big Trouble for Obama?
 Liz Sidoti
Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.
The More Deadly Side of Growing Vigilantism in Mexico
 Sylvia Longmire
Over the last several months, reports of vigilante justice being meted out in Mexico have increased in number. Citizens are growing tired of drug-related violence, thievery, and other crimes — tired enough to take matters into their own hands.
Profiteering from Misery: Private Prison Scams Target American Indians
 Brenda Norrell
Native Americans say the disturbing trend of profiteering from foul and abusive private migrant prisons by American Indian Nations violates traditional teachings to honor the sacredness of life and all humanity.
Chicago Rallies Around Student Facing Deportation
 Yana Kunichoff
When Rigoberto Padilla arrived to the United States at the age of six from Mexico, he was a stranger to Chicago. Now, 15 years later and dubbed an "illegal alien," he is undergoing deportation proceedings - and Chicago has rallied around him.
The Real Winner in Honduras: The United States?
 Joseph Shansky
After deliberately failing to use its massive economic and diplomatic influence in the tiny Central American country, the US has reportedly given the international community reason to breathe a sigh of relief in what Hillary Clinton is calling an “historic agreement”.
Undersecretary's Remarks on Farmers Create Controversy
 The News
The Agriculture and Food Production Secretariat (Sagarpa) is distancing itself from comments made by undersecretary Jeffrey Max Jones, in which he criticized Mexican farmers, saying they should follow the tactics of drug traffickers for more business success.
Political Games
 Bill Littlefield
If the world’s press had been more attentive to events in Mexico City in the early fall of 1968, and if the Mexican government had not been so successful in covering up its army’s murderous response to one particular student demonstration, the 1968 Olympics might never have occurred.
Cheney's Memory 'Hazy' on Plame CIA Leak
 Pete Yost
Citing faulty memory, former Vice President Dick Cheney told federal investigators in a 2004 interview he had no idea who revealed to reporters that Valerie Plame, the wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.
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