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Security or Liberty? Toronto Comes to Grips with a Historic Crackdown
 Marcus Gee & Colin Freeze
The militant protesters who took to the streets of Toronto this weekend had three main goals: disrupt the summit by breaching the security wall; whip up such a street war that the news of the violence would overwhelm the substance of the summit; and provoke the police into such an overreaction that they could cry victim and discredit the authorities.
Nine Years On, Only 41 Percent of Americans Believe US Can "Win" in Afghanistan
 Brad Knickerbocker
Until recently, the nine-year conflict in Afghanistan had become “the forgotten war” for many Americans – a complaint increasingly heard among US troops there.
USSF: The Control of Public Media as a Social Justice Issue
 Yana Kunichoff
The control of public media is a life-or-death struggle fought by diverse communities working toward social change against corporate-owned or undemocratic, government-sponsored media and professional journalists.
Calling for Accountability on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
 Andy Worthington
Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, established by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1997, to mark the ratification of the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on June 26, 1987.
Teen Shot By Border Patrol Had Smuggling Arrests
 Olivia Torres
A 15-year-old Mexican boy shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent was among El Paso's most wanted juvenile immigrant smugglers, according to federal arrest records reviewed by The Associated Press.
Wall of Hate and Poverty Divides El Paso and Juárez
 Daniela Pastrana
"Sergio, your death will be avenged by the angry, organised people" reads graffiti under the Puente Negro railroad bridge connecting Ciudad Juárez, Mexico with El Paso, Texas.
Elena Kagan: Would She Turn Supreme Court Into We the People?
 Mike Sacks
If Ms. Kagan is confirmed after US Senate hearings scheduled to start June 28, then the court will have certain demographics represented in numbers that 50 years ago would have seemed unimaginable: three women, three Jews, six Roman Catholics.
US Based Out in Latin America
 Grace Livingstone
Latin American elites once gave US Green Berets free rein in their mountains and rainforests and schooled their own officers in US academies, where they learnt the latest counter-insurgency and torture techniques to be used against ‘subversives’. But today the ‘pink tide’ governments are pulling their officers out of US training schools.
Shift in Illicit Drug Use Bodes Ill for Developing World
 Matthew O. Berger
While drug use has largely stabilised in industrial countries, there are signs that it may be on the rise in developing countries, says a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the impact of a rise in drug abuse could cause a lot more damage in developing countries than it has for their richer counterparts.
'It Was Like a Quicksand, but Filled with Bodies'
 William Booth
Many times, the victims in Mexico's drug war simply disappear. Just a few miles outside this quaint tourist town filled with silver jewelry shops, Mexican authorities discovered where some ended up.
LatAm Majority Favours Legalising Abortion - But Not for All Cases
 Daniela Estrada
The majority of people surveyed in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Nicaragua are in favour of legalising therapeutic abortion, but not all forms of elective abortion, according to a study by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences.
 McChrystal's Counter-Terrorism Without McChrystal
 The Real News Network
Lawrence Wilkerson: Overall objectives and basic strategy in Afghanistan are wrong - it's time to leave.
Did the CIA Conduct Medical Experiments on Detainees?
 Sheldon Richman
As time goes by, the record of the Bush administration gets worse and worse. It could turn out that the most egregious offense of the Bush-esque Obama administration will be that its Justice Department let Bush-Cheney & Co. off scot-free.
Oliver Stone's New Documentary Explains Progressive Governments in Latin America
 Tony Phillips
Oliver Stone chose Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, as the final destination for his whistle-stop promotional tour for his film "South of the Border" (Al Sur de la Frontera).
Obama and Insubordination: Is He Truman or Mr. Milquetoast?
 Ray McGovern
Journalist Michael Hastings has given Rolling Stone magazine a graphic account of the arrogance, disarray and ineptitude that distinguish what passes for President Barack Obama's policy on Afghanistan.
Are Napolitano’s Mass Spying Powers a Greater Threat to Civil Liberties Than Under Bush?
 Elliot D. Cohen
According to a June 18 AP article, Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano has defended monitoring Internet communications as a “civil liberties trade-off the US must make to beef up national security.”
US Poll Finds Deep Concern About Energy and Economy
 John M. Broder & Marjorie Connelly
Overwhelmingly, Americans think the nation needs a fundamental overhaul of its energy policies, and most expect alternative forms to replace oil as a major source within 25 years. Yet a majority are unwilling to pay higher gasoline prices to help develop new fuel sources.
G20 Brings The Green Zone To Toronto
 The Excavator
The heavy presence of ground troops on the streets are usually seen in war-torn countries, occupied countries, or countries that are on the edge of a violent revolution, so it has come as an unwelcome surprise to many Canadians that the downtown core of its major city, known for its safety and cleanliness, is being transformed into a military fortress to serve the world's leading politicians.
You're a Racist, You're an Anti-Semite!
 The Real News Network
Alexis McGill Johnson: From Helen Thomas to Harry Reid, such accusations avoid dealing with real structural issues.
Can Obama Get His Presidency Back?
 Nancy Benac
BP chief executive Tony Hayward committed a faux pas when he admitted he wanted his life back. President Barack Obama is too smart to say it aloud, but he wants his presidency back.
Human Rights Defenders Seek Protection in Mexico
 Marc Lacey
With a drug war raging around them and an unreliable judicial system in place, Mexico’s human rights activists have their hands full as they grapple with a growing new class of victims: themselves.
Drug Violence, Deaths in Mexico Have Spread to Once-Safe Regions
 Lauren Villagran
Nationwide, the bloodshed has gone from bad to worse, and regions once considered safe are succumbing to violence.
Extending the Reach of Safe Abortion in Mexico
 Daniela Pastrana
In the last three years, some 65,000 women have visited public health facilities to find out about abortions, and 40,000 have undergone the procedure, the Mexico City health secretariat reported this month.
Witness: US Agent Aimed at Mexican
 Dennis Bernstein & Jesse Strauss
An eyewitness to the June 7 shooting death of a 14-year-old Mexican youth said a U.S. Border Patrol agent took aim at the boy for several seconds after the boy emerged from behind a pillar of a bridge on the Juarez side of the border near El Paso, Texas.
Mexico Drug War: Has Felipe Calderón Lost Control?
 Sara Miller Llana
June could turn out to be one of the most violent months Mexico has faced since President Felipe Calderón took office in December of 2006, dispatching the military to fight organized crime.
Torture - Routine and Uninvestigated
 Emilio Godoy
While the Mexican government defends the use of the military in its counter-drug offensive, human rights organisations report that the use of torture against local police officers and others arrested in the war on drugs has become routine.
Mexico Rights Agency: Army Covered Up Kids' Deaths
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexican soldiers shot two children in April in their family's vehicle, and apparently altered the crime scene to try to blame the deaths on drug cartel gunmen, Mexico's National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday.
Mexico's Deadly Drug Violence Claims Hundreds of Lives in Past 5 Days
 William Booth
An explosion of drug violence in Mexico has killed hundreds of people in the past five days and prompted the country's president to issue a 5,000-word manifesto warning that the fight against organized crime must continue "or we will always live in fear."
Food Prices to Rise by Up to 40% Over Next Decade, UN Report Warns
 Katie Allen
Growing demand from emerging markets and for biofuel production will send prices soaring, according to the OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Witnesses of US Border Killing Dispersed
 Dennis Bernstein & Jesse Strauss
The killing of Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereka has turned into an international incident, with Mexican prosecutors claiming jurisdiction, and Mexican lawmakers calling for the U.S. agent's extradition to Mexico for prosecution.
How Much Does a Gallon of Gas Cost? A Whole Lot More Than You Think
 Ezra Klein
It seems like an easy question. You might ask if I mean premium or regular, and where in the country I'm buying. Beyond that, though, the price is displayed in giant numbers on most thoroughfares. But as the sludge choking the Gulf of Mexico shows, nothing is easy when it comes to oil - especially the price.
Interview: Return to El Salvador
 Tim Høiland
Why do 700 Salvadorans leave their native country every day? This is the burning question behind documentary filmmaker Jamie Moffett’s latest project, Return to El Salvador.
Wilkerson on Cuba - Pt.2
 The Real News Network
Larry Wilkerson: The 'Cuban 5' spied on Cuban Americans, because they were a threat to their country.
Mexico Elections 2010: Upping the Ante in Oaxaca
 Nancy Davies
The election in eleven Mexican states for governors, mayors and state representatives on July 4 assumes a special importance in Oaxaca because this state is said to be key for re-positioning the PRI in its bid to retake the presidency of Mexico in 2012.
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