Saturday, January 26, 2008

Counter-insurgency in Chiapas

(http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012508I.shtml)

"The Mexican state has re-activated paramilitary groups," says Ledesma.
"They are doing what the Spaniards did during the conquest and what the ranchers
and local mafias did after the Mexican Revolution: They are dispossessing
once again the indigenous peoples from their lands, from their territory."

full article -

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2 comments:

marmot said...

paramilitary scum has always been widespread in Mexico. This is no news. There where a few "mysterious" murders of Oaxacan protestors too.

ADJ said...

It's only news for those that were unaware of this before.