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Mexico”s Dirty War Gets Dirtier

by Kent Paterson | Jan 3, 2012

The images conjured up sordid memories of decades ago. Two young people laying dead on the ground, shot to death while heavily-armed state policemen were breaking up a public protest. The Dec. 11 slayings of education students Jorge Alexis Herrera and Gabriel Echeverria de Jesus outside the Guerrero state capital of Chilpancingo not only revived scenes from the First Dirty War of the 1960s and 1970s, but also added more names to a growing, modern-day list of dead, disappeared, tortured and wounded activists across Mexico.

The Drone That Fell From the Sky

by Nick Turse | Jan 3, 2012

The drone had been in the air for close to five hours before its mission crew realized that something was wrong. The oil temperature in the plane’s turbocharger, they noticed, had risen into the “cautionary” range. An hour later, it was worse, and it just kept rising as the minutes wore on. While the crew desperately ran through its “engine overheat” checklist trying to figure out the problem, the engine oil temperature, too, began skyrocketing.

The Other Kim

by John Feffer | Jan 3, 2012

South Korean parliamentarian Kim Geun-Tae was a soft-spoken man passionately dedicated to promoting peace and reunification on the Korean peninsula.

Fumbling Foreign Policy

by Peter Certo | Jan 2, 2012

From Mitt Romney’s juvenile $10,000 bet with Rick Perry to Ron Paul’s declaration that death by untreated illnesses is “what freedom is all about,” the Republican presidential candidates haven’t missed an opportunity to sound off-base and out-of-touch with ordinary Americans.

North Korea More Dependent on China Than Ever

by Greg Chaffin | Dec 31, 2011

Support from China for Kim Jong-un would give him added weight with North Korea’s military.

The Amilcar Notes (Part 7): Tunisia’s Jews Then and Now (1 of 2)

by Rob Prince | Dec 28, 2011

The strange story of one of the few Jewish members of parliament in the Arab world.

Lost in Transition? Nork’s Nuclear Command and Control

by Russ Wellen | Dec 24, 2011

It’s not exactly clear who, with Kim Jong-il’s death, exerts command and control over North Korea’s nuclear weapons.

Few Virtues to “Virtual Embassy in Iran”

by Paul Mutter | Dec 23, 2011

Tying the “virtual embassy” in Iran with sanctions won’t help #virtualembassy trend on Iranian Twitter accounts.

The Amilcar Notes (Part 6): Tunisia — U.S. Recognizes Need to Change Its Mid-East Policy

by Rob Prince | Dec 22, 2011

Its policy toward Tunisia shows that the United States has finally realized — perhaps too late – how much damage it’s done in the Middle East.

Asia Stands Poised to Join 2011’s Global Revolution

by J.A. Myerson | Dec 22, 2011

If Asia takes a cue from the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street, the world’s governments might face the haunting specter of working people of all countries uniting.