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Honduras: Coup Leader Suspends Constitution

Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 11:28 am | narconews.com

The de facto government in Honduras yesterday made public a decree which will suspend Articles 69, 72, 81 and 84 – articles which protect the most basic of rights – of the Honduras Constitution. More >>

Seven Million Hondurans Under House Arrest

Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 9:54 am | narconews.com

The Honduras coup regime has reacted to yesterday's return of President Manuel Zelaya by ordering a 26-hour military curfew. Al Giordano reports: "The Honduran coup regime's 26-hour martial curfew upon the entire country effectively places 7.5 million Honduran ... More >>

Cracks in the Honduran Coup Regime Grow Wider

Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:19 am | narconews.com

The beleaguered leaders of the Honduran coup regime – in the face of overwhelming peaceful protests – have begun to point fingers at each other in attempt to avoid being the “last one standing alone” when their house of cards fall. More >>

Former DEA Agent’s Lawsuit Exposes CIA "Fraud"

Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 9:27 am | narconews.com

The CIA was recently caught with its pants down. As part of the course of his 15-year legal battle with the CIA, former DEA agent Richard Horn finally got the opportunity to demonstrate to the world that the emperor of clandestine activity has no clothes. More >>

Aggression Against Journalists Increase In Oaxaca

Saturday, 25 July 2009, 1:56 pm | narconews.com

Ernesto Reyes Martinez, an editor for Noticias Voz e Imagen de Oaxaca and radio correspondent for the program “ Hoy por Hoy ” on radio XEW, was grabbed by members of the 9th Infantry Battalion, subjected to violent handling and held for an hour and a half. ... More >>

Democra-Phobia: Fear of Citizen Power in Honduras

Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 2:56 pm | narconews.com

Peaceful citizen actions against the coup government continue to grow in strength in Honduras. Narco News has been reporting the coup in Honduras since three days before it began and continues today with another report from Publisher Al Giordano. More >>

Honduras Coup Regime Chooses Path of Narco-State

Monday, 6 July 2009, 12:35 pm | narconews.com

Narco News continues its extensive coverage and analysis of the coup in Honduras and the actions being taken by the de facto coup “government.” Al Giordano writes about one of these recent actions of the coup regime, where it effectively cut of ... More >>

Day Three: Democracy Held Hostage in Honduras

Thursday, 2 July 2009, 3:18 pm | narconews.com

Narco News continues to provide you with late-breaking news and analysis of the coup in Honduras. Publisher Al Giordano inks in a new summary and analysis of events from Tuesday, the third day of the coup. More >>

Conroy: House of Death Informant

Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:49 am | narconews.com

In recent weeks Narco News correspondent Bill Conroy has conducted several telephone interviews with Guillermo Ramirez Peyro, the US law enforcement informant who was involved with several murders in the infamous House of Death in Juarez, Mexico. In ... More >>

The Coup In Honduras And Live Blogging The OAS.

Monday, 29 June 2009, 10:35 am | narconews.com

Early this morning approximately 200 Honduran soldiers arrived at President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's residence, reportedly fired four shots, and detained the President. Zelaya told TeleSUR that the soldiers took him to an air force base and put him on ... More >>

Bricker: Honduras Votes Today on Opinion Poll

Monday, 29 June 2009, 10:33 am | narconews.com

On Thursday Narco News reporter Kristin Bricker outlined the fears of a coup attempt in Honduras. The catalyst for these events is a non-binding referendum that doesn’t ask anything more than whether voters want the chance to vote again in November’s ... More >>

Bricker: Coup Fears in Honduras

Monday, 29 June 2009, 10:31 am | narconews.com

Voters in Honduras, heading to the polls on Sunday, were scheduled to vote on whether November’s presidential election would include a referendum on reforming the nation’s constitution. But eleventh hour maneuverings in the courts and the legislature have ... More >>

Brainstorming Iran: An X-Ray of Immediate History

Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 10:06 am | narconews.com

The revolt in Iran now approaches its twelfth day. Narco News Publisher Al Giordano gathered with several of colleagues –ranging from an Iranian human rights defender to fellow organizers and students of social movements around the world – to discuss ... More >>

Narco News: Is There Journalism After Newspapers?

Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 11:01 am | narconews.com

Sao Paulo, Brazil; June 9, 2009: When, in 1996, I left my last job in the US media, more than sixty percent of the population read a newspaper daily. Today, only thirty percent read daily newspapers, some dailies have gone out of business, and others ... More >>

'Anti-Aircraft' Gun Seized in Mexico a Big Hoax?

Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 11:44 am | narconews.com

The Mexican government is not shy in sharing to the world when it makes a weapons seize, a big arrest or a drug bust – often times parading the materials and/or people apprehended in front of the cameras for all to see. But, as Narco News correspondent ... More >>

The Economic Toll of the Swine Flu Scare

Friday, 8 May 2009, 1:41 pm | narconews.com

The mass media panic has lessened as the world begins to realize that the swine flu scare was not as catastrophic as originally implied. But for those in Mexico City – which is seen as the hardest hit by the virus – the worst is still yet to come, ... More >>

Americas Summit: What a Difference a Day Makes

Monday, 20 April 2009, 9:04 am | narconews.com

Yesterday’s banner headline on Trinidad and Tobago’s daily Guardian (see below) was “Chávez vs. Obama.” Today’s is above. Ponder that for a moment. More >>

"House of Death" Sutton Coming to a TV Near You

Saturday, 18 April 2009, 2:43 pm | narconews.com

Narco News correspondent Bill Conroy, continuing his coverage of the House of Death cover-up, reports on the announcement that the US Attorney from Texas, Johnny Sutton, will finally stand down this weekend. Conroy has been following Sutton since his ... More >>

"We've Lost Half the Country" to Organized Crime

Saturday, 18 April 2009, 1:39 pm | narconews.com

The regime of Mexican President Felipe Calderon has offered considerable pushback to studies and suggestions that Mexico is a “failed state” or has lost parts of national territory to organized crime. Journalist Kristin Bricker – citing newly ... More >>

Bolivia: Land Reform on the Horizon

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 1:15 pm | narconews.com

Santa Cruz, Bolivia; January 31, 2009: While Bolivian voters have approved a new constitution affirming indigenous rights, they also overwhelmingly supported a measure limiting the size of future land purchases in the Andean nation that is aimed at ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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