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War and Peace in MindanaoThe conflict in Mindanao has lasted for more than 35 years, as the Muslim Bangsa Moro people have fought for self-determination. To date the conflict has claimed 120,000 lives, many of them civilians. -> read article... |
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| Review
Empire’s Island in a Sea of Struggle Evil Hour in Colombia, Forrest Hylton, Verso London and New York, 2006
Contemporary Colombia clearly ranks as one of the most difficult settings in which to wage resistance for social justice. At the same time, the abundance of injustice demands such resistance. Evil Hour in Colombia, the new book by Forrest Hylton, demonstrates a deep and penetrating understanding of the sociocultural, economic, and political post-Independence history of Colombia. It is a powerful indictment of the imperial practices of the US state. -> read article... |
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| Ethiopia
Ethiopia: unknown revolution, uncertain futureConditioned by centuries of feudalism, victim of totalitarian regimes, prey to political banditry, this is the situation of Ethiopia today. The current regime has not brought democracy to the country or settled ethnic problems. The great powers only see the Horn of Africa as a strategic zone. Since 9/11 the will of the US to co-opt Ethiopia to control terrorism has borne fruit. -> read article... |
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