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BREAKING! UPDATED!President of Mexico sending federal forces to Oaxaca, 3 dead yesterday

Sat Oct 28, 2006 at 09:34:04 AM PDT

President Vicent Fox of Mexico has announced that he is sending federal forces to the city of Oaxaca ,which has been in open rebellion for months, to "guarantee the security of the populace, and to restore peace and order".
This comes after a previous proclamation on Thursday that there would be a resolution decided upon by the end of this weekend.
In between those two announcements, the strikers in Oaxaca began to build more barricades. As this was being undertaken, "neighbors" (who were armed with high-powered rifles) attacked many of the barricaded sites. ( It is important to know that arms are NOT legal in Mexico, and are very hard to get. The strikers are armed with pipes and clubs...in other words, the attackers are either police, miltary, or para-military).
There were at least 21 separate attacks, with shell casings everywhere.
Oaxaca.
Eleven people were wounded, and three are missing.
There were three people killed. One was American  jounalist Brad Will, a reporter for Indymedia ( the story of his death was broken last night on Daily Kos by OCanada).
Will was experienced in conflict zones. The two Mexicans who were killed include a teacher from Loxicha ( an area in the mountains of Oaxaca), and a citizen of the city.
The striking teachers had apparently voted to return to classes, pending acceptance of certain demands, but as of this writing those demands had not yet been accepted.
 The situation is chaotic...there is a "bootleg" radio station back up ( The people's radio station had been knocked off the air)that purports to be of the people , but appears to be propaganda from the government.
It is hard to know what is really going on...but we do know for sure that Fox is sending troops. This means more violence.
 I urge the Kossacks to keep their eyes on Oaxaca...I have been afraid that troops might be sent to Oaxaca while the U.S was engrossed by elections...and I think I am right.

The U.S.elections are of paramount importance to all of our futures...but PLEASE don't let this slip off your radar. What happens in Oaxaca,  could be what happens to us, too...down the line.That is, if we choose to resist...

I add here a link to an article from from Narco News, and below, from a Mexican news source for those who read Spanish.

OJOS ABIERTOS!!!!! EYES WIDE OPEN!!!!!
PLEASE.......

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GREAT Narco News piece...NN is doing extraordinary work in Latin America

http://www.narconews.com/...
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I found this independantly, but just discovered this is ALSO posted now on Narco News:

"Fox is sending fedëral forces to Oaxaca
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/...

Tags: Oaxaca, mexico, APPO, teachers, strike, resistance, Recommended (all tags) :: Previous Tag Versions

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