A worker in Yurimaguas, Peru, loads a ship with bags of rice on Tuesday, during a temporary break in indigenous protesters' blockade of the region. (Photo: Enrique Castro-Mendivil / Reuters)
US-Peru FTA Sparks Indigenous Massacre
Tom Loudon, Truthout: "During the last week, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, confrontations between nonviolent indigenous protesters and police have left up to 100 people dead. The vast majority of the casualties are civilians, who have been conducting peaceful demonstrations in defense of the Amazon rain forest." Read More
Military recruiters speak with high school students about enlistment. (Photo: David Friedman / Getty Images)
US Towns Challenge Feds on Military Recruiting
The Associated Press: "Two towns nestled in the rugged coastline and the liberal politics of Northern California have fought the federal government by banning the US military from recruiting minors within their city limits. Now the federal government is fighting back." Full Story
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