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The Narco News Bulletin is an online newspaper that reports on the drug war and democracy from Latin America.
Launched on April 18, 2000, Narco News now counts with 300 journalists and co-publishers that break the Commercial Media's information blockade from throughout the hemisphere, and features investigative reporting and translations in seven languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German and Dutch.
In 2000, Narco News was sued by Banamex-Citigroup for having told the truth about its role in the corrupt war on drugs.
In 2001, the New York Supreme Court ruled in favor of the journalists of Narco News and against the largest financial institution on earth. The Court established, for the first time, that Internet journalists now have the same Free Speech protections as the commercial press, radio and TV networks.
"Narco News, its website, and the writers who post information, are entitled to all the First Amendment protections accorded a newspaper-magazine or journalist... Furthermore, the nature of the articles printed on the website and Mr. Giordano's statements at Columbia University constitute matters of public concern because the information disseminated relates to the drug trade and its affect on people living in this hemisphere..."
-- Supreme Court of the State of New York, December 5, 2001
The struggle to construct a more Authentic Journalism than that allowed by the commercial press continues on our pages.
Many subscribers to this list redistribute our communiqués to their own networks, which we appreciate very much.
From somewhere in a country called América,
salud y abrazo,
Al Giordano, publisher
The Narco News Bulletin
http://www.narconews.com/

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Nancy Davies’ Book The People Decide: Oaxaca’s Popular Assembly Is Printed and Ready to Ship
A New Publisher of Books Reflects on How We Are Bypassing the Commercial Book Industry, and Offers some Special Packages to Readers and Bloggers

Authentic Journalist Nancy Davies' reports from the Mexican city of Oaxaca throughout 2006 during the rise of the Popular Assembly movement have been compiled into one book (with additional updates by Davies). Introduction by George Salzman
Preface by Al Giordano

Click here to order a copy of the first edition of “The People Decide: Oaxaca’s Popular Assembly”


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Mexicos Battle Over Oil

Mexico's Battle Over Oil President Felipe Calderon Seeks to Privatize the Most Profitable Aspects, Including Refining, Processing, and Transport  By Laura CarlsenForeign Policy in Focus May&nbs...
Posted by Narco News on Sat, 17 May 2008 09:12:00 PST

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Drugs Detainees for Deportation

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Drugs Detainees for Deportation "The U.S. Government Has Injected Hundreds of Foreigners it Has Deported with Dangerous Psychotropic Drugs Against Their W...
Posted by Narco News on Sat, 17 May 2008 09:10:00 PST

The House of Death is no longer the new kid on the block

The House of Death is no longer the new kid on the block Posted by Bill Conroy - May 6, 2008 at 11:20 pm The House of Death at 3633 Parsioneros in Ciudad Juarez, located just south of El Paso, Texa...
Posted by Narco News on Fri, 09 May 2008 06:08:00 PST

Two Years On, Atenco Still Hurts

English Español Reporter's Notebook: Kristin Bricker Two Years On, Atenco Still Hurts Posted by Kristin Bricker - May 6, 2008 at 1:57 am Two years ago, on May 3-4, 2006, federal, state, ...
Posted by Narco News on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:31:00 PST

A Primer on Plan Mexico

A Primer on Plan Mexico The Bush Administration Has Put Its Proposal to Militarize Mexico to the Upcoming Iraq Supplemental Bill By Laura CarlsenSpecial to The Narco News Bulletin May 5, 200...
Posted by Narco News on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:28:00 PST

The Guardian Covers (Up) Colombias Reality

The Guardian Covers (Up) Colombia's Reality London's "Left Leaning" Newspaper Props Up Latin America's Most Authoritarian Government By Joe EmersbergerSpecial to The Narco News Bulletin May 5,&n...
Posted by Narco News on Mon, 05 May 2008 10:11:00 PST

Notes on the Conjuncture: Mexico, 2008

Notes on the Conjuncture: Mexico, 2008 Notes for a Presentation to the Oaxaca After the Barricades Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, April 28, 2008 By Fred RosenSenior Analyist, Nor...
Posted by Narco News on Mon, 05 May 2008 10:10:00 PST

AFL-CIO, in Letter to US Rep. William Delahunt, Comes Out Against Plan Mexico

AFL-CIO, in Letter to US Rep. William Delahunt, Comes Out Against Plan Mexico US Labor Unions: "Increased Funding of the Mexican Military and Police Won't Enhance Security"   By Barbara Shailor, ...
Posted by Narco News on Mon, 05 May 2008 10:09:00 PST

Zapatista Prisoners Transferred from Tabasco to Chiapas Amid Rumors That They Might be Freed

.. --> /header --> English Español.. --> /block-localizer-0 --> Reporter's Notebook: Kristin Bricker Zapatista Prisoners Transferred from Tabasco to Chiapas Amid Rumors That They Might be ...
Posted by Narco News on Mon, 05 May 2008 10:06:00 PST

Caciques, Triquis and Impunity  More of the Same

Caciques, Triquis and Impunity  More of the Same Increasing Level of Threats and Intimidation in the Autonomous Community of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca By Nancy DaviesCommentary from Oaxaca April ...
Posted by Narco News on Mon, 05 May 2008 10:04:00 PST