Demo to Save Kenneth Foster August 27
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

On Monday, August 27, at 5 p.m. on Broadway in front of Horton Plaza between Third and Fourth Streets downtown, there will be a demonstration to save Texas death-row inmate Kenneth Foster from being executed on August 30 and win him a new trial. This article details the Foster case and exposes the major miscarriages of justice that led to Foster's conviction and death sentence for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It also quotes from Foster himself and mentions his organization D.R.I.V.E. (Death Row Inter-communalist Vanguard Engagement), a group of death row prisoners campaigning both for improved conditions and for an end to capital punishment itself. For more information, please see Foster's Web site at www.freekenneth.com
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The Empire Tastes Unprecedented Moral Defeat
posted by F Espinoza,

GERARDO, Ramón, René, Fernando and Antonio are still behind bars in the United States, three of them in maximum security prisons, and all of them subjected to the hateful revenge of those in Washington who have made them the target of reprisals against the Cuban Revolution.


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US Hides the Truth on Cuban Five Case
posted by F Espinoza,

"Someday the truth will prevail; meanwhile, we must persevere in our struggle to make the case known,"
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The Political Junkets of Bush's Drug Czar
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Flying High?

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Feds Train Clergy To "Quell Dissent" During Martial Law
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lords and kings are unamerican
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Against Terror and Hypocrisy: The Cuban 5
posted by F Espinoza,

The allegation of «Conspiracy to gather and to transmit information on National Defense» is the technical charge, according to US criminal law (18USC & 794), commonly called «Conspiracy to commit espionage». It is without doubt the central topic of the legal process against five Cuban prisoners wrongly held in the United States...
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Staging the Portland Nuke (A Comedy of Terro
Captain Eric H. May,

Captain Eric H. May, the Internet military intelligence writer, has written his most detailed article to date on the highly suspicious Portland Nuke exercise, Noble Resolve. He names the names of the key players in the operation, and of the military and media figures who have joined the growing outcry about what may turn out to be a false flag version of the White Houses much- predicted terror nuke.
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The Cuban Five: Mission against Terror
posted by F Espinoza,

This interview with Leonard Weinglass, appeals attorney for Antonio Guerrero was conducted by Gloria La Riva, coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, on August 1, 2007.
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Stay Home Wins in Oaxaca Election, PRI Retains Power
compiled by san diego indymedia volunteer,

In Sunday elections in Oaxaca, close to 80% of the electorate elected not to vote, meaning that the candidates of PRI (the party of murderous dictator Ulises Ruiz, which has long held power) won all open offices. The overwhelming lack of participation was somewhat unexpected, given APPO's (Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca) call for a punishment vote against the ruling party.

Reports:
por Centro de Medios Libres: Al menos ocho de cada diez ciudadanos oaxaqueños convocados a las urnas (2 millones 383 mil 667), despreciaron la vía electoral como el medio para “dirimir sus diferencias”. Con más del 60 por ciento de las casillas computadas, el nivel de abstencionismo ronda el 80 por ciento, superando todos los pronósticos, que señalaban que el mismo sería del 40 por ciento.--Leer Mas--

por El ChicoZapote: Ya que terminó el “ejercicio democrático” de ayer, estamos de vuelta en la normalidad autoritaria. Obviamente nunca salimos de ella, y la elección, tan costosa, fue parte de esta realidad autoritaria. Y por eso la gran mayoría de la ciudadanía, el 70%, no votó, no entró a este juego. Aunque los tachan de desobligados, de ignorantes, de antidemocráticos, la verdad es que el abstencionismo se debe al hecho que la mayoría no encuentra un lugar dentro de las instituciones políticas: la percepción de las instituciones, y de la “democracia” electoral es de profunda desconfianza, de rechazo, de asco. El acto de votar es visto como ejercicio de legitimación de un sistema deplorable, o simplemente como perdida de tiempo, que al final es lo mismo.--Leer Mas--

from South Notes: Although the preliminary results are still being tallied, it’s already apparent that the big winner in today’s legislative elections is “none of the above”. At just after midnight local time, the State Electoral Institute showed that 75% of the electorate chose not to vote today. [Note: That number may change as more ballots are tallied.] --Read More--

from Barucha Calamity Peller: Last night, while the votes were being counted that confirmed a PRI sweep of the state legistlative elections, three people were taken off the streets of the Zocalo in Oaxaca City by police at approximately 10 pm. Among them were two Catalans and one Mexican woman...[the detainees apparently have been accounted for] The elections, in which almost 80% of the Oaxacan population abstained from voting, came as a dissapointment for the APPO’s “punishment vote” campaign against the PRI.--Read More--

Background:
from Barucha Calamity Peller: Has the world forgotten about Oaxaca? Political activity, from repression to organizing, is still just as present as when the Oaxaca uprising was visible in the streets, but with the appearance of normalcy in Oaxaca City it seems that many of us have begun the process of forgetting or assuming that the Oaxaca struggle is over. --Read More--

from South Notes: Mexico’s Ejercito Revolucionario Popular (EPR) guerrilla group has claimed responsibility for the two explosive devices found in Oaxaca City yesterday. One of the devices damaged the shuttered front entrance of the Sears department store in the Plaza del Valle shopping center district, while the other (placed in a Banamex branch in a different neighborhood) did not detonate. --Read More--


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Cuba 2007: Al habla con el M.L.C.
Movimiento Libertario Cubano,

* Entrevista hecha por el periódico ruso Situación, del colectivo anarquista Acción Autónoma www.avtonom.org, al MLC sobre el actual cuadro político en la isla. La traducción al castellano se publicó en El Libertario # 50, Venezuela, 2007. Mas información en www.mlc.contrapoder.org.ve y en www.nodo50.org/ellibertario
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Human Rights Activists Protest Police Violence in Oaxaca
san diego indymedia volunteer,

On Monday, human rights activists responded to brutality in Oaxaca against a people's celebration of Guelaguetza, a traditional festival, by educating and protesting at the Mexican Consulate in San Diego.

On July 16, state and federal forces in Oaxaca City attacked members of APPO (Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca), people participating in the popular celebration and journalists, leaving at least one dead, numerous injuries and over 60 detained or disappeared (en1, en2; es1, es2). The popular Guelaguetza was an alternative to the government-supported celebration, co-opted from the traditional holiday by commercial tourist interests.

Activists from vAPPOroaxaca and The Indigenous Binational Front (FIOB) began early in the morning by informing the folks standing in line to get into the consulate about the situation in Oaxaca and by playing videos (vid1, vid2) from the July 16 attack on a laptop. After the Consul arrived mid-morning in his fancy car and expressed his displeasure by staring and making faces at the protesters, they began chanting and loudly demanding freedom for political prisoners and the removal of the corrupt governor of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz.

APPO formed last summer shortly after school teachers repelled an attack by state forces on their occupation of the zócalo (central plaza) of Oaxaca City and effectively governed the city for several months until an invasion by Federal Preventative Police, prompted by the murders of Oaxaqueños Esteban Zurrita and Emilio Alonso Fabian and Indymedia journalist Brad Will by government-sponsored paramilitaries, on October 27. San Diego activists set up a camp and continuously occupied the sidewalk outside of the Mexican Consulate from October 29 to November 21, using it as a base for protests, marches and rallies in solidarity with the People of Oaxaca.

Monday Protest Video | Solidarity Camp Coverage
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fbi infects our youth
geral sosbee,

The fbi now embarks on a bold move to program youngsters in the art of deceit abd destruction; the public has to date no comment, except this one.
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Femicide Conference Video
Rebeca,

Video from femicide conference held in May at Stanford University. Story coming soon!
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Human Rights Demo Mexican Consulate 9AM Monday
repost from e-mail,

RESPECT CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN OAXACA
Violence of the State and Federal Police Must END
DEMONSTRATION Monday July 23 9AM
Mexican Consulate
1549 India St, Little Italy

The Indigenous Binational Front (FIOB acronyms in Spanish) calls for a boycott for the for the official Guelaguetza Organized by Ulises Ruiz Ortiz government through a vigil at the Consulate of Mexico to demand the respect of human rights.

The FIOB condemns the recent use violence by the state and federal government of Mexico towards the Oaxacan Indigenous people and calls for tourists to boycott the official Guelaguetza

El Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB), Pronunciamos nuestro apoyo total al Pueblo Oaxaqueño con la idea firme del BOICOT TOTAL A LA GUELAGUETZA OFICIAL a través de una vigilia frente al consulado de México ante los recientes acontecimientos en el Estado de Oaxaca,

Reprobamos los actos de violencia, abuso de autoridad y represión por parte del Gobierno Estatal y Federal y pronunciamos nuestro apoyo total al Pueblo Oaxaqueño, Manteniendo su firme apoyo: * BOICOT TOTAL A LA GUELAGUETZA OFICIAL

¡La resistencia del pueblo Oaxaqueña continua!
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Letter to the Philippine President
Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL),

Letter to the Philippine President on widespread violations of human, democratic, workers' and trade union rights


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Letter to the Philippine President
Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL),

Letter to the Philippine President on widespread violations of human, democratic, workers' and trade union rights


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(Myth #1) “Five eyewitnesses saw Mumia shoot
Steven Argue,

The following is the first in a series of ten articles I have written answering the top ten myths being circulated by those who advocate execution or continued prison for Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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Femicides in Guatemala
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As femicides continue in Juarez, Iraq and elsewhere, and corporate media ignores them, further reports of the pervasive nature of atrocities against women continue to accumulate. A report on femicides in Guatemala by Parenti and Munoz:

"While these murders may seem like little more than random thrill killings to some observers, in fact they serve a function of social control much as would any form of state terrorism. The violence perpetrated against individuals creates a pervasive climate of fear and horror within the victimized families and communities, thereby discouraging social protest and popular resistance. Instead of organizing around any number of crucial politico-economic issues, many of the demoralized and traumatized families cower in stunned silence." (Parenti and Munoz)

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Hallan restos de desaparecidos en Chiapas
cml-df,

En días recientes se hizo público que en la masacre no solo habría participado un grupo de paramilitares, sino que habrían sido acompañados por 300 policías estatales y agentes de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación . Con lo que se repite el esquema de la Masacre de Acteal y de otras masacres en la región, donde civiles armados paramilitares, respaldados por corporaciones policiacas, masacran a población civil desarmada e indefensa, con el tema de arrebatarles la tierra a beneficio de caciques locales y empresas transnacionales.
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The exclusivity of snitchin'
everardo carvajal,

Recent attention to urban attitudes has painted a picture of a wild urban frontier. The idea of snitching isn’t limited by geography, income level, or time period. For some people, the ‘Stop snitchin’ idea is another fantasy of how the other half lives.
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David Cole on Why We're Losing Terror War
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

David Cole, law professor at Georgetown University and attorney who's represented some of the victims of the U.S.'s judicial abuses in the so-called "war on terror" before the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke at the Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza June 26 in an appearance sponsored by the San Diego Public Library. Cole said that the flagrant violations of due process and human rights committed by the Bush administration have not only weakened America's standing in the world community, but there have actually been more terror incidents against Americans worldwide than there were before 9/11.
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Help to break media silence on the Cuban Five
posted by F Espinoza,

Cuba Solidarity Campaign in Great Britain (and everywhere) helps to break media silence on Miami 5...
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Anarquismo Científico para policías (A)
Luis TB(A)SM,

Como respuesta simple a las mentiras simples de Lobison en su articulo: "De traidores e infiltrados en el anarquismo", les invitamos a hacer un simple experimento…
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The killing machine...
posted by F Espinoza,

It was announced that the CIA would be declassifying hundreds of pages on illegal actions that included plans to eliminate the leaders of foreign governments. Suddenly the publication is halted and it is delayed one day. No coherent explanation was given. Perhaps someone in the White House looked over the material...
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Protest to Spanish authorities on the inhuman
stop deportation!,

On the 9th of June 2007 Osamuyia Aikpitanhi, a 23 year Nigerian, was killed by spanish police officers during a forced deportation. A Protest Note will be delivered to Spanish embassies around the globe at NOON on FRIDAY 29th of June 2007.
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Oaxaca:CIPO Attacked, 6 Killed, many detained
repost from Women of Color Blog,

From Women of Color blog:  http://brownfemipower.com/?p=1607#more-1607

via intelligent indian
Oaxaca - CIPO attacked, six killed, several detained. Help requested. » Intercontinental Cry

I just received this a few minutes ago, it’s a communique from one of the CIPO (Consejo Indigena Popular de Oaxaca) communities in Oaxaca asking for urgent support. Emails you can write to follow.
Indigenous Visitor to (Six Nations) Reclamation site sought by Mexican Authorities

On Sunday June 17 their community was attacked by another community supported by paramilitaries. Up to now six people have been killed and several others detained.

There is a protest in the region over clear cutting the Yyusuni forest. The community of San Isidro wants to prevent the erosion of the forest and preserve the water for irrigation. They were peacefully protesting the clear cutting of the trees when they were viciously attacked by the paramilitaries and the Municipal government. In addition to the six people killed, others have been detained and tortured.
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Organized Stalking - Any Police Listening?
Eleanor White,

Organized stalking continues to be ignored by all justice systems

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Eco Gardening and weight loss
Gene Wilder,

review and links to methods for organic gardening and eco farmiing and natural health

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ICE Raid in Vista
Tina Jillings - repost from e-mail,

From Tina Jillings: June 21, 2007. This morning I witnessed for the first time an ICE raid. It happened right here in Townsite. I must be honest and say that I have never seen anything like this except on television and watching this activity unfold live I must admit it is traumatizing. One can only imagine what the families are going through because of this horrible experience.

This morning I witnessed a mother and father being taken from their home while their children stood by and watched. The children ranging from ages 9 to 1 years old witnessed the entire arrest and were horrified by the events. I do not know if they understood that their lives would never be same. They watched helplessly as their little worlds were falling apart right in front of their face. The two oldest were crying hysterically, as far as the two younger ones go, one was in total shock and unable to speak until about 45 minutes, and the baby was clutching onto his Aunt.

After their parents were gone they began to sob and cry for their mama y papi. The oldest child (Cristal, 9,) gave me a description of what happened inside the home while we were waiting outside. She said that early in the morning someone was pounding on their door. "They screamed to open the door or they will knock it down". She said that they hid under the bed because they were afraid, because this type of thing never happened before. She said her father answered the door and that the men began to scream at him "get down on the floor or they will shoot him. " They all came out of their hiding places because the "Police/ICE guys were going throughout the house with guns and rifles drawn. They began to question all of them and eventually they took her Mom and Dad away. Their Aunt was called to collect the four children. I obtained information from the Aunt and videotaped the aftermath of this operation.

The separation of families must stop! These atrocities will not stop until we unite, and with one voice make it clear that we demand the passing of compassionate, fair, humane immigration reform! These children are American citizens and their basic right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness has been violated. These abuses must stop now! The time to act is now!


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Murder of Noe Rojas Approved by SD DA
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Police cleared in slaying of teen who had toy gun

SAN DIEGO: Two San Diego police officers who fatally shot a teenager who had a toy gun were justified in their actions, the district attorney has ruled.

In a letter sent to Police Chief William Lansdowne and dated Friday, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said the shooting death of Noe Rojas-Godinez, 17, on Feb. 10 was legally justified.

Officers Jack Pearson and Paul Galante, assigned to the Southeastern Division, will face no criminal liability for their actions, Dumanis said.

The shooting occurred in Emerald Hills, near Pyramid and Kenwood streets, about 10:50 p.m. The officers tried to pull over a Jeep Cherokee, but the driver, Rojas-Godinez, ran a stop sign and drove away, authorities said.

The teen pulled into a driveway on Bollenbacher Street, and as the officers approached the sport utility vehicle, Galante saw what appeared to be a handgun on the passenger seat and warned his partner, Dumanis' letter said.

Rojas-Godinez then shifted the SUV into reverse and crashed it into the police car, authorities said. The SUV then moved forward, and the officers opened fire. Galante fired 15 rounds and Pearson fired three, the letter said.

The district attorney's letter said the gun on the seat turned out to be a blue-plastic toy with a red tip.

Statements from residents who heard what happened support the officers' accounts, officials said.

Toxicology tests showed that Rojas-Godinez, a Mexican native, was under the influence of methamphetamine when he died. –A.M.
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LAS COLINAS REGENTRIFICATION?
Janice Jordan,

For years prison rights activists have been attempting to expose medical neglect and abuse in California's prisons and jails to the general public and mainstream media. Epidemics of HIV/AIDS, HEP C and Tuberculosis plague our sisters and brothers that live behind bars. The sad fact is that most of these individuals are poor. The majority are people of color. Many are without families. People with power and privilege don't care or don't believe it's their problem when in fact these epidemics wouldn't exist, if appropriate treatment and adequately trained staff were employed at the state's prisons and county jails.

A San Diego Grand Jury report calls for replacing the Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility. Replacing a building will not end the mental, medical and physical abuse female inmates sustain at the hands of Sheriff Department employees.--Read More--

Comment from s t a r r: ...As Angela Davis describes, the Prison Industrial Complex denies the humanity of those locked up - over 2 Million people in the U.S. This is a shameful statistic for a nation that touts itself as the most civilized in the world. This also increases the number of families with someone locked up, on parole, or on probation. This typifies a police state. Las Colinas is local. In the face of trends to test kids out of school and gentrify them out of jobs, how does one bring down the prison industrial complex? LOCALLY...

Related: Community Residents Say No To Prison Expansion | Prison Resistance in Greece and Indiana | CopWatch Conference | Theresa Cruz | Letters from Atenco Prisoners | Solidarity Statement by U.S. Prisoners
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BORDER PATROL AGENT KILLS MAN
repost from San Diego Union Tribune,

By Debbi Farr Baker
UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM

1:32 p.m. May 31, 2007

ESCONDIDO - A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man early Thursday morning during a struggle over the agent's gun after the man ran away from a parking lot where agents had earlier arrested a dozen people suspected of illegal border crossing, authorities said.
The incident began around midnight, when undercover border agents patrolling El Cajon started following a blue 1991 Ford Aerostar van they suspected was carrying illegal immigrants, said Sheriff's homicide Sgt. Roy Frank.
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Police Brutality Film Screening and Community Discussion
san diego indymedia volunteer,

Over seventeen people have been murdered by cops in san diego county during the past two years (1 | 2). Cops in san diego facilitate, protect and partner with violent fascists who harass, threaten and assault immigrants, day laborers and human rights activists (1 | 2 | 3) and the hunt for migrants at the border causes hundreds of needless deaths annually (1 | 2). Countless people who aren't carrying shopping bags, who don't live or work in the right neighborhoods, who don't have the right skin color, religious practices, clothing, haircut or gender expression, who don't speak the right language, or who don't show the proper deference towards authority figures are profiled, hassled, detained, beaten, arrested, deported, pepper-sprayed, tasered or shot. Homeless people, often those in need of medical attention, are mistreated and arrested (1 | 2 | 3). Cops approach these people as subhumans undeserving of humane treatment (for example: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4).

The Portland, Oregon region has experienced a similar epidemic of police brutality, which has been extensively documented by Portland Indymedia. On Sept 6, 2005 Fouad Kaady was in a serious car accident outside of Portland, and was sitting by the side of the road naked, burned, bloody and in a catatonic state. Two cops arrived and, instead of providing medical aid, tasered, shot and killed him in less than 28 seconds. The corporate media immediately tried to smear Kaady and the DA ruled the shooting justified. Portland Indymedia obtained the taped interviews of the cops and filmmaker Cat used the cops' own words to reconstruct the murder, resulting in "28 Seconds: The Killing of Fouad Kaady."

Please join San Diego Indymedia and the Sagon Penn Chapter of Copwatch for a film screening and community discussion about police brutality in san diego and the role independent media can play in combating it.

28 Seconds: The Killing of Fouad Kaady
Film Screening Followed by Community Discussion -- FREE
7:00PM Saturday June 2
The Rubber Rose
3812 Ray St North Park

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6th @ Penn’s Human Rights Plays
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

The 6th @ Penn Theatre, 3704 Sixth Avenue in Hillcrest, is currently mounting a festival called "Resilience of the Spirit," showcasing plays dealing with human rights. A brilliant double bill called "The Last Class," in which a retiring classics professor gives a final lecture that spills over into shocking revelations about her private life, and "A Hundred Birds," in which victims of a child molester reunite as adults and kidnap their victimizer, alternates with "Lemkin's House," a fantasy in which Raphael Lemkin — a Polish Jew who fled his country when the Nazis conquered it and later coined the term "genocide" in his analysis of Nazi occupation — survives his actual death in 1959 and responds to more recent genocides in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur.
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