The Narco News Bulletin

Audio: Justice Gone Awry - The U.S. Goverment's Targeting of an Honest Man

Michael Levine, Mark Marshall, and Bill Conroy — 2008-11-20

An Interview with Bill Conroy Detailing Iran-Contra Whistleblower Celerino Castillo's Recent Sentencing on Minor Weapons Charges

By Michael Levine, Mark Marshall, and Bill Conroy
Expert Witness Radio
November 20, 2008

http://www.expertwitnessradio.org/archives/expertWitness-2008-11-17-castillofollowup.mp3

US Releases $90 Million in Plan Mexico Military Hardware

Kristin Bricker — 2008-11-19

Sources Within the US Congress Have Confirmed to Narco News that the US Government has Released a Large Portion of the $116.5 Million Assigned To Plan Mexico

By Kristin Bricker
Via the NarcoSphere
November 19, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/11/us-releases-90-million-plan-mexico-military-hardware

Propaganda War: Magic Laptops Hit FARC, Chavez

Daniel Denvir — 2008-11-19

“This campaign uses a well-established technique: Allegations of FARC ties have long been used in Colombia to defame human rights activists and dissident politicians”

By Daniel Denvir
The Indypendent
November 19, 2008

http://www.indypendent.org/2008/11/14/propaganda-war/

Up to the Highest Level: Narco Infiltration in Felipe Calderon’s Government

Ricardo Ravelo — 2008-11-13

The Agencies in Charge of Mexico’s Drug War Have High-Ranking Officials Who Protect the Cartels

By Ricardo Ravelo
Proceso
November 13, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/11/highest-level-narco-infiltration-felipe-calderon%E2%80%99s-government

Morelia Grenade Attack Case: Confessions “Under Torture”

2008-11-12

"The accused say they were kidnapped and psychologically and physically tortured for days"

By Jorge Carrasco Araizaga and Francisco Castellanos J., Proceso
Translated by Kristin Bricker
November 12, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/11/morelia-case-confessions-“under-torture”

It's On: Outgoing US President Bush Threatens President-Elect Obama Over His Opposition to the US-Colombia Trade Deal

Jackie Calmes — 2008-11-11

“Neither Obama nor congressional leaders are inclined to concede the Colombia pact to Bush”

By Jackie Calmes
The New York Times
November 11, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/us/politics/11auto.html

Mob Evicts Other Campaign Adherents in San Cristobal, Chiapas

Kristin Bricker — 2008-11-10

Those Evicted Have Not Been Able to Return to the Property to Assess the Situation Because of Fears of Violence

By Kristin Bricker
Via the NarcoSphere
November 10, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/11/mob-evicts-other-campaign-adherents-san-cristobal-chiapas

Will Larry Summers Repeat History if Named Treasury Secretary?

Bill Conroy — 2008-11-08

"Chalked up a less-than-stellar record on civil rights issues" While in a Leadership Role in Bill Clinton's Treasury Department

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere
November 8, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/11/will-larry-summers-repeat-history-if-named-treasury-secretary

Latin America Sends Obama Congratulations - and a Piece of Its Mind

Laura Carlsen — 2008-11-08

"By far, the most important challenge will be to listen"

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Project
November 8, 2008

http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5654

The Organizing of the President: What's Next for the Obama Movement?

Al Giordano — 2008-11-05

Join Al Giordano, Nate Silver, Micah Sifry and More in Chicago at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 6, at DePaul University

By Al Giordano
The Field
November 5, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/yes-we-did-now-what

The Battle for Pemex: a Mexican Oil Worker Explains Energy Reform

Kristin Bricker — 2008-11-04

Mexican Congress Approves Light Reforms for the State Oil Company; Legislators Vow to Continue the Campaign to Privatize Pemex

By Kristin Bricker
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
November 4, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/11/battle-pemex-mexican-oil-worker-explains-energy-reform

U.S. Government Finally Exacts Revenge on Iran-Contra Whistleblower Cele Castillo

Bill Conroy — 2008-11-01

Federal Judge W. Royal Furgeson Jr. Sentences Former DEA Agent, and Decorated Vietnam Veteran to Three Years in Prison for a Simple Paperwork Crime

By Bill Conroy
Via the NarcoSphere
November 1, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/11/us-government-finally-exacts-revenge-irancontra-whistleblower-cele-cast

In Cold Blood, US Border Patrol Agent On Trial for Murder

Brenda Norrell — 2008-10-30

Witnesses Said He Shot the Youth Without Provocation; He is Charged with Second-Degree Murder, Manslaughter and Negligent Homicide

By Brenda Norrell
Via the NarcoSphere
October 30, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/brenda-norrell/2008/10/cold-blood-us-border-patrol-agent-trial-murder

Rice Refuses to Rule Out Deployment of Armed US Agents under Plan Mexico

Kristin Bricker — 2008-10-29

During a Recent Visit to Mexico, the US Secretary of State Discusses Plan Mexico, Security Cooperation, and the War on Drugs

By Kristin Bricker
Via the NarcoSphere
October 29, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/10/rice-refuses-rule-out-deployment-armed-us-agents-under-plan-mexico

Well-Known Reporter Pedro Matías Kidnapped and Tortured in Oaxaca

Scott Campbell — 2008-10-29

Matías Reports on the Social Movement in Oaxaca for Noticias, a Local Daily Paper, and is Also a Writer for the National Weekly Proceso

By Scott Campbell
Angry White Kid
October 29, 2008

http://angrywhitekid.blogs.com/weblog/2008/10/well-known-reporter-pedro-matias-kidnapped-and-tortured-in-oaxaca.html