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June 18, 2008

Guatemala,
Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Police Officer Found Not Guilty of Killing Homeless Guatemalan Immigrant

Aggregated from: VivirLatino

It has been well over a year since Rene Perez, a homeless immigrant from Guatemala was found dead. George Bubaris, a former police officer in the area was accused of second-degree manslaughter, unlawful imprisonment and official misconduct and was found not guilty. There was evidence of a pattern...

April 29, 2008

El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Peru,
Puerto Rico (U.S.)

U.S. Navy Humanitarian Mission in Latin America a Smokescreen for New Buildup in Region

Aggregated from: VivirLatino

I have a healthy cynicism when it comes to the U.S. military, so when this morning I read that the U.S. Navy was sending a warship it used in the Iraq War in 2006 filled with Navy doctors, nurses, dentists, medical technicians, veterinarians and Seabee construction sailors to Guatemala, El Salvador...