La lucha continua
The struggle continues for the families of those who lost loved ones in October 2003 and we must stay vigilant. There is currently a cynical attempt by Congress and the Military (no doubt influenced by Goni and his party MNR)to stop the judicial process proceeding against him.
In the Los Tiempos today (Cochabambas local paper) the Attorney General and the Supreme Court threw out a challenge to stop the investigation into Goni and his collaborators. But this is just one example of the many different attempts being made to sabotage and delay the judicial process, not just here but abroad as well.
The US government, still, has yet to serve Goni and his collaborator who fled to the US with their legal papers, 5 and half months after they were issued. Without the serving of these papers the case against them cannot move forward. This is a blatant disregard for the legitimite Bolivian judicial process.
Not a surprise to many who have been following the history of US imperialism, but still something to stand up against.
If you havent read Harold Pinter´s Nobel Prize Lecture, you should.
Harold Pinter is not only a fabulous play write (not of course for everyone) but is a tireless campaigner for those who have suffered under US imperialism over the last 50 or so years. I remember seeing him speak at a Cuba Solidarity function when I lived in London. A small gathering of around 150-200 people, he read one of his poems, I remember feeling a ray of hope. (This was also the only time I ever saw Kirsty McCall, who came on stage to sing A New England with Billy Bragg).
With the new anti-terrorist legislation in Australia one wonders if blogs like mine and many others will be in existence much longer. But out of England comes news of a 72 year old man who refused to pay his tax because it was going to fund the illegal war in Iraq. He was arrested, charged and found guilty. If we all did actions like this, maybe the world will change.
In the Los Tiempos today (Cochabambas local paper) the Attorney General and the Supreme Court threw out a challenge to stop the investigation into Goni and his collaborators. But this is just one example of the many different attempts being made to sabotage and delay the judicial process, not just here but abroad as well.
The US government, still, has yet to serve Goni and his collaborator who fled to the US with their legal papers, 5 and half months after they were issued. Without the serving of these papers the case against them cannot move forward. This is a blatant disregard for the legitimite Bolivian judicial process.
Not a surprise to many who have been following the history of US imperialism, but still something to stand up against.
If you havent read Harold Pinter´s Nobel Prize Lecture, you should.
Harold Pinter is not only a fabulous play write (not of course for everyone) but is a tireless campaigner for those who have suffered under US imperialism over the last 50 or so years. I remember seeing him speak at a Cuba Solidarity function when I lived in London. A small gathering of around 150-200 people, he read one of his poems, I remember feeling a ray of hope. (This was also the only time I ever saw Kirsty McCall, who came on stage to sing A New England with Billy Bragg).
With the new anti-terrorist legislation in Australia one wonders if blogs like mine and many others will be in existence much longer. But out of England comes news of a 72 year old man who refused to pay his tax because it was going to fund the illegal war in Iraq. He was arrested, charged and found guilty. If we all did actions like this, maybe the world will change.
posted by Paula Pfoeffer at
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