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Helweg-larsen: Dominoes and Pillars in the Guatemalan Purge
Znet Article, March, 21 2004
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In Guatemala, where the notion of justice can easily be seen as the salt rubbed into a wounded nation, criminals embedded in high-level government are being prosecuted as never before. The former president has fled, and many of his ministers...
Helweg-larsen: The Fall of Rios Montt
Znet Article, November, 12 2003
Simon Helweg-larsen
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Months of political violence reached a surprising anti-climax on November 9, as the Guatemalan elections were realized amid relative calm. Even the main result of the election was positive, as General Efrain Rios Montt lost his bid for the preside...
Helweg-larsen: Political Violence in Guatemala
Znet Article, October, 19 2003
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On September 25, FRG presidential candidate General Efrain Rios Montt staged a campaign rally in Playa Grande, Quiche, former site of the main military command for the area most affected by state violence during Rios Montt’s 1982-83 dictat...
Helweg-larsen: Return of Terror in Guatemala
Znet Article, September, 15 2003
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Political violence is making an unprecedented comeback in Guatemala. Nineteen political leaders and activists have been assassinated since December, and death threats, assassination attempts and violent intimidation have become commonplace, increa...
Helweg-larsen: General Rios Montt And The Guatemalan Elections
Znet Article, August, 09 2003
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The prospect for peace and reconciliation in Guatemala was dealt a severe blow last week when the ex-dictator General EfraÃn RÃos Montt, responsible for over 100,000 deaths and disappearances in the 1980s, was enlisted as a presidential candidat...
Helweg-larsen: Exacerbation Of Exploitation Through FTAA
Znet Article, May, 31 2003
Simon Helweg-larsen
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Exploitation is hardly a new phenomenon in Latin America. From the earliest days of conquest and colonization, the southern regions of the western hemisphere were violated and transformed by Europeans for the sole purpose of reaping indigenous ric...
Helweg-larsen: Irregular Weapons Used Against Iraq
Znet Article, April, 07 2003
Simon Helweg-larsen
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This document presents collected information on irregular weapons used by the United States and the United Kingdom since the official beginning of their war against Iraq. Regular air and ground weapons such as missiles, light bombs and bullets of...
Helweg-larsen: Media Imbalance And Escalated Violence
Znet Article, January, 27 2003
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As U.S. Special Forces arrived in early January to train Colombian troops in the protection of oil pipelines, violence by both leftist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitaries soared. The first few days of 2003 were violent, with guerrillas branch...
Helweg-larsen: Uribe's Dictatorial Rule Suits Oil Companies
Znet Article, October, 21 2002
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On August 7, 2002, mortar attacks hit the inauguration ceremony of President Alvaro Uribe, symbolizing a new phase in the Colombian conflict. Evading the 20,000-strong force of soldiers and police guarding the capital during Uribe’s big da...
