Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Mexican Army and paramilitaries converge on Zapatista stronghold

" ... The Zapatista guerrillas and their supporters in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas are experiencing the
worst onslaught by state forces in the last 10 years, according to reports from a local research center.

On Monday, in the area under Zapatista influence, "we rescued a wounded Indian grassroots supporter of the guerrillas who had been shot by
paramilitaries. The situation is serious," said Ernesto Ledesma, head of the Chiapas-based nongovernmental Center for Political Analysis and
Social and Economic Research.

According to the center -- which has had brigades out for the past five years, monitoring military movements in areas held by the barely-armed
Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) -- in recent weeks there has been an increased presence of uniformed soldiers who are acting in
concert with paramilitary groups. However, most people are unaware of this fact. ... "
 
 

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