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I am a retired activist living in Oaxaca, Mexico. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I became a Mexican citizen in 2008. Before retiring, I directed a study abroad program for US university students in both Mexico and Chile. I am both fascinated and frustrated by Mexican politics. I speak and write Spanish fluently.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, April 15, 2016 Hillary's Choice: The Undermining of Honduran Democracy
Not everyone realizes that Hillary Clinton's obsession with regime change as Secretary of State began in Honduras in June of 2009 with the ouster of democratically election president Manuel Zelaya.
This article demonstrates how devastating Zelaya's overhrow via a military coup has been to Honduras. The author provides a personal perspective from his experience as an observer one month after the military coup took place.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, February 17, 2014 Fast Track Energy "Reform" Pushes Mexico Closer to Authoritarianism
Contrary to the Mexican people's will, the Pena Nieto administration stampeded the privatization of Mexicio´s massive energy resources through congress. Using Petroleos Mexicanos' (PEMEX) inefficiency and corruption as justification, energy "reform" was pushed through without adequate debate. This article demonstrates that PEMEX' negative portrayal was unjustified. Even so, the foreign investment floodgates are now open.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, August 20, 2012 Follow the Money: Understanding the 2012 Mexican Electoral Fraud
As time goes by, more revealing information is being uncovered about the twists and turns of Enrique Pena Nieto's presidential campaign finances. This article demonstrates how dramatically that camaign overspent its allocated funds while illegally purchasing millions of votes. It also provides insights into purported money laundering and triangulation that was funneled into that campaign from a variety of suspicious sources.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, August 2, 2012 The Mexican Dilemma: Can a Fraudulent Election Engineered and Supported by the Country's Power Elite Be Invalidated?
Tension rises in Mexico as convincing evidence continues to emerge confirming the widespread fraud perpetrated by the PRI to propel its candidate. Emrique Pena Nieto, to the presidency. This article describes the broad based efforts that are being undertaken in Mexico, spearheaded by second place finisher Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, to invalidate this spurious election.