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November 21, 2009
Juárez violence: Drug-war brutality persists despite presence of military
November 19, 2009
The University of Panama indefinitely suspended classes on Wednesday after confrontations between students and police during a protest against alleged U.S. involvement in plans to build new military installations.
November 12, 2009
AILA WELCOMES SEN. MENENDEZ (D-NJ) INTRODUCTION OF THE MILITARY FAMILIES ACT
New bill recognizes families’ military sacrifices not tied to citizenship status
November 11, 2009
Veterans Day: Saluting a Forgotten Force –
Millions of Latinos are proud of their history of military service to our nation. To discover they have defended the USA against all enemies, from the Revolutionary War to the current conflicts in Afghanistan, one must cull through volumes of research, academic dissertations, or tomes of Spanish-language and Latino literature, because this history is not common knowledge.
As many as 750,000 Latinos and Latinas served in the armed forces during World War II, according to the U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project
Military Families Act Honors America’s Immigrant Soldiers and Families
Una batalla por la historia y el respeto
November 10, 2009
Photographer’s work helped defuse Cuban Missile Crisis – RIP William B. Ecker
November 9, 2009
Essential to the Fight: Immigrants in the U.S. Military
November 4, 2009
Last Argentine dictator, ex-generals go on trial
A soldier every 3 feet on the US/Mexico border = 6,930,880 soldiers – Immigration Anecdotes
October 28, 2009
Another reason for immigration reform: military spouses
October 27, 2009
Not since Vietnam have more used military as path to citizenship
October 26, 2009
U.S. troops will be allowed to use six Colombian military bases and other facilities necessary for joint operations,
October 9, 2009
Over 3000 undocumented military veterans battling deportation orders
October 7, 2009
A Chihuahua state human rights commissioner investigating accusations against police and soldiers in this violent border city revealed that he fled several weeks ago to El Paso, Texas, in the face of death threats. – Gustavo de la Rosa
Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations. In 1970, 77% of Hispanics ages 16 to 25 were either working, going to school or serving in the military; by 2007, 86% of Latinos in this coming-of-age group were taking part in these skill-building endeavors
September 30, 2009
Army remembers All-Hispanic regiment at Pentagon
September 29, 2009
Former Border Patrol Chief Silvestre Reyes Now a Major Player in New Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Complex
September 24, 2009
Last week Paraguay canceled a military cooperation agreement that would have governed its participation in the New Horizons military exercises next year.
Breaking the Silence: The Mexican Army and the 1997 Acteal Massacre
September 21, 2009
The Hispanic Employment Program, in conjunction with the Hispanic Heritage Club, is presenting a four-part educational workshop series in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month – Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
September 18, 2009
South American nations are spending billions bulking up the military to defend rugged jungle and mountain borders as well as oil and mineral reserves. However, analysts say the region faces few real external threats.
September 17, 2009
Honduras: Colombian ex-Paramilitaries Recruited by Pro-Coup Forces
Guatemalan army stole children for adoption, report says
September 15, 2009
The National Security Complex — Integrating Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security
South American Nations Question U.S.-Colombia Military Base Agreement
September 2, 2009
The U.S. has released $214 million of an aid package to help Mexico fight drug trafficking, including funds for five helicopters for the military to be delivered by year’s end
August 24, 2009
Kansas City women are convinced coup in Honduras was military
August 11, 2009
In Mexico, challenge of military courts fails
August 6, 2009
Camilo Mejia, 1st GI to Publicly Resist Iraq War, Appeals Bad Conduct Discharge
Hours Before Court-Martial, Army Resister Victor Agosto Speaks Out on Why He’s Refusing to Fight in Afghanistan
August 5, 2009
A South Florida blogger read about the annual exercise between the Cuban and American military at Guantánamo and posted photos he says illustrate the below-the-radar collaboration.
August 4, 2009
President Alvaro Uribe headed off on a whirlwind South American tour Tuesday to defend his plans to expand the U.S. military’s presence in Colombia, a prospect that worries even friendly nations in the region.
July 28, 2009
Tensions Rise in Latin America over US Military Plan to Use Three Bases in Colombia
July 23, 2009
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa says the Honduras coup probably occurred with the U.S. military’s knowledge and he questioned President Obama’s control of the U.S. government.
July 21, 2009
Despite Pledge to Cut Military Ties to Coup Regime, U.S. Continues to Train Honduran Soldiers at School of Americas
July 11, 2009
Former Bolivian military officer Luis Arce Gómez, who was part of the dictatorship of Luis García Meza in the early 1980s, returned to the country after finishing his sentence in the United States
July 6, 2009
Picture of our Neda: boy killed by Honduran military with bullets and M-16’s paid for by the U.S. government & censored by U.S. Media
July 1, 2009
Generals Who Led Honduras Military Coup Trained at the (infamous) School of the Americas
June 5, 2009
Marching to a Latin beat in ‘Concert for the Troops’ – This week, mun2 is continuing its examination of how Latinos are affecting U.S. military culture and vice versa by airing “Concert for the Troops.”
May 18, 2009
The United States Abandons the “War on Drugs” Model at Home, Exports It to Mexico – US House and Senate Pass New Military Aid to Mexico
March 21, 2009
U.S. eyes closer military ties with Mexico – The U.S. is trying to achieve closer ties with the Mexican military, but that may be difficult.
March 18, 2009
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Thousands of Mexican soldiers took a tighter grip on policing in the violence-scarred border city of Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday and the retired general in charge of police emphasized the military dominance by announcing city officers will be stripped of their weapons while on patrol.
February 1, 2009
The military and Congress want the ranks to roughly mirror the racial and ethnic makeup of America. But the services can’t seem to recruit enough Hispanics — even though that community tends to view the military positively. – according to new study by Rand Corp.
