Colombian Indians push anti-government protests

[tama]

Source: CNN

ndian leaders in the mountains of southwest Colombia announced during the weekend they were gathering as many as 20,000 protesters and would begin to march Tuesday on the city of Cali, an industrial and agricultural hub.

At least two Indians have been killed and more than 80 have been injured in the protests, which began October 10 and have included a blockade of the Pan-American highway. The government says as many as 70 security force members, mainly riot police, have also been injured.

During the past week, protesters throwing rocks and firing sling shots, catapults and Molotov cocktails, have clashed with riot police, who fought back with tear gas, rocks and batons.

The Indians also say the security forces have been shooting at them with rifles and canisters packed with shrapnel. President Alvaro Uribe has denied that police and army forces have been using lethal force against demonstrators, but medics say they have treated scores of Indians injured by bullets and shrapnel.

The protesters allege one of their own, 27-year-old Taurino Ramos, was fatally shot in the head by police. The police have made no official comment.

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The fight goes on. People are rising everywhere, drop by drop they become rivers and then an ocean. Ocean of cooperation and compassion. Also in America people are rising drop by drop (of blood, so sad), just one example of many: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4693046.

What is the real goal of this worldwide uprising? End of the Ponzi scheme called "economy" of global capitalism and state violence and terror against We the People.

[Judi Lynn]

1. This is so sad. He was 23 years old. Killed for daring to protest. So typical

of right-wing Latin American countries.

Isn't it interesting they are ALL turning away from this filth and replacing their fascist leaders with leftists, and in LANDSLIDE elections, as well. Eventually the pracise of controlling Latin America through a small group of landed gentry and corruptible ambitious politicians happy to sell out the resources of their countries to US multi-nationals is going to be getting harder, and harder as their solidarity builds. Of course all efforts will be made to continue to divide and conquer, but they are going to fail this time, as Latin American people are angry and tired of it all. They've had enough.

Here's a photo of the murder victim after the local constabulary dropped him for his crime of protest, from a Colombian newspaper owned by the family of Colombia's Defense Minister, Juan Manuel Santos:

http://www.eltiempo.com.nyud.net:8090/colombia/politica/2008-10-20/IMAGEN/IMAGEN-4613105-1.jpg

Taurino Ramos Taquinas, murdered Wednesday, December 17, 2009.