The pressure cooker of Mexico

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-domestically the Mexican government continues to violently oppressing indigenous / working / poor peoples
http://www.narconews.com/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3936803

-internationaly the US gears up to militarize the mexican/us border by way of up to 6000 national guard soldiers, stepped up border police, hightened surveillance, fencing etc etc
(NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - The New York Times reported the following stories on its front page on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

* U.S. President George Bush told President Vicente Fox of Mexico that the use of National Guard troops on the border would be only temporary)

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12428159.htm

Bush steps up on national tv earlier today in a bid to try to repair the rift between movement and business conservative in the Republican camp. On side has members calling for 50.000 troops on the border and giant fencing, and the other wants to further exploite the pool of illegal(cheap) labor.


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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12796688/?GT1=8199

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Demonstration and March today in front of the Mexican Consulate at 11:00am (west hastings, south side, between Thurlow + Bute)