Nestle worker and union activist killed by paramilitary in western Colombia
Source: Colombia Reports
Nestle worker and union activist killed by paramilitary in western Colombia
posted by Philipp Zwehl
Nov 12, 2013
A Nestle worker and activist of the food union Sinaltrainal has been killed on Saturday in suspected paramilitary attack in the town of Bugalagrande in western Colombia, according to media and human rights groups.
Oscar Lopez, who worked for Nestle for more than 25 years, was killed in a bar by unknown gunmen on Saturday night. Lopez, as an active member of the union, had been involved in the long lasting dispute about union rights between Nestle and Sinaltrainal.
In the protest, some activists had started a hunger strike in October, which was paused momentarily because of threats, but resumed on November 5th.
Last Friday, several activists received threatening text messages saying, “you still are bothering Nestle, now there will be no more mercy! We are going to chop you up. Death to all communists of Sinaltrainal!”
Read more: http://colombiareports.co/nestle-worker-union-activist-killed-receiving-threats-paramilitary-western-colombia/
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The news has been known for ages that the Colombian military kills Colombians, and claims the dead ones are "enemies" of the state, they are added to the death counts, the killers are rewarded, and this murder of unarmed, helpless people rolls off the back of the right-wing scum in Washington who annually appropriate boatloads of US taxpayers' hard-earned money to fluff up the Colombian government and the military.
As citizens have said for years, these funds do NOT get passed along to alleviate the suffering of the massive poor population.
On the other hand, should the leftist President of Venezuela pass gas, we can expect to see a headline on it immediately:
Chavez/Maduro has passed gas, endangering the health of Venezuelans throughout the country. Critics claim there really is no recourse now, the U.S. must consider invading the country to save the people.
Here's a perfect example of how our corporate media treats ALL "news" from Venezuela, as opposed to Colombia's wildly selective, also dishonest news "coverage":
Venezuela churning out beauty queens amid crisis
Posted: Nov 09, 2013 5:24 PM CST Updated: Nov 09, 2013 5:24 PM CST
By JORGE RUEDA
Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - For most Venezuelans, these are trying times. Inflation is running at a two-decade high, salaries are being corroded by a plunging currency and basic goods like milk and toilet paper are in short supply. But even as the economy shows signs of imploding, the country still churns out beauty, as evidenced by Maria Gabriela Isler's pocketing Saturday of the country's third Miss Universe title in six years.
Within minutes of Isler's crowning in Moscow, President Nicolas Maduro sent his congratulations over Twitter, celebrating her performance as a "triumph for Venezuela."
Opponents of his socialist government also expressed pride.
"There's no doubt we have the most beautiful women of the world," said Marco Sandoval, a 68-year-old retiree, as he and dozens of others marched in Caracas against the government in a protest hastily-organized over the Internet. "But nothing is perfect. We also have the most corrupt and shameless politicians in the world."
More:
http://www.wlns.com/story/23925545/venezuela-churning-out-beauty-queens-amid-crisis
