Last Week in CrisesMagazine.org

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Blogs:

"Colombia's magic laptops and the war against social movements"

One of Colombia's major magazines, Cambio, published a story quoting
from the magic laptops that survived bombing in the Ecuadorian jungle
and were retrieved after the Colombian government assassinated Raul
Reyes just about a year ago (March 3/08). This particular story
concerns my friends Hollman Morris and Manuel Rozental. Since last
year, supposed documents from these magic laptops have appeared at
politically convenient times for the regime to provide public
accusations against social movement activists. In August 2008, for
example, I quickly responded to an accusation against my friend and
mentor Hector Mondragon.
Read More at http://crisesmagazine.org/blogs/50-global-view/122-colombias-magic-laptops-and-the-war-against-social-movements.html

"A Dangerous Void "

Just as the Obama administration tries to get a handle on Pakistan – a
critical part of its regional approach to sorting out Afghanistan and
defeating the Taliban – the country takes another spiral downwards,
virtually negating options Washington considered before. Almost in a
mirror image of the financial crisis that galloped ahead of the
solutions that governments devised, the situation in Pakistan
deteriorates at a pace faster than policymakers can grasp. Most
worrisome in the developing crisis is the leadership void in Pakistan,
without which talk of any solution would be a fruitless exercise.
Read More at http://crisesmagazine.org/blogs/50-global-view/95-a-dangerous-void.html

Videos
George Galloway's first speech from inside Gaza
See the Video at http://crisesmagazine.org/crisescast/58-video/114-george-galloways-first-speech-from-inside-gaza.html

Iraqi Women in "Silent Emergency"
See the Video at http://crisesmagazine.org/crisescast/58-video/96-iraqi-women-in-qsilent-emergencyq.html

Read about the the evolving crises in Madagascar at
http://crisesmagazine.org/crises-news/130-madagascar-too-late.html