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Power Struggle in Guatemala

Armando De La Torre • November 12, 2013

In late 2011, Guatemala’s powerful attorney general, Claudia Paz y Paz, brought criminal charges of genocide against the country’s former leader, General Efrain Rios Montt.

After two months of heavy fighting between revolutionaries and pro regime, the city of Sirte is in ruin. With an unknown number of ammunition used during the conflict, the number of unexploded engines scattered all over the city is enormous and represent a threat for the civilians. The Danish Demining Group, financed by ECHO, is dealing with this dangerous material.

Why Libya Is No Accident

Steven Hecht • October 7, 2012

For the past year or two, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other diplomats have been hand-holding an attorney general in Guatemala who has twisted the law for political purposes and acted against a constitutional order.