Berta Cáceres Assassinated

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TBF Note: And I'm not even going to go into Hillary Clinton's role in the coup whether as a participant or bystander ... but it certainly is also a topic to discuss

Since the 2009 military coup, that was carried out by graduates of the U.S. Army School of the Americas, Honduras has witnessed an explosive growth in environmentally destructive megaprojects that would displace indigenous communities. Almost 30 percent of the country’s land was earmarked for mining concessions, creating a demand for cheap energy to power future mining operations.

Breaking: Honduran Indigenous Leader Berta Cáceres Assassinated, Won Goldman Environmental Prize
March 03, 2016

Honduran indigenous and environmental organizer Berta Cáceres has been assassinated in her home. She was one of the leading organizers for indigenous land rights in Honduras.

In 1993 she co-founded the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). For years the group faced a series of threats and repression.

According to Global Witness, Honduras has become the deadliest country in the world for environmentalists. Between 2010 and 2014, 101 environmental campaigners were killed in the country.

In 2015 Berta Cáceres won the Goldman Environmental Prize, the world’s leading environmental award. In awarding the prize, the Goldman Prize committee said, “In a country with growing socioeconomic inequality and human rights violations, Berta Cáceres rallied the indigenous Lenca people of Honduras and waged a grassroots campaign that successfully pressured the world’s largest dam builder to pull out of the Agua Zarca Dam.”

More here: http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/3/honduran_indigenous_leader_berta_caceres_assassinated

[StandingInLeftField]

1. Oh, such a tragic day for Honduras!

And for Humanity.

Colonial Conquest, Banana Republics, Gun-Boat Diplomacy, Death Squads....when will it all end? The United States has been complicit in it all.

[2naSalit]

4. The US created it all......nt

[Peace Patriot]

6. And one person specifically, our Sec of State at the time: Hillary Clinton.

She was instrumental in the success of the fascist coup.

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7. Those emails may shed some light -

but certainly it wouldn't be unprecedented for regime change to "happen" and mysteriously result in US/multinational corporations getting access to resources they desire. How many times have we seen that movie? I've lost count.

[SamKnause]

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[littlemissmartypants]

3. Very sad. What a tragedy.

[2naSalit]

5. ...

[Cheese Sandwich]

8. awful. I have no words

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9. Update: Demanding Justice

DC Protesters Demand Justice for Berta Cáceres

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