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8 de Agosto, 2006
Lopez Obrador Protesters Take Mexican Toll Booths
Categorized under Gobierno , Historia | Tags: AMLO, Calderon, Election, Mexico, NAFTA, Obrador
Tuesday 08 August 2006
Supporters of presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took over tollbooths on four Mexican federal highways, part of protests to demand a full recount of last month's vote.
Protesters occupied tollbooths on roads that link Mexico City to Cuernavaca, Queretaro, Toluca and Pachuca, according to images broadcast by Grupo Televisa SA. They let drivers pass through free of charge and traffic was flowing normally.
Truthout.org
It seems those who voted for Obrador aren't satisified with the partial recount. From what the linked article says, a "partial recount" is more likely to show a win for Calderón. And the poor of Mexico have some strange idea that Calderón is more interested in the Rich than he is with their lot, with their maize-breathin', peso-pinchin' lot.
I've feared from the start of this that the Men Behind the Scenes would insure that Calderón took this home. It's way too important to the US government as well as the rest of the power elites (who know no borders, only profits) that Calderón (NAFTA-boy) win the bout. I really don't hold out much realistic notion that AMLO will bring it on home.
But I can still hope. Please prove this cynic wrong.
We stay tuned....
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