Anita Isaacs, in a NYT op-ed: "I have spent the past 15 years researching and writing about postwar justice in Guatemala. I am encouraged that, a decade and a half after peace accords ended 36 years of civil war, Guatemala is being given a chance to show the world how much progress it has made in building democracy. The trial gives the Guatemalan state a chance to prove that it can uphold the rule of law and grant its indigenous Mayan people, who suffered greatly under Mr. Ríos Montt, the same respectful treatment, freedoms and rights the rest of its citizens enjoy." [NYTimes.com]
NYT op-ed: "On the Brink of Justice in Guatemala"
Nicholas Kristof resigns from the New York Times, considering run for Oregon governor
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Facebook's secret blacklist revealed
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AP: Two Atlanta-area election workers fired after shredding voter applications
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Catch amazing photos and videos from up high with over $175 off this drone
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