Daniel, el hispano que salvó a Giffords

11 enero 2011

Ir a nota

Diario de San Diego

El Universal Ciudad de México Mar Ene 11 2011 06:57:45

Daniel Hernández tiene 20 años y estudia en la Universidad de Arizona. El sábado pasado, cuando escuchó los disparos contra la multitud en el acto que encabezaba la congresista Gabrielle Giffords, en Tucson, corrió a auxiliarla. La enderezó para evitar que se asfixiara con su propia sangre y la mantuvo en esa posición para facilitar su respiración hasta que llegaron los paramédicos. Luego le tomó la mano cuando iba en la camilla.

Pero el joven rechaza ser un héroe: “Ellos (el juez federal John M. Roll y Giffords) son héroes que han dedicado su vida al público y viéndolos a ellos me he inspirado”, dijo Daniel en una entrevista.

The Minutemen Collapse

15-Minutes Are Up: National Minuteman Border Group Disbands

By Billie Greenwood, AllVoices.com

Posted on March 28, 2010, Printed on March 29, 2010

http://www.alternet.org/story/146202/

The Minutemen Civil Defense Corps announced Thursday that it will disband after a five-year run. Carmen Mercer, the group's president, made the announcement only days after circulating a new call to action to its members to come to the border "locked, loaded and ready."

The group has struggled through leadership conflicts, financial mismanagement battles, and failed political campaigns over the years. This recent action reflects a split in the organization over accelerating liability threats due to its membership base which is difficult to control, increasingly hostile and aggressive.

Border Action Network, an Arizona human rights organization that works on the border is not surprised by the recent news. "There has been a growing disconnect from the national and the local Minutemen chapters," explains Jennifer Allen, the group's Executive Director.

"The national was getting absorbed into the political fights with candidates and lobbying while the local groups continue to attract fringe extremists that are attracted to the paramilitary culture and hate groups."

The Border Action Network notes the local groups' increasingly aggressive and hostile membership base. In one incident of alleged aggressive membership behavior, Washington State Minutemen chapter members, Shawna Forde and Jason Bush, are charged with murdering a Latino father and daughter in rural Arivaca, AZ in June 2009. They are expected to go on trial later this year.

The Border Action Network has documented repeated incidents of Minutemen and other vigilante groups abusing immigrants over the years. In a case they filed in 2005 with the Organization of American States' Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, they relate that many of the one thousand individuals who were detained by vigilante groups and individuals reported were shot at, kicked, dragged, and, in other ways, physically and verbally abused.

Their case charges the U.S. government with human rights violations for failing to prosecute Minutemen and other vigilante groups. "We expect the case to be heard by the Commission later this year," explains Allen.

Allen continued, "The fundamental problem is that the U.S., at all levels, has turned a blind-eye to the growth of fringe, hate groups. The consequences have been deadly."

Ironically, Allen does not expect to see the human rights situation improve with the Minutemen's disbanding. Rather, she predicts an increase in violence by vigilante groups as a result of the restructuring.

"Without the U.S. officials stepping up or their own [Minuteman] national group attempting to keep the local radical organizations in check, we can expect to see more assaults on immigrants and those that live in the border region."

This Minutemen recruiting video was posted earlier this week on YouTube, only two days before the news of the group's disbanding was announced by Carmen Mercer, the group's president.

Billie Greenwood, an advocate, writer, and retired educator who lives in El Paso, TX, blogs at Border Explorer and reports for AllVoices.com.

© 2010 AllVoices.com All rights reserved.

View this story online at: http://www.alternet.org/story/146202/

Basta Dobbs!

UPDATE:

Lou Dobbs Let Go by CNN!

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Our campaign targets the dangerous nexus between anti-immigrant extremism and the media. At the same time that CNN profits from Dobbs’ brand of “news,” the network is courting Latino viewers by adding Latino talent and producing legitimate programming aimed at the Latino audience. BastaDobbs.com was created to shine the spotlight on this hypocrisy, and demand that CNN deal with its Dobbs problem once and for all. We are calling on Latinos and our allies to join us in telling CNN to stop Dobbs. Our dignity, safety, and self respect demand nothing less!

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UPDATE:

Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN

By BRIAN STELTER AND BILL CARTER

New York Times (November 11, 2009)

Lou Dobbs, the longtime CNN anchor whose anti-immigration views made him a TV lightning rod, plans to announce Wednesday that he is leaving the network, two network employees said.

A CNN executive confirmed that Mr. Dobbs will announce his resignation plans on his 7 p.m. program. His resignation is effective immediately; tonight's program will be his last on CNN. His contract was not set to expire until the end of 2011.

Mr. Dobbs informed his staff members of his intentions in a meeting Wednesday afternoon. He did not immediately respond to a telephone call seeking comment.

Well known for his political positions, Mr. Dobbs is an outlier at CNN, which has sought to position itself as a middle ground of sorts in the fractious cable news arena. Perhaps hinting at plans for an exit from CNN, Mr. Dobbs met with Roger Ailes, the chairman of the Fox News Channel, last month. At the time Mr. Dobbs was viewed as a potential hire for the Fox Business Network.

The CNN employees said Wednesday that they did not know if Mr. Dobbs was moving to another network. He has placed new emphasis in recent months on his afternoon radio show, which debuted in March 2008.

Last month the New Jersey State Police were called to Mr. Dobbs home to investigate a report of gunfire. Mr. Dobbs suggested that his family had been singled out because of his views on illegal immigration and border security.

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