Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Jamaica Declares State of Emergency After Obama Demands Arrest of “Robin Hood” Drug Lord



It is the sort of one dimensional story the corporate media loves — a drug-dealing bad guy and his armed supporters fighting against a noble government determined to bring him to justice. As usual, the corporate media only tells one side of the story.

“For many in Kingston’s slums, Dudas is a much better provider of political goods (education, security, and food) than the state, which translates into the popular support he gets locally,” writes John Robb for Global Guerillas ... READ MORE