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Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell is an activist and a member of the Axis of Logic staff and Tlaxcala, the network of translators for linguistic diversity. Formerly, he lived in Oaxaca, Mexico where he supported the resistance against U.S. aggression. He now resides in New York City where he is enrolled in graduate school. Scott generously contributes reports on activism and translates selected articles for Axis of Logic from Spanish to English. Scott also maintains his own blog, Angry White Kid (http://angrywhitekid.blogs.com/)

  • Statement from the October 2 prisoners in Oaxaca
    Political Prisoners in Ixcotel Jail. Translated for Axis of Logic by Scott Campbell , Axis of Logic

    October 2, 2009, marked 41 years since the Tlateloco Massacreof hundreds of students by the Mexican army.  The massacre and the demand for justice are marked by marches all over Mexico every October 2.  They also incorporate demands around poverty, corruption, political prisoners and more.  Two of the three October... » read this article
  • Open Letter to Óscar Arias
    Translated by Scott Campbell* , Axis of Logic

    Open Letter to Óscar Arias   The National Front against the Coup D’état in Honduras, composed of the different organized groupings in the country and united by the situation caused by the coup d’état, reports the following to the national and international community: We reiterate that the intransigent position of... » read this article
  • Honduras: "They knew and they helped a little"
    Juan Gelman. Translated by Scott Campbell. Axis of Logic , (Spanish) Desde Abajo. (English) Axis of Logic

    The White House knew for months that a coup was being prepared in Honduras, even though now State Department spokespersons feign a surprised innocence. The U.S. ambassador in Tegucigalpa, Hugo Llorens, knew it very well: on September 12, 2008, he arrived in the Central American country and, nine days later,... » read this article
  • Honduras: The futility of the coup
    Atilio Borón. Translated into English by Scott Campbell , Axis of Logic

    History is repeating itself and will very likely end in the same way.  The coup d’état in Honduras is a re-issue of that which was carried out in April 2002 in Venezuela and that which was aborted in the face of an explosive reaction from several regional governments in Bolivia... » read this article
  • Reporters Without Borders’ Lies about Venezuela
    Salim Lamrani. Translated for Axis of Logic by Scott Campbell and revised by Les Blough, members of Tlaxcala , Axis of Logic

    On May 29, 2009, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published an open letter to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in which the association denounced that Globovisión, a “privately-owned news channel” was “being hounded by the government and the administration.”  According to the Paris-based organization, Globovisión “has been targeted by official proceedings that... » read this article
  • Indigenous of Oaxaca, Mexico Fight Legal Battle for Re-Possession of Their Land
    Translated from Spanish to English by Scott Campbell* for Axis of Logic , El Enemigo Común (Spanish). Axis of Logic (English)

    Editor's Note: For years we and our readers have been hearing about the ongoing battles between the people of Oaxaca and the U.S.-backed Mexican Government which has been using oppressive measures to crush dissent. This press release by the Indigenous Community in Oaxaca provides a brief but helpful background for understanding their... » read this article
  • Well-known reporter Pedro Matías kidnapped and tortured in Oaxaca
    Scott Campbell* in Oaxaca, Mexico , Angry White Kid

    Pedro Matías, a well-known reporter who writes for Noticias, a local daily paper, as well as the national weekly Proceso, was kidnapped, beaten, tortured and robbed on Saturday night in Oaxaca. Reporters Without Borders statesthat, Matías was kidnapped as he left the newspaper to go home on the evening of... » read this article
  • George Bush sent to Bolivia his Ambassador of Ethnic Cleansing
    Wilson García Mérida (Spanish);Translated by Scott Campbell from Spanish to English , Angry White Kid

    Editor's Note: This article was orginally written and published in Spanish on Rebelión on January 19, 2007 and it is all the more pertinent today after Bolivian President Evo Morales gave the boot to the subject of the article, U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg. Who is Philip Goldberg? Find the answer in... » read this article
  • Paramilitaries ambush farmers and Fernández lied about the massacre
    Scott Campbell translated this article from Spanish to English , Angry White Kid

    Cobija (Pando), 12 Sep (ABI) - A bridge located seven kilometers from the city of Porvenir where one thousand farmers were marching from the city of Cobija in protest against the violence backed by the governor of Pando, Leopoldo Fernández, was the scene of a massacre when paramilitaries, trained and... » read this article
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World News
  • US prepares for military confrontation with Iran
    20 March 2010 An article in the Scottish-based Sunday Herald last weekend provided an ominous reminder that the Obama administration has retained what is euphemistically described as the “military option” against Iran—that is, massive, unprovoked...
  • The Iranian Workers Tsunami
    Earthquakes, like the recent Haitian and Chilean monsters, are not subtle events: They flatten buildings, crush houses, and turn infrastructures into concrete and steel confetti. But earthquakes can also generate a power that remains largely...
  • US Army seeks to silence WikiLeaks
    WikiLeaks uncovers information governments, companies try to keep from public view. WASHINGTON - A small, cash-strapped website that publishes documents governments want kept secret has caught the attention of the Pentagon. A report by the...
  • Vanity of Vanities: The Iraq War Seven years Later
    We are still shocked. We were never awed. We have not adjusted. The senseless waste of our blood and treasure, our honor and our reputation continue. Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom - the...
  • Putin vexes US over Iran nuclear power
    Vladimir Putin, Russia’s prime minister, promised on Thursday that Moscow would help Iran complete a civil nuclear power station by this summer, drawing criticism from Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state. His remarks highlighted the...
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