Origins of FARC in Colombian Guerri... Sep 23, 2009
As with the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) Communist movement of Peru, many FARC units began to work as efficient cocaine producers and smugglers. Today, the ideological and socio-political motivation found in the early days of the FARC may have been tainted, but they remain a potent force. (Suite101.com)
9,500 marijuana plants seized in Kittitas County Jul 24, 2009
justshortoflokul wrote on Jul 23, 2009 11:00 AM:" When I mention intoxication as recreation, I mean not only the illegal stuff but also prescription medication and alcohol. Let's look at some modern history: In China during the 1930s and 1940s, it was estimated that roughly 25% were addicted to drugs and alcohol, though that was mostly opium. Since that society had no moral fortitude, it paved the way for Mao Tse-Tung to come in with his "cultural revolution" which was little more than a... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Profile: Kerr Neilson Jul 22, 2009
Best investment Aggressively accumulating a lot of Peruvian shares when Sendero Luminoso [the terrorist organisation Shining Path] was attempting to take control over all of that country. Worst investment Too many shockers to recount. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Peru's Fujimori sentenced to 7.5 years in prison Jul 21, 2009
Facing difficulties in combating the guerilla Sendero Luminoso, Fujimori carried out a coup of his own government in 1992, whereby he shut down the Congress and suspended the constitution ... Fujimori has been credited by many Peruvians for ending the fight with guerilla Sendero Luminoso, although his controversial iron hand methods such as granting the military broad powers to arrest suspected rebels, were widely criticized. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cocaine trade revitalizes Peruvian rebels May 11, 2009
Experts say the rebel group Sendero Luminoso in Spanish now has some 400 well-armed fighters in two separate groups. The larger contingent moves with ease in the lush mountains flanking this valley. (MSNBC -- International)
Fujimori's Last Stand: Peru's Ex-President Found Guilty Apr 9, 2009
As a result, Fujimori was convicted on Tuesday of being the "indirect perpetrator" of at least 25 murders and two kidnappings in the early 1990s, at the start of his ultimately successful campaign to stamp out Tupac Amaru and the even more bloodthirsty Maoist rebels known as Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path. The verdict makes Fujimori, 70, the first democratically elected head of state to be tried and convicted on human rights abuse charges in his own country. (Time.com)
Insurgencies That Refuse to Die Feb 11, 2009
Sendero Luminoso (The Shining Path) ... History: The Communist Party of Peru, a Maoist outfit more commonly known as Sendero Luminoso, was responsible for a wave of terror that left almost 80,000 Peruvians dead between 1980 and 2000. (Slate)
