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| Peru: Marxist General Strike Call Fizzles |
| 2004-07-15 |
| via The Globe and Mail - EFL To the apparent disappointment of the AP reporter, "95 per cent of private-sector employees in Lima and 89 per cent nationwide reported for work" - Cool. Peruvian general strike fizzles AP - Wednesday, Jul 14, 2004 Lima — Peruvians went to work in large numbers Wednesday, turning their backs on calls for a nationwide strike by a Marxist-led labour federation to protest President Alejandro Toledo’s free-market policies. The General Confederation of Peruvian Workers, the country’s largest labor federation, sought to paralyze the nation by urging workers to stay at home. But most Peruvians made it to their jobs despite a shortage of public buses early in the day. ...more... Perhaps Peru will be a winner, perhaps not. The picture painted by this reporter was a sad biased hack job. I hope the Peruvians are smarter than the AP and Shining Path believe them to be. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #2 Oh, well. On to Plan B. Start killing people. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-15 11:24:52 PM |
| #1 re: Shining Path - to be any form of commie is dumb, but to be a Maoist is REALLY dumb. |
| Posted by: Spot 2004-07-15 8:54:29 AM |