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U.S. Apologizes for Infecting Guatemalans With STDs

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2010 More than 60 years after the fact, the U.S. has finally gotten around to officially apologizing for a government research study that purposely infected Guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases to gauge the effectiveness of penicillin treatments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Witness Says Slain Day Laborer Was Unarmed

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2010 The neighborhood of Westlake near downtown Los Angeles has been under lockdown as protests continue after the LAPD killing of a Guatemalan day laborer Sunday. Officers say the man was brandishing a knife, but one witness has come forward to say he was unarmed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sept. 11: A Day Without War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 8, 2010 The ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States should serve as a moment to reflect on tolerance. It should be a day of peace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hundreds Dead in Guatemala Landslides

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2010 Weeks of unrelenting rains triggered a series of landslides in the Guatemalan town of Alaska on the Pan-American Highway, burying as many as 300 people. President Alvaro Colom warned that thousands more people are at risk as the government runs out of money to deal with the crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Guatemala Volcano Creates Calamity

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2010 It has been a crazy year for Mother Nature. A volcano in southern Guatemala has erupted, killing one person and covering the capital city with ash as President Alvaro Colom declared the country to be in a "state of calamity." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mayan Spirit-Cleansing Rite to Follow Bush Visit

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2007 Demons, out! All traces of President Bush's upcoming visit to the sacred Guatemalan site Iximché will be chased away with a ritual purification by Mayan priests -- yet another sign of his less-than-enthusiastic reception in Latin America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )