From TowardFreedom
''Fighting
organized crime and drug trafficking is the most recent justification
for US incursions in Guatemala, also serving to justify the increased
activity of Guatemalan military around the country. This militarization
is taking place in areas where there are fierce social and land
conflicts related to the imposition of mega-resource extraction
projects, such as in mining and oil industries. In addition, communities
that resist displacement and the extractive industries have been tarred
with accusations that they are involved in the organized crime; in some
cases entire peasant villages have even been labeled
“narco-communities.”
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