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Peru protests: Ministers quit as death toll mounts
BBC ^ | 12/16/2022

Posted on 12/16/2022 5:10:27 PM PST by BenLurkin

Two government ministers have quit their posts in Peru after days of sometimes violent protests over the impeachment of the former president.

Officials say eight more people died on Thursday during clashes between the army and supporters of Pedro Castillo.

Meanwhile, thousands of tourists are trapped in the city of Cusco after protesters forced the airport to close.

The demonstrations began after Mr Castillo was removed from office by a congressional vote.

Peru has been through years of political turmoil, with the latest crisis coming to a head on 7 December when the former president announced he was dissolving Congress and introducing a state of emergency.

However, Mr Castillo's plan backfired and Congress instead voted overwhelmingly to impeach him.

More than 20 people have been killed in the protests that followed.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 202212; 20221207; insurrection; pedrocastillo; peru

1 posted on 12/16/2022 5:10:27 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

La Clinton’s “Arab Spring” becomes “Inca Spring”. Your CIA dollars at work.


2 posted on 12/16/2022 5:19:20 PM PST by Yollopoliuhqui
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To: BenLurkin

Long live the Revolution.


3 posted on 12/16/2022 5:21:59 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: BenLurkin

It’s not clear from the article which side are the communists.


4 posted on 12/16/2022 5:29:52 PM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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To: Yollopoliuhqui

“La Clinton’s “Arab Spring” becomes “Inca Spring”. Your CIA dollars at work.”

Certainly does sound like the Neocons are getting bored with their ‘Ukraine Project’.


5 posted on 12/16/2022 5:31:22 PM PST by BobL (By the way, low tonight in Latvia: 10 degrees, brrrr!)
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To: BenLurkin

Brief web research seems to indicate that he’s a leftist. He’s been likened to Venezuela’s Maduro. If that’s correct, good riddance to Castillo and tough cookies to his protesters. Marxism delenda est.

If that’s not true, I’m sure someone will enlighten me.


6 posted on 12/16/2022 5:32:35 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Truth is not hate speech.)
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To: BenLurkin

it’s getting to where I like less and less to vacay in commie ran countries.


7 posted on 12/16/2022 5:37:08 PM PST by BipolarBob (The party never stops until someone calls the cops.)
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To: BenLurkin

Which side do most USA Conservatives support?

I am usually on the Army side, but after 14 years of Obama and Biden generals, I have lost political confidence in almost everyone.


8 posted on 12/16/2022 5:38:07 PM PST by zeestephen (43,000)
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>> it’s getting to where I like less and less to vacay in commie ran countries.

...and for the same reason it’s tough to stay home in Brandon’s America! :-)

(Just kidding. Sort of.)


9 posted on 12/16/2022 5:59:07 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Truth is not hate speech.)
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To: Yollopoliuhqui

Might be. Castillo is the further left Marxist who was removed from office when he tried to dissolve the government and make himself maximum leader. There are discussions elsewhere in FR and Castillo was trying to get to Mexico for asylum. The Left would likely seek assistance from the Biden regime.


10 posted on 12/16/2022 6:09:53 PM PST by Truth29
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To: BenLurkin

Peru had a very peculiar and effective system for smuggling at the airport. You would clear passport control and then go to inspections. A completely random system would give you a green light or red light. If green just pick up your bags and go. If red your baggage was searched and if you had bad stuff, you had a problem.


11 posted on 12/16/2022 9:03:27 PM PST by cpdiii (CANE CUTTER-DECKHAND-ROUGHNECK-OILFIELD CONSULTANT-GEOLOGIST-PILOT-PHARMACIST)
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To: BenLurkin

related:
trapped in Macchu Picchu
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/hundreds-of-tourists-stranded-in-machu-picchu-amid-peru-protests/ar-AA15lR71


12 posted on 12/16/2022 11:33:11 PM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: BenLurkin

Only 20 pieces of commie trash killed? C’mon, there are thousands. Go for it. Clean house. Especially since the commie trash were openly working with drug cartels. Kill them all.

Think of the children! The ones not wanting to grow up under a communist/progressive regime.


13 posted on 12/17/2022 11:18:09 AM PST by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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