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The Zapatistas Form New Autonomous Governments; Marcos Calls for Civilian Not Military Rule

The Zapatistas Form New Autonomous Governments; Marcos Calls for Civilian Not Military Rule

The Zapaistas announced their plan for indigenous self-rule and said they would withdraw their fighters from roadblocks across the region and stop charging travelers to pass through the territory they control. We go to Chiapas to speak to Luz Ruiz of the Chiapas Media Project and we hear excerpts of Subcomandante Marcos and Comandante Fidelia played and spoken at this weekend’s "encuentro." [Includes transcript]

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