Via Reuters and not one but three people writing in (thanks to you all), here's a very interesting story that hit the wires today. It seems as though the left-wing terrorist group Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) are making a bit of a comeback unfortunately, as on Monday this week 50 of the band took over a outcamp of Peru mining and smelting company Doe Run in the Andean foothills East of Lima. After giving them a long lecture of the ills of the world and how they're right about everything, Sendero stole a bunch of stuff including antibiotics, a radio and, spookily, a whole shitload of dynamite.Why is this spooky? Well, as Reuters rightly points out, dynamite was one of the weapon of choice amongst SL members back in the 1980s and 90s. And then there's the little matter of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit coming to Peru this year and starting on November 20th. This is a big, big protocol event, and at least 20 heads of state are due to visit Peru including those of Russia, Japan, Australia and all the Americas (including a dude called Bush who'll be making his final trip as prez).
Expect....how can I say this?...tight security. Like "tight" as in "a sparrow farts within 500 paces and it gets arrested".
Keep on rockin' da free world, people.