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Rosemberg paid the price of freedom of speech, with his own life, because we permited it.

The strongest evidence of the Rosemberg Case is the price he paid to break the silence. It is we, all Guatemalans, the true murderers of Mr. Rosemberg. It is due to our collective silence, that a man was forced to pay the ultimate price, to say what he had to say. Rosemberg has give us the opportunity of a particularly important freedom; Freedom of Speech. It is now our responsibility to ensure that the highest price for freedom of speech be the request to back up our opinions. The freedom to say what we believe is true, to ourselves, our community, our society. The opportunity of being confronted with that truth, not to be harassed by our opinion, but to be able to discern truth. Freedom of speech is necessary to really have positive change. It sounds like a cliche, but its not. Freedom of expression, (Freedom of speech) no matter how many dumb things we express, is necessary for everybody, because when someone says something of particular interest, others listen and echo his voice. ...

The Rosemberg Case: Guatemalans have reacted.

Guatemala: I will never abandon you. I WILL NO LONGER BE AFRAID OF GOING OUT ON TO THE STREETS OF DEFENDING MY FREDOM OF UPHOLDING THE LAW OF DEMANDING JUSTICE I WILL NO LONGER BE AFRAID OF LIVING IN MY LAND AND CHANGING MY FUTURE This past Sunday 17th , 2009, in the "Plaza Italia". (Italian Pláza), in front of Guatemala City's Municipal Offices, some 40,000 Guatemalans got toguether to demand justice for the more than 7,000 violent deaths that have ocured in the last year and a half; Lawyer Rodrigo Rosemberg, murdered near his house while riding his bike, on may 10th, 2009, was the last straw. What makes the Rosemberg Case the last straw , is his post mortum video, acusing Alvaro Colom (Guatemalan President) and other government authorities, including guatemalan presidential private secretary, Gregorio Valdéz, of his (Rosemberg´s) murder. Almost immidiatly after his video was posted on the YouTube network, this exeptionally complex and nation wide situation has has trig...

Rosenberg: Between the horror of fiction and the crude reality of Guatemala

More so than a conspiracy fiction, like the novels associated with Dan Brown or Tom Clancy, what Guatemalans are living today is making us confront a hard to believe and frightening reality. Waking up today to a media frenzy of intrigue, corruption and indignation, makes the world feel scary. We feel anger and fear. ¿Can this case be resolved? It is our opinion that it can be resolved and it should be resolved, for the peace and credibility of the Guatemalan Community. Rodrigo Rosenberg's published post mortun video creates commotion everywhere. The video, that has been seen throughout the country and the world, implicates the intervention of President Alvaro Colóm, his wife and his secretary of state in the murder of beloved businesman Khalil Musa, his daughter Marjorie and Rosenberg´s very own murder. Rosenberg was murdered while riding his bicycle on the morning of Sunday 10th, 2009. Roberto Rosenberg´s accusation is not verifiable by Guatemalaglobal.com and thus we limit our...