Mexico’s Zapatista rebels pledged Thursday to build a political alliance of the left, “without guns, with a peaceful, civil movement,” and said they would send a delegation on a nationwide tour to drum up support ahead of next year’s presidential race. In a statement released from the mountains of the southern state of Chiapas, the group said it was seeking to broaden its appeal to “all parts of Mexico where there are humble and simple people, like us.” Full Story