Who to kill? Colombia army picks soldier's brother
Who to kill? Colombia army picks soldier's brother
By FRANK BAJAK, Associated Press Writer Frank Bajak, Associated Press Writer Thu Nov 13, 3:00 am ET
BOGOTA, Colombia – The soldiers in Antelope Company's Third Platoon hadn't registered a guerrilla kill in months. And without results, they feared they wouldn't be let off base for Mother's Day.
So they hatched a plan, according to Pvt. Luis Esteban Montes: Lure a civilian to their camp, murder him and register him as a rebel slain in combat.
Protest the School of the Americas
Join the Colombia Action Network at the School of the Americas Demonstration!
Ft. Benning, GA, November 21-23, 2008
Help us shut down the School of the Americas (SOA) this November! The SOA is a U.S. tax payer funded combat training school for Latin American soldiers, located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Frequently called the "School of Assassins," its graduates have left a trail of terror and suffering in every country where its graduates have returned. Over its 61 years, the SOA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in counterinsurgency techniques, psychological warfare, and interrogation tactics. SOA graduates have consistently used their skills to wage war against social movements and progressive communities in their own countries. Among those targeted by SOA graduates are trade unionists, human rights workers, teachers, religious workers, student leaders, and others who work for the rights of the poor. SOA training manuals made public in 1996 revealed that torture, extortion, and kidnapping are part of the curriculum. Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have been assassinated, "disappeared," massacred, and displaced by those trained at the SOA.
Warning of an Imminent Massacre: Colombian's Call for International Support!
From the Action Center for Justice and the American Friends Service Committee:
Warning of an Imminent Massacre: Colombian's Call for International Support!
Just a few weeks ago Colombia's President Uribe was in the United States with a delegation of 80 people claiming the human rights situation in Colombia is better. Events of the last week show that the situation is worse.
Liliana Obando: A new witch-hunt against the Political Opposition in Colombia
http://prensarural.org/spip/spip.php?article1521
Women's Prison, Bogotá, Colombia. September 3, 2008
As at no other time in the life of the nation, the loss of credibility of public institutions now has a direct correlation with the mafia style of governance.
