If you can stomach it, "More on Salvadorian death squads ",

hangloose

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Mon Jan-10-05 07:45 PM
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If you can stomach it, "More on Salvadorian death squads ",

Over at Whiskey Bar, Billmon has a short round-up of links and quotes on what the "El Salvador" option really means. Here's one such passage, from Raymond Bonner's groundbreaking account, Weakness and Deceit:

One death squad member, when asked about the types of tortures used, replied: "Uh, well, the same things you did in Vietnam. We learned from you. We learned from you the means, like blowtorches in the armpits, shots in the balls. But for the "toughest ones" � that is, those who resist these other tortures � "we have to pop their eyes out with a spoon. You have to film it to believe it, but boy, they sure sing."

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http://www.motherjones.com/news/blog/index.html#2

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pa28

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Mon Jan-10-05 07:49 PM
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1. What was the last reason given for the war?

Oh yeah. Liberate the Iraqi people from tyranny.

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Pspendrin

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Mon Jan-10-05 08:02 PM
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2. New Ideas needed

It seems as if they're looking out for "new" effective ideas; the devil would be very proud if little George realizes this idea, to speak in his words...

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newyawker99

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Tue Jan-11-05 12:39 PM
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6. Hi Pspendrin!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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whistle

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Mon Jan-10-05 08:03 PM
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3. Why is this a surprise to anyone with a memory, when Bush...

...appointed John Negroponte as top gun in Iraq his mission was to implement policies and actions in Iraq that would achieve what he accomplished in El Salvador 20 years ago. Death squads were part of that legacy and Negroponte's unpunished atrocities.

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hangloose

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Mon Jan-10-05 08:07 PM
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4. No surprise, your absolutely right! People never change.

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whistle

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Mon Jan-10-05 08:29 PM
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5. Not evil people like John Negroponte, that's for sure!

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