The Times Has Finally (Quietly) Outed an NRA-Funded “Independent” Scholar

David Kopel has established himself as an independent authority on gun policy, even though he and his Independence Institute have received over $1.42 (now over $3) million or about $175,000 a year from the NRA.

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Recommended Biography for Speaking Events Frank Smyth (pronounced like Smythe) is an independent, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in armed conflicts, organized crime and human rights overseas, and on the gun movement and its influence at home. He is a former arms trafficking investigator for Human Rights Watch breaking the role of France in arming Rwanda […]

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Green Berets in El Salvador

Frank Smyth interviews Greg Walker, an ex-adviser in El Salvador who says that senior U.S. officials covered up the combat role of U.S. advisers and hid a pattern of human rights violations by the Salvadoran army.

The War Next Door

Original story can be found here. The slaying of six Jesuits was only the most recent reminder that El Salvador is one of the few remaining countries where the price of thought can be death. San Salvador – Several months ago a friend invited me to his sociology class. “Come on,” he said, “we’re going […]