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El Salvador’s Cold War Martyrs

The curfew broke after dawn. But the massacre took place in the middle of the night. The high command of the Salvadoran armed forces, who were receiving a million dollars a day in U.S. aid, made their decision near midnight. They had been on the defensive over the past…

Uribe, Courts Hold Critical Journalists in Contempt

The accusations against the journalist came after Hollman Morris briefly interviewed four hostages–three police officers and one soldier–shortly before they were released by the FARC.

Bush’s Brush with Latin America’s Drug Lords

President George W. Bush’s trip to Latin America also comes in the wake of evidence that organized crime has infiltrated the top law enforcement agencies of two nations on his travel itinerary.

“Is Weller’s Beach an Ethics Breach?”

Rep. Jerry Weller in Illinois owns several pieces of property in Nicaragua, some of which he’s disclosed to Congress as required by its rules—and some of which he apparently hasn’t.

El congresista y la hija del dictador

Jerry Weller buscaba reelección en el congreso, cuando anunció que estaba comprometido con Zury Ríos Sosa, una diputada del congreso guatemalteco e hija del conocido dictador, (general) Efraín Ríos Montt.

The Congressman and the Dictator’s Daughter

REP. JERRY WELLER WAS running for reelection when he announced that he was engaged to Zury Rios Sosa, an outspoken Guatemalan legislator and daughter of former dictator General Efrain Rios Montt.

El narco-Estado intocable: Militares guatemaltecos desafían a la DEA

Altos jefes de inteligencia están entre los fundadores de un club oscuro que se autonombra “la cofradía,” y que fue la “ingeniería” de tácticos que incluyeron “actos de genocidio” de comunidades mayas.