'School of the Americas'

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This paper reviews and discusses the School of the Americas, the secret school that trains assassins. According to the paper, the School of the Americas has been instructing Latin American military officers in the art of counter-insurgency warfare since 1946.

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"It is a wonder then that the modern expression of outrage over the abuses that are taking place as we speak and as a direct outgrowth of the contradictions of policy that allow the SOA to remain a viable institution, are so wide spread. The official record of the US has largely remained unchallenged, not surprising given that the nation and its official organizations have actively distanced themselves from open violations in the past. Yet, now, as many who protest the SOA feared such official denials have come to the public attention in the form of abuse in modern war death camps. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• "The Army School of the Americas Serves a Useful Purpose." The Washington Times 21 Sept. 1999: 20.
• Brown, Brian. "School for Scandal." Commonweal 18 Dec. 1998: 10.
• Flood, Patrick James. The Effectiveness of U.N. Human Rights Institutions. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1998.
• Gareau, Frederick H. State Terrorism and the United States : From Counterinsurgency to the War on Terrorism /. Atlanta: Clarity Press, 2004.
• Jentzsch, Barbara. "School of the Americas Critic." The Progressive July 1997: 14.

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