Former U.S.-backed Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt has spent his first days in prison after being convicted of genocide. On Friday, a three-judge panel found … Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt Imprisoned After Genocide ConvictionRead more
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Four Former Agents of Pinochet Dictatorship Sentenced
Chile’s Court of Appeals sentenced four former agents of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1974-1990) to five years and one day in prison for the kidnapping and … Four Former Agents of Pinochet Dictatorship SentencedRead more
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Vatican Dismissed Reports of Violence Under Pinochet as “Communist Propaganda”
A diplomatic cable posted by the whistleblowing site WikiLeaks on Monday shows the Vatican dismissed reports of violence under the brutal rule of Chile’s Augusto … Vatican Dismissed Reports of Violence Under Pinochet as “Communist Propaganda”Read more
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May God have mercy on the assassin
Thank you, @Pontifex, for recognizing the prophetic voice of Oscar Romero. He was gunned down while celebrating mass by CIA-backed death squads for his efforts … May God have mercy on the assassinRead more
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Saudi Ties to U.S. Universities Under Question
As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Saudi Arabia to discuss who ordered the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, we end today’s show looking … Saudi Ties to U.S. Universities Under QuestionRead more
Posted inDictatorship / Education / Saudi Arabia / ToMl / USA Empire
Elite universities are selling themselves – and look who’s buying
Last weekend, while media attention was focused on the March for Our Lives protests across America, a militarised police force blocked the road leading up … Elite universities are selling themselves – and look who’s buyingRead more
Posted inDictatorship / Middle East / Military / ToMl / USA Empire
A Middle East Monarchy Hired American Ex-Soldiers To Kill Its Political Enemies
This Could Be The Future Of War Cradling an AK-47 and sucking a lollipop, the former American Green Beret bumped along in the back of … A Middle East Monarchy Hired American Ex-Soldiers To Kill Its Political EnemiesRead more
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Chile Convicts 20 Pinochet-Era Intelligence Agents for Role in Operation Condor
Chilean judge Mario Carroza ordered 20 former agents of Chile’s infamous National Intelligence Direction (DINA) to serve prison time for their roles in the kidnapping … Chile Convicts 20 Pinochet-Era Intelligence Agents for Role in Operation CondorRead more
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Monseñor Oscar Romero – Once a Martyr, Now a Saint
https://www.telesurtv.net/__export/1539472919382/sites/telesur/img/news/2018/10/13/2850619_0_2811068.jpg_1718483346.jpg Oscar Romero’s death is perhaps more synonymous in modern culture for Raul Julia’s portrayal of him in the movie, Romero, than for the Archbishop’s … Monseñor Oscar Romero – Once a Martyr, Now a SaintRead more
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Witness Ties Guatemalan President to Maya Killings in Montt Trial
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has been directly accused in Guatemalan court of ordering executions during Guatemalas decades-long campaign against Maya indigenous people, which resulted … Witness Ties Guatemalan President to Maya Killings in Montt TrialRead more