Podcasts about El Mozote

Fue postergado para comienzos de junio el juicio contra varios ex miembros de las fuerzas de seguridad salvadoreñas, acusados del asesinato de cuatro periodistas de los Países Bajos el 17 de marzo de 1982. Los reporteros murieron mientras filmaban un documental sobre la guerra civil (1980-1992), en lo que habría caído en una emboscada. Óscar Pérez, de la fundación Comunicándonos, denuncia una 'medida dilatoria de uno de los imputados'. Han pasado más de 40 años, pero ni sus familiares, ni las ONG salvadoreñas, ni la embajada de Países Bajos en San Salvador han dejado de exigir justicia por la muerte de los cuatro periodistas en el norte del país. El juicio, calificado de "histórico" -por el precedente que puede crear- y cuya face final debía comenzar este miércoles en Chalatenango (norte del país), fue postergado al 3 de junio."No hay duda de que se trata de una medida dilatoria por parte de la abogada defensora del coronel Reyes Mena, quien se encuentra en Estados Unidos en proceso de extradición", afirma Óscar Pérez, representante de Comunicándonos, fundación que ha exigido justicia en este caso. "Su abogada aprovechó el receso de Semana Santa para sorprender a la jueza. Hoy, la jueza recibió la documentación. Lo cierto es que el coronel Reyes Mena, uno de los imputados, no iba a contar con defensor, por lo que no podía celebrarse la vista pública", precisa Pérez.Además de Reyes Mena, entre los imputados se encuentran el general José Guillermo García, exministro de Defensa, de 91 años, y el exdirector de la disuelta Policía de Hacienda, coronel Francisco Antonio Morán, de 93. Ambos permanecen bajo arresto en un hospital de la capital salvadoreña. Óscar Pérez comentó a RFI qué esperan de la justicia."Esperamos que el jurado logre reconocer el conjunto de pruebas contra estos señores de la guerra. Que la jueza pronuncie una sentencia ejemplar, fundamental para garantizar que no se siga asesinando a periodistas, en ninguna parte, por resultar incómodos. También esperamos —y esto es importante— que este caso impulse otros. Por ejemplo, el de la masacre de El Mozote, donde fueron asesinadas más de mil personas, entre ellas 700 niños y niñas, muchos de ellos menores de cinco años", señala Pérez.El camino de la justicia ha sido largo desde la reapertura del caso en 2018, posible tras la sentencia de la Corte Suprema salvadoreña que declaró inconstitucional la ley de amnistía para los crímenes de la guerra civil. Ese conflicto enfrentó a las fuerzas gubernamentales con el Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, dejando un saldo de 75.000 muertos y 7.000 desaparecidos.

Fue postergado para comienzos de junio el juicio contra varios ex miembros de las fuerzas de seguridad salvadoreñas, acusados del asesinato de cuatro periodistas de los Países Bajos el 17 de marzo de 1982. Los reporteros murieron mientras filmaban un documental sobre la guerra civil (1980-1992), en lo que habría caído en una emboscada. Óscar Pérez, de la fundación Comunicándonos, denuncia una 'medida dilatoria de uno de los imputados'. Han pasado más de 40 años, pero ni sus familiares, ni las ONG salvadoreñas, ni la embajada de Países Bajos en San Salvador han dejado de exigir justicia por la muerte de los cuatro periodistas en el norte del país. El juicio, calificado de "histórico" -por el precedente que puede crear- y cuya face final debía comenzar este miércoles en Chalatenango (norte del país), fue postergado al 3 de junio."No hay duda de que se trata de una medida dilatoria por parte de la abogada defensora del coronel Reyes Mena, quien se encuentra en Estados Unidos en proceso de extradición", afirma Óscar Pérez, representante de Comunicándonos, fundación que ha exigido justicia en este caso. "Su abogada aprovechó el receso de Semana Santa para sorprender a la jueza. Hoy, la jueza recibió la documentación. Lo cierto es que el coronel Reyes Mena, uno de los imputados, no iba a contar con defensor, por lo que no podía celebrarse la vista pública", precisa Pérez.Además de Reyes Mena, entre los imputados se encuentran el general José Guillermo García, exministro de Defensa, de 91 años, y el exdirector de la disuelta Policía de Hacienda, coronel Francisco Antonio Morán, de 93. Ambos permanecen bajo arresto en un hospital de la capital salvadoreña. Óscar Pérez comentó a RFI qué esperan de la justicia."Esperamos que el jurado logre reconocer el conjunto de pruebas contra estos señores de la guerra. Que la jueza pronuncie una sentencia ejemplar, fundamental para garantizar que no se siga asesinando a periodistas, en ninguna parte, por resultar incómodos. También esperamos —y esto es importante— que este caso impulse otros. Por ejemplo, el de la masacre de El Mozote, donde fueron asesinadas más de mil personas, entre ellas 700 niños y niñas, muchos de ellos menores de cinco años", señala Pérez.El camino de la justicia ha sido largo desde la reapertura del caso en 2018, posible tras la sentencia de la Corte Suprema salvadoreña que declaró inconstitucional la ley de amnistía para los crímenes de la guerra civil. Ese conflicto enfrentó a las fuerzas gubernamentales con el Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, dejando un saldo de 75.000 muertos y 7.000 desaparecidos.

Adam and guests Kym Kral and Jawn Louis talk about a brutal Cold War-era attack on a remote village in El Salvador that was carried out by a US-trained and backed battalion, and the disgraceful way the American media rallied to conceal and defend the Reagan administration's involvement in the massacre. Show notes: https://conspirapod.link/ep290

I am sorry to be taking you on this dark journey, but I strongly feel this is an important story that everyone should know. Over the years, I've tackled some heavy topics. This is definitely one of the heaviest. This episode covers some of the things that happened in El Salvador in the 1980s, in particular the story of the massacre at El Mozote, and how policies formulated by the White House supported death squads unleashing hell on civilians. As much as humanly possible, I'll try to let the facts speak for themselves and not inject too much of my own commentary. I'll pose here again the question that I asked in my previous episode… I'd like you to picture some of the most awful human beings you could possibly imagine… genocidal maniacs, torturers, child rapists. Got the picture? Ok. Now I'd like you to imagine if you can conceive of any circumstances in which not only you wouldn't do everything in your power to stop them, but you would actually support them. Can you think of any scenario that would warrant you supporting people like that? Can you picture yourself fighting hard to make sure they have millions of dollars and supplies to carry out their activities? Keep your answer in mind as you listen to this episode.

Tras un proceso de cinco meses, un juez migratorio ha concluido que no hay prueba “clara y contundente” de la participación del coronel retirado Roberto Antonio Garay Saravia en la masacre de el Mozote, cometida por el ejército salvadoreño en 1981. Se espera que el gobierno estadounidense, que pedía la deportación del militar por su supuesta vinculación con esta y otras dos masacres a inicios de la guerra civil salvadoreña, apele la decisión.

El coronel retirado Roberto Garay Saravia será sometido a un juicio migratorio para deportarlo a El Salvador, por su “participación en ejecuciones extrajudiciales” en El Mozote y en otras tres masacres cometidas por el Ejército de El Salvador a inicios de la guerra civil, según las autoridades estadounidenses. En la investigación contra el militar participaron el departamento de Justicia y el de Seguridad Nacional.

Tras un año de parálisis, la jueza Mirtala Portillo de Cruz quiere reanudar el juicio por la masacre de El Mozote pero ha cambiado las reglas. Portillo está usando la ley de 1973, prescindiendo de peritos expertos y creando un “registro judicial de víctimas”. Portillo había convocado 20 testigos para que declararan entre el 18 y el 21 de octubre, pero suspendió las audiencias cuando los abogados de las víctimas pidieron claridad sobre las nuevas formas de tramitar el caso.

Matt Wilson joins us to discuss the Screeching Weasel deep track "El Mozote." We expound on the El Mozote Massacre from the El Salvadoran Civil War and the My Lai Massacre from the Vietnam War. Matt imparts his knowledge on the song he picked and the band that inspired so many more well-known punk bands. Join us as we delve deeper into this unknown (and horrific) chapter in El Salvadoran history. Link to the song on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ucCjy82c0KA Matt Wilson is the singer and lyricist for the bands Near Dark and Set Your Goals. Check them out: https://neardarkny.bandcamp.com/releases https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Ivw6FhAZpa7kiAXWztCq5?si=8VrKRZQhQWCTxzk7LNvckA Follow us on twitter: Scott: @dotgiff Sean: @hashtagheybro Think you know a good song we should discuss on the show? Drop us a line: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

The people behind the NRA are as evil and cruel as you imagined.In this episode we share some lesser known stories about some of NRA's “iconic” leaders like Oliver North, and their bloodstained resumes. We also discuss the Uvalde school massacre timeline and the anemic, shameful, and cowardly police response. If you like our content, please support us by becoming a patron. As Adam Serwer pointed out in 2018, "The Cruelty is the Point." That's why, for example, the right wingers like people like Oliver North leading the NRA, and people like Felix Rodriguez training their torturers and assassins. We discuss the El Mozote massacre orchestrated by death squads in the El Salvador military during the Reagan administration, and how people like North and Rodriguez trained them. They also orchestrated the killing of Archbishop Oscar Romero, 40 of his funeral attendees, and the four Maryknoll nuns raped, murdered, and bured in a roadside Salvadoran mass grave. The right loves their sadists... 1, 2, 3, 4 We also discuss the recent developments in the investigation into the timeline of the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting and the failure of a police response to the incident. Why did 19 children die while cops waited in the hallway? Those cops get 40% of the town's budget, and yet didn't have the equipment they say they needed, and had to wait on a tactical unit from a federal agency to come end the shooting incident for them. The response of Uvalde law enforcement commanders has been less than reassuring, considering the person who wrote the FBI's training guide on mass shooting response says the local cops did it all wrong. 5 Oh, and a pastor at an Arlington, Texas city council meeting wants to execute the gays (again). See? Like we said, they love their sadists. 6 1. Adam Serwer. The Cruelty Is the Point. The Atlantic. October 2018. ⇤2. Raymond Bonner. Massacre of Hundreds Reported in Salvador Village. The New York Times. January 1982. ⇤3. Tom Gibb. The Killing of Archbishop Oscar Romero.... The Guardian. March 2000. ⇤4. Larry Rohter. Four Salvadorans Say They Killed U.S. Nuns on Orders of Military. The New York Times. April 1998. ⇤5. Katherine Schweit. I Created the F.B.I.'s Active Shooter Program.... The New York Times. May 2022. ⇤6. Reddit: In Arlington TX citizens voiced support for executing LGBT+ people. /r/denton subreddit. May 2022. ⇤

Presidente de la Asociación promotora de Derechos Humanos de El Mozote, Leonel Tobar

Many women have changed the course of history, yet we rarely hear their story today. Juana Azurduy de Padilla was instrumental in the Bolivian war for independence and Rufina Amaya's testimony uncovered one of the most cruel massacres in Latin American history, both the United States government and the Salvadoran government tried to deny it. Next week, we will return to spooky stories, but today, we share the story of these amazing women. Both stories occurred during a time of war, and include murder, death and rape, listen with caution. Rufina Amaya sharing her story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8E-RJxjYMo&t=1784s Book on El Mozote: Massacre at El Mozote by Mark Danner If you have spooky stories you want us to share on the podcast, please email Espookytales@gmail.com. For more spooky stories, watch us on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales (https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales) For pictures on the places we discuss each episode, check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/ (https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/) Tweet us https://twitter.com/EspookyTales (https://twitter.com/EspookyTales) Like us on Facebook and join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/EspookyTalesPodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/EspookyTalesPodcast/)  https://www.espookytales.com/support/ (Support Espooky Tales) on Patreon and receive bonus episodes, shoutouts, stickers and more! https://www.patreon.com/Espookytales (https://www.patreon.com/Espookytales) Music Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REk9Ia6eYXk (Silent Night (Dark Piano Version)-Myuu)       Link for https://www.espookytales.com/blog/ (sources)

Son años duros para la República de El Salvador. El conflicto se vuelve cada vez más intenso y los enfrentamientos son más cruentos. La masacre de El Mozote se convierte en la evidencia del avance violento e indiscriminado de las Fuerzas Armadas. La situación llama la atención de la comunidad internacional, a la vez que se integra una Asamblea Constituyente y se esperan elecciones. En este capítulo, reconstruimos 1981 y 1982 a partir del Informe de la Comisión de la Verdad. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gatoencerradosv/message

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Sinn Fein MP Francie Molloy ahead of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when the British Army's Parachute Regiment massacred 14 people in Northern Ireland. He discusses the history of collusion between the government, the army and unionist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland in covering up atrocities, the civil rights background preluding the Bloody Sunday massacre, the British government's refusal to prosecute anybody for the atrocities, the plan for blanket immunities from Boris Johnson's government, the role of Frank Kitson – the British Army's commanding officer on the day of the massacre – in bloodshed in Ireland and around the world, and much more. Finally, we speak to Terry Lynn Karl, a war crimes and human rights investigator, about the El Mozote massacre, one of the worst massacres in modern Latin American history, committed by US-backed right-wing militias during the civil war in El Salvador. She discusses the Reagan administration's arming of the El Salvadoran army despite widespread human rights abuses and the creation of death squads, the events leading up to the massacre itself, how the US and El Salvadoran military covered up the massacre and even denied it had happened in the first place, the role in Latin American atrocities of figures such as Elliott Abrams – whose career would be revived when he became Donald Trump's special representative for Venezuela – and much more.

El periodista que ha dado seguimiento al caso, Nelson Rauda

6 de Diciembre de 1865. Estados Unidos adopta la decimotercera enmienda. 7 de Diciembre de 1896. Muere Luis Ricardo Falero. 8 de Diciembre de 1914. Ocurre la batalla de las Malvinas. 9 de Diciembre de 1508. Nace Gemma Frisius. 10 de Diciembre de 1796. Muere Leonardo Chirino. 11 de Diciembre de 1981. Sucede la masacre de El Mozote. 12 de Diciembre de 2007. Muere Ike Turner.

Los jueces de El Salvador mayores de 60 años o con 30 años de servicio, cesados por un decreto legislativo promulgado por el presidente Nayib Bukele, deben en principio dejar el cargo este viernes o perderán su indemnización. Un tribunal de familia ordenó suspender los despidos como medida cautelar. Tienen en principio hasta el 24 de septiembre para "renunciar voluntariamente" y poder gozar de una bonificación equivalente a 24 meses del último salario devengado. De no hacerlo, los magistrados salvadoreños quedarán cesados de pleno derecho. La Corte Suprema ya empezó a pedirles que entreguen sus celulares profesionales y los vehculos oficiales.  Pero esta medida, que los afectados consideran una "purga", ha quedado en el aire ya que la víspera otro tribunal salvadoreño, el denominado Cámara de Familia, suspendió el decreto que obliga a los jueces a retirarse. ►Lea también: Bukele oficializa "purga" de jueces y fiscales, en medio de críticas El llamamiento de la Corte Suprema se respalda en un decreto de la Asamblea Legislativa, controlada por los aliados del presidente Nayib Bukele. El 31 de agosto pasado se ordenó la separación de los jueces como parte de una reforma judicial.  "Es un decreto discriminatorio. Básicamente se está expulsando a más de un tercio de los miembros de la carrera judicial, acusándolos de corruptos", denuncia a RFI el magistrado Samuel Lizama. Apunta que el decreto fue promovido por los miembros de la Asamblea Legislativa y que según la Constitución salvadoreña, la única en tener potestad para promover una reforma del órgano judicial es la misma Corte Suprema de Justicia. 70 jueces han renunciado Dice que tendrá impacto en "el plan de vida de las personas" pero también en "la prestación del servicio de la administración de justicia".  Según la prensa salvadoreña, más de 70 jueces ya han renunciado, de los 260 que el plan prevé remover.  Desde mayo el oficialismo ha impulsado reformas sucesivas. Para Lizama, es un intento de "tomar control absoluto del órgano judicial", después de que el gobierno de Bukele ya que "el órgano ejecutivo y el legislativo están completamente en sus manos".  Horas antes, otro juez anunció en una carta que cesaría sus funciones si no se suspendían los efectos de la reforma a la Ley de la Carrera Judicial. Se trata de Jorge Alberto Guzmán Arquilla, quien reabrió la investigación de la matanza de El Mozote.

Por incómodo que resulte, a veces es necesario hurgar un poco en el pasado y traer de vuelta a la memoria algunos hechos atroces que han marcado a la humanidad. ¿El objetivo? Recordar que el horror no distingue credo, ideología, nacionalidad, ni religión, y es importante conocer el pasado para así evitar repetirlo. En el más reciente episodio de Cosas Muy Importantes, Daniela y Federico hacen un recorrido por algunos de estos sucesos escalofriantes, desde la Isla caníbal de Stalin y la Matanza de My Lai, hasta la Masacre de El Mozote y el asesinato de los niños indígenas en Canadá. Acompáñanos a recorrer algunos de los episodios más oscuros de la historia moderna.Producción EjecutivaDaniela Ormazábal y Federico CapocciProducciónDiana FernándesEdición, montaje y música originalFederico CapocciPatrocinado por@Vivinrecords9Suscríbete a nuestro Patreon para contenido exclusivo y sorpresashttps://www.patreon.com/cosasmuyimportantes

Maria and Julio discuss President Biden’s first address to Congress, marking the first 100 days of his presidency. They also get into U.S. foreign policy in Central America, and give a COVID update, including the ongoing crisis in India. We also hear from Lorella Praeli, co-president of Community Change Action, who spoke about immigration policy in this moment. Also ITT familia! In The Thick is nominated for the Best General Series in News and Politics category in the 25th Annual Webby Awards! Vote for us here. And help spread the word by sharing on social media.Staff Picks This article from Latino Rebels, originally published by El Faro, details the United States’ secret involvement in the El Mozote massacre in December, 1981.“We suffer from moral malnutrition—none of us more so than the rich, the upper class, the upper caste of India. And nowhere is this more evident than in the health-care sector,” writes Vidya Krishnan for The Atlantic on India’s enormous second wave of COVID-19 cases.Economy reporter Chabeli Carrazana breaks down what President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan entails in this article for The 19th News.Photo credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

En diciembre de 1981, en plena guerra civil salvadoreña, se llevó a cabo una de las masacres más despiadadas de la historia del continente cometida por agentes gubernamentales: la masacre de El Mozote. Te contamos todo sobre este crimen que, al día de hoy, continúa impune… Leer más:https://culturizando.com/el-mozote-la-peor-masacre-de-la-historia-de-america-latina-sigue-impune/Puedes ver el video

Conversamos con Alberto Pla, director de la película documental El jardín de las rosas, sobre el asesinato en 1989 en El Salvador de seis jesuitas, cinco de ellos españoles, y dos personas más en la Universidad Centroamericana, UCA, y donde se recoge también la masacre de El Mozote, contra la población civil. Se estrenó mundialmente en el reciente Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos, Humans Fest, de Valencia. Repasamos las noticias cinematográficas destacadas de la semana, entre ellas las 40 obras candidatas a la cuarta edición de los Premios Quirino de Animación Iberoamericana, cuya entrega de premios tendrá lugar el 29 de mayo en Tenerife; y los estrenos iberoamericanos de la semana, como El diablo entre las piernas, del mexicano Arturo Ripstein, y el documental, Erase una vez en Venezuela, de la cineasta venezolana Anabel Rodríguez. Escuchar audio

We go deep on a history of Central American violence with Sarah Esther Maslin (@sarahmaslin). She discusses the years she’s spent reporting out a prospective book about Latin America’s largest modern massacre in El Salvador, stemming from her lifelong fascination with violent tragedies and the marks they leave on society. That project led her to freelance journalism and ultimately to Brazil with The Economist. Countries featured: Brazil, El Salvador, Argentina Publications featured: Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Economist Sarah discusses growing up in California and Wisconsin (8:20), her first journalism experiences at Yale (13:44), moving to El Salvador (21:18), getting a pivotal call from the Washington Post to launch her freelance career (29:07), landing a correspondent job at The Economist that sends her to Brazil - a place she had never given much thought before (37:05), a story that got away involving extrajudicial police killings in El Salvador (50:55), her story about horrible prison conditions in El Salvador and how a case of mistaken identity led to a man’s death in jail (57:00) and the lightning round (1:04:31).   Here are some of the things we talked about: Sarah’s story about global COVID-19 vaccine rollout - http://econ.st/3cDp2SL New Yorker article about El Mozote massacre - http://bit.ly/2McHO8J Michael Reid’s book on Brazil - https://amzn.to/2NQ2sMe Sarah’s story about an innocent man’s death in an El Salvador prison - http://wapo.st/3cr61Th Ed Yong’s 2018 piece on how the U.S. is not ready for a pandemic - http://bit.ly/3j3c8P5 Yong’s piece on tracking gender in his sources - http://bit.ly/36tVLFZ Susan Meiselas’ photography work - http://bit.ly/3j05Lfn   Follow us on Twitter @foreignpod or on Facebook at facebook.com/foreignpod Music: LoveChances (makaihbeats.net) by Makaih Beats From: freemusicarchive.org CC BY NC

Join the RB crew for a dive into the El Mozote Massacre. Taking place during the Salvadoran Civil War, a conflict with a plethora of massacres, El Mozote is famous for being the worst. Go grab a drink for this one.

La ONG Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana (Idhuca) de El Salvador pidió a la fiscalía investigar la posible destrucción de archivos militares relacionados con la masacre de El Mozote de 1981, en la que fueron asesinadas unas 1.000 personas por el ejército. En diciembre de 1981 durante la guerra civil, soldados del ejército salvadoreño lanzaron un operativo de tierra arrasada contra la población de El Mozote, dejando cerca de 1000 muertos, incluido 558 niños, ejecutados por sospechas de colaborar con la guerrilla de izquierda Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional. En los años 90, una comisión de la ONU identificó la responsabilidad de dos altos mandos del ejército salvadoreño en la masacre, pero ambos fallecieron durante el conflicto. No fue sino hasta el año 2016 que la justicia abrió una investigación. Sin embargo, a mediados de septiembre, el Estado mayor rechazó el pedido del juez Jorge Guzmán, a cargo del caso, de acceder a los archivos de la época.  El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, dijo que dichos archivos podrían haber desaparecido. La ONG Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana (Idhuca),  pide investigar la posible destrucción de estos archivos.   Entrevistado: Manuel Escalante, subdirector del Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana (Idhuca).  

La masacre más sangrienta en América Latina del siglo XX ocurrió en El Salvador. La llamada Masacre del Mozote, arrasó con siete caseríos en diciembre de 1981. Casi mil personas fueron asesinadas, entre ellas ancianos y niños. En este episodio de Radio Ocote escuchamos las voces de Doña Pancha, una sobreviviente, y del nieto que la escucha; y de periodistas y abogado que luchan por la memoria y la justicia.

Part 4 of Red Library's Revolutionary Politics in Central and South America Series  For part 2 of our discussion on Saul Landau's The Guerrilla Wars of Central America, we do a bit of critical reflection on Landau's analysis in the book then Comrade Commissar Don takes over to lead us through an overview of the chapter on El Salvador.  We cover the origins of the guerrilla war waged by the FMLN, the relationship between religion and Marxism in El Salvador, human rights, the massacres by right wing death squads, the conclusion of the conflict, and our closing thoughts on the book. Intro Music: "War Within a Breath" by Rage Against the Machine Further Reading/References Civil War in El Salvador Standpoint Theory/Epistemology The Football War Christian Democratic Party of El Salvador Liberation Theology Archbishop Oscar Romero Trailer for Romero starring Raul Julia Monsignor Romero Documentary Roberto D'Aubuisson Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) Jose Marti Jeane Kirkpatrick Pacification Massacre at El Mozote The Massacre at El Mozote by Mark Danner Atlactatl Battalion Elliott Abrams Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path The Logic of Violence in Civil War Summary Analytical Marxism Red Army Faction Greek Civil War Counter-insurgency Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War Non-Aligned Movement Gamal Abdel Nasser ------------------------------------------------ Email us at redlibrarypodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at Red Library@red_library_pod Click here to subscribe to Red Library on iTunes  Click here to support Red Library on Patreon Click here to find Red Library on Facebook Click here to find the host's political theory blog, Capillaries: Theory at the Front

David Morales de Cristosal y Ovidio Mauricio Gonzalez y Wilfredo Medrano deTutela Legal visitaron Ohio en abril y recibieron el premio Oscar Romero por los derechos humanos de la Universidad de Dayton. El premio se les otorga por sus esfuerzos en buscar y demandar justicia por la violencia actual y del pasado en El Salvador, en especial por su trabajo sobre la masacre en El Mozote.

Welcome to Episode 4 of No Wall They Can Build, the Ex-Worker Podcast's serialized audiobook exploring borders and migration across North America. This week's installment continues the previous episode's exploration of the conditions south of the border that drive migration north by surveying the situation in the three countries of the “Northern Triangle.” Guatemala's malnourished, heavily indigenous population languishes in poverty under oligarchic rule, the legacy of centuries of colonialism and a devastating civil war. Our narrator analyzes the numerous problems plaguing the country and examines the unfinished struggle for freedom and dignity that prompted the war, including its impact on global revolutionary imagination through its influence on the Zapatistas. The horrifying levels of violence in El Salvador trace their roots both to economic pressures and to US support for the former reactionary military regime during a bloody civil war. The section concludes with a hair-raising anecdote about the guerrilla movement's creative revenge against a genocidal army officer. A brief note on the profound dysfunction of Honduras, stemming from the structure of North American economy, is followed by a discussion of the tensions between these four Central American nations and their inhabitants. This episode rounds out our picture of the recent history of the region and the dynamics that push people from their homelands on the perilous trip towards the US/Mexico border. {April 24, 2019}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:01} Guatemala {0:35} Story #1: The Influence of the Guerrilla Movement {16:30} El Salvador {17:40} Story #2: Revenge at El Mozote {25:05} Honduras {28:07} Story #3: A Souvenir {30:52} Tensions {31:22} Conclusion {34:51} Note: For this audiobook, we will not provide full transcripts of the text of each episode as we do for The Ex-Worker or The Hotwire. If you want to read along, you can find the book in PDF. You can check out our poster diagramming the North American border regime and immigrant solidarity stickers. Stay tuned next week for Episode 5: The Trip and The Product.    

Elliott Abrams, the new U.S. Special Envoy to Venezuela, along with witnesses from the State Department and USAID, testified to Congress about the Trump administration's efforts to replace Venezuela's President. In this episode, hear highlights from that hearing and gain some insight into Elliott Abrams' past regime change efforts as a member of the Reagan administration, which will help you to understand why so many people are concerned that he was picked for the Venezuela job. 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C-SPAN YouTube Witnesses: Elliott Abrams - U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela, U.S. Department of State Sandra Oudkirk - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State Steve Olive - Acting Assistance Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.A. Agency for International Development (USAID) Sound Clips: 11:42 Rep. Michael McCaul: When Nicolas Maduro was hand picked by Hugo Chavez in 2013, it was clear that he would follow in his socialist dictatorship footsteps. Since that time, Maduro's policies, rampant corruption and violent crackdowns on peaceful political dissent have turned Venezuela into a failed state. Hyperinflation has skyrocketed. Food and medicine are scarce, and according to the United Nations, up to 3 million people have fled the country since 2014 last week, a fuel tanker and two shipping containers were placed on a bridge to block the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid as seen on the, uh, the screen. This act highlights how evil the Maduro regime really is. 12:34 Michael McCaul: The current crisis highlights the horrifying impact of socialism. Those who continue to preach or shows sympathy, do not understand its history and the abject suffering it has caused. 17:26 Elliot Abrams: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on our efforts to restore democracy. Protestors: Protestors yelling… 24:47 Elliot Abrams: Mr. Chairman, thank you for inviting me here today and thank you for the continuing interest, uh, and support that this committee has shown bipartisan interest in supporting the struggle for freedom in Venezuela. Protestor: Five coverage in your line. Again, that bridge was closed for years where that food was supposed to come down and when you were in charge will remind all persons in the audience any manifestations of approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation of the rules of a house and committees. 29:47 Steve Olive: State supports local human rights defenders, civil society, independent media, electoral oversight, and the democratically elected national assembly. Over the past five years, we have provided close to $40 million in democratic democracy assistance to these groups, including the planned $15 million in fiscal year 2018 funding, which cleared Congress yesterday. 39:04 Michael McCaul: Mr Abrams, I think we really have a historic opportunity to transform what's been a, you know, socialist dictatorship that has been a humanitarian crisis into a democracy, um, supported by freedom and the, and the people. And at the same time, I think for the first time in decades, have an influence on Cuba in the western hemisphere. 43:44 Rep. Brad Sherman: Um, we've got a situation where Russia expects to be repaid a Mr. Abrams. Um, what steps are we considering to, uh, support an action by the Venezuelan people to say, okay, we owe you so much minus that two, three, $10 trillion of harm you did to our country by, uh, uh, supporting this criminal Maduro. Uh, therefore you only owe us 1 trillion instead of 2 trillion. Uh, Mr Abrams are we, discussing with the Russians how we can make it plain to, the permanent future Venezuelan government that they do not have to pay Russia and that they will not suffer any demerits, uh, in, uh, in their credit rating for western agencies. So in Western banks. Elliot Abrams: We'd begun to have those discussions. Uh, primarily, of course it would be led by treasury, but, um, the interim government and the National Assembly has said that they would repay debts. Some of those debts, I think were never approved by the National Assembly. Ultimately, it is a decision that they're going to put the most of these that they're going to have to make. Brad Sherman: But if we put the Russians on notice that we would support and require our banks to support a decision by the Venezuelan government to offset that by trillions of dollars of claims against Russia, and that we would prohibit, we might choose to prohibit our banks from looking at any credit rating, uh, that, uh, was impaired by failure to repay Russia. Elliott Abrams: Don't believe that exact message. Brad Sherman: I hope you will. 47:23 Brad Sherman: And, uh, we also have Venezuela reportedly owe China, $20 billion. Um, I know that China's policy toward Maduro is, is different than that of Russia, but, uh, uh, what is China doing now to help the legitimate government of Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: They aren't doing anything to help, uh, Mr. Brad Sherman: Are they providing any additional funds to Maduro? Elliot Abrams: No. Uh, my information is that they won't lend any more money because they're worried about getting back what they've already lent. And the message that we've passed at him is you continue to back Maduro and the economy of Venezuela descends further. You will never get paid back. 1:0439* Rep. Albio Sires: Ms. Oudkirk, can you talk to me a little bit about the oil sanctions? I know that in my reports, that Juan Guaido plans to name a new board of directors for Citco the process will require the west to legally recognize the new board members. Would a new board have access to U.S banks, accounts with proceeds from Venezuela's oil sales that have been blocked by the sanctions? Sandra Oudkirk: Thank you, Mr Congressmen. So as I noted in my remarks, the key to sanctions relief for PDVSA, um, it is the transfer of control of that company away from, uh, Maduro and his cronies and to a demo, a democratically elected representatives of the, of the Venezuelan people. It would the, with regards to Citgo, citgo operations in the United States are covered by a general license that Treasury issued on the day the sanctions were announced. So sit goes operations here in the u s um, are continuing under that, that license and that license covers them for six months from the date of announcement. The ban is on remitting, uh, payments back to, PDVSA as long as it is, uh, under, um, the illegitimate control. So if you have, Albio Sires: What would a board do, named by Guaido? What would that do? If he names a new board? Sandra Oudkirk: For Citgo? Albio Sires: Yes. Sandra Oudkirk: I will have to get back to you on the details, uh, of that. Um, I don't have the answer for you right now. I'm sorry, Albio Sires: Mr Abrams? Elliot Abrams: Well, we don't want any of the, uh, one of the funds to go to the, to the regime, so that would not be permitted. But, um, I think there's a lot of lawyers in Washington who were making a lot of money trying to figure out the answer to your question. Albio Sires: My daughter's a lawyer... My thing is if, if we are able to get this money in U.S. banks and obviously under this sanction, good dumb money be used for humanitarian purposes in Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: It can, um, all of these funds, uh, all Venezuelan government funds are in our view, a rightly available to the legitimate interim president, Mr Guaido and the National Assembly. So they can use those funds to purchase additional humanitarian assistance, right. Is a lot of procedures to go through to get them actual control of it. Uh, and they've made it clear that they want to be extremely careful. They're going to be accused of, of misusing the funds. So everything's got to be totally transparent, but in principle, yes, sure. 1:24:44 Rep. David Cicilline: I want to turn to my first series of question because I am concerned by continuing comments from the Trump administration noting that the use of military force is, as the president said, an option. And so for you Mr. Abrams. My first question is we have not, of course, the congress of the United States has not declared war on Venezuela, correct? Elliot Abrams: Correct. David Cicilline: Is there an existing statutory authorization that would allow for a military intervention in Venezuela? Yes or no? Elliot Abrams: Not to my knowledge. David Cicilline: Has Venezuela attack the United States, his territories or possessions or its armed forces? Elliot Abrams: No. David Cicilline: Has the administration increased troop deployments to countries including Columbia neighboring Venezuela at any point in the last month? Elliot Abrams: Don't believe so. David Cicilline: Are there, are there currently any plans to or discussions about moving additional combat troops to Columbia or any other country that neighbors Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: Not to my knowledge. David Cicilline: Is anyone at the White House, National Security Council, the Department of Defense or any other agency making plans for US military engagement in Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: That's a question I can't answer. I know of no such planning. David Cicilline: Well, consistent with the war powers act. I've introduced legislation that expressly prohibits the administration room taking military action in Venezuela without consulting Congress. Will you pledge that the Trump administration will not take any military action in a regarding Venezuela without consulting with Congress in accordance with the war powers act? Elliot Abrams: I don't know that I can answer that question. Mr Cicilline. A series of presidents, you know, have taken a jaundiced view, I might say, of the war powers act. So I'm really not… David Cicilline: Well, under our constitution, as you know, only congress can declare war and we have neither declared war and are granted the administration the authority to send the armed forces into hostilities in Venezuela. In my view, it would be illegal under us law, inappropriate and reckless to attempt and military intervention. The United States must show leadership in our own hemisphere and we must continue to provide aid to suffering Venezuelans. But I want to just build on Mr Keating's question because you said of the 51 countries in this coalition, we are the only one that has threatened the use of military force. And in response to a question from Mr Keating, you said, because we're the only one capable of doing it, surely you're not suggesting the other 50 countries do not have military capability to engage in a military action if they so elected do. Elliot Abrams: Well, some do and some don't. David Cicilline: So some do. And we're not the only ones that have that ability. Elliot Abrams: We have not threatened military action in Venezuela. We've said that all options are on the table. David Cicilline: My question is we're not the only one that has that capability. So when you said that to Mr Keating that was not accurate. Elliot Abrams: We are the only one with the kind of capability obviously, David Cicilline: but others have military capability and have not made the same assertion of that being an option. Isn't that correct? Elliot Abrams: I am actually not sure of the answer to that of whether of what other governments have said. David Cicilline: Okay. So Mr. Abrams, what is particularly concerning to me is that in light of the fact there is no legal authority to, uh, express the use of military force as an option. It's unclear to me how the president or anyone in the administration can claim it's an option on table because it is not. And to the extent that we are suggesting that it is, we are misleading the international community where miss me leading the people in Venezuela. So I urge you to take back the message, the administration that it is not authorized and not helpful. 1:41:03 Rep. Joaquin Castro: Uh, I have in the past supported sanctions against the Maduro regime because as Mr. Meeks mentioned, I do believe in many ways that Mr. Maduro Has oppressed his people. At the same time, I believe that the role of the United States is to promote democracy, freedom and human rights around the world. The role of the United States is not the hand pick. The next leader of Venezuela and Mr Abrams. I have a question for you. My question is whether you're aware of any transfers of weapons or defense equipment by the United States government to groups of Venezuela opposed to Nicolas Maduro since you were appointed special representative for Venezuela and I want to be respectful of you, but also honest and the reason that I asked that question. There's been a McClatchy news report of such an incident. Have you, are you aware of that news report? Elliot Abrams: I saw the report, yes. Joaquin Castro: I asked this question because you have a record of such actions in Nicaragua. You were involved in the effort to covertly provide lethal aid to the contras against the will of Congress. You ultimately pled guilty to two counts of withholding information from Congress in regard to your testimony during the Iran Contra scandal. So I asked you the question, can we trust your testimony today? : Well, you can make that decision for yourself, Mr. Castro. I can tell you that the answer to your question is no. It's a simple, uh, and unequivocal no. Uh, there has been no such transfer of arms. 1:41:50 Rep. Ilhan Omar: Mr. Adams in 1991 you pleaded guilty to two counts of withholding information from Congress regarding your involvement in the Iran Contra affair for which you were later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush. I fail to understand, uh, why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony that you give a today to be truthful. Elliot Abrams: If I could respond to that Ilhan Omar: That wasn't a question. I said that that was not, that was not a question that was high. I reserve the right to my time. It is not. It is not right. That was not a question. On February 8th who is not permitted to reply that that was not okay. Question. Thank you for your participation on February 8th, 1982 you testified before the Senate foreign relations committee about US policy in El Salvador. In that hearing you dismiss As communist propaganda report about the massacre of El Mazote in which more than 800 civilians including children as young as two years old, were brutally murdered by us trained troops doing that massacre. Some of those troops bragged about raping a 12 year old girl before they killed them girls before they killed them. You later said that the u s policy in El Salvador was a fabulous achievement, yes or no. Do you still think so Elliot Abrams: from the day that President Duarte was elected in a free election, To this day, El Salvador has been a democracy. That's a fabulous achievement, Ilhan Omar: yes or no. Do you think that massacre, was a fabulous achievement that happened under our watch? Elliot Abrams: That is a ridiculous question. Yes or no? No, I will. Ilhan Omar: I will take that as a yes. Elliot Abrams: I am not going to respond to that kind of personal attack which is not a question Ilhan Omar: Yes or no. Would you support an armed faction within Venezuela that engages in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide if you believe they were serving us interest as you did in Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua? Elliot Abrams: I am not going to respond to that question. I'm sorry. I don't think this entire line of questioning is meant to be real questions and so I will not reply. Ilhan Omar: Whether you under your watch, a genocide will take place and you will look the other way because American interests were being upheld is a fair question because the American people want to know that anytime we engage a country that we think about what our actions could be and how we believe our values are being fathered. That is my question. Will you make sure that human rights are not violated and that we uphold international and human rights? Elliot Abrams: I suppose there is a question in there and the answer is that the entire thrust of American policy in Venezuela is to support the Venezuelan people's effort to restore democracy to their country. That's our policy. Ilhan Omar: I don't think anybody disputes that. The question I had for you is that the interest does the interest of the United States include protecting human rights and include protecting people against genocide. Elliot Abrams: That is always the position of the United States. Ilhan Omar: Thank you. I yield back my time. 1:42:35 Joaquin Castro: I also want to ask you, I mentioned the promotion of democracy and the fact that the Venezuelan people have to pick their own leader. What is the administration strategy for encouraging elections as soon as possible in Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: Well, that is the heart of really of administration policy. That is, uh, after the Maduro regime, a short transition to an election. And that's the view of all of the 51 nations that are supporting Mr Guido. I completely agree with the way you started. It's not for us to choose the next president of Venezuela. It's for Venezuelans. We can help is a lot of other countries can help in facilitating a free election because there's, you know, there's a lot of experience. The National Democratic Institute, International Republican Institute, Freedom House and equivalents in a lot of other countries are really quite good at giving assistance. 1:45:40 Elliott Abrams: And once there is a, uh, freely elected government that can deal again with the World Bank and the IMF and a broad international programs of support, I think the Russian role will diminish very quickly. 1:47:00 Rep. Sandra Oudkirk: So one of the reasons why we licensed the continued involvement of US companies in upstream oil production in Venezuela was because the oil and gas sector is the key pillar of the Venezuelan economy and it will be going forward and keeping us the U s corporate presence there, um, with their best practices, with their adherence to all the sorts of practices that we expect here in the United States is we believe one of the best ways to ensure that in the future, Venezuela is able to return to prosperity and sort of an economy that functions normally. 1:47:59 Sandra Oudkirk: But we do believe that western involvement in the upstream oil sector, we will leave us positioned to, to have both the US private sector and the u s government assist with eventual economic recovery. And, and we are a counterweight to the Russian and the Chinese investment, which is otherwise very prevalent in that industry. 1:53:03 Greg Pence: Over 40 countries have now recognized Juan Guido as the interim president of Venezuela. 1:56:22 Steve Olive: What administrator Green and I were there in July. It was clear that there were saying, and we, and we saw it firsthand, that 90% of the Venezuelans that were coming into Colombia to get support, we're going back in to Venezuela. So they were just coming in to be able to get the vaccines or healthcare or food or, or generate some income to be able to go back into the country. And we expect that to continue until when we were allowed to bring in our humanitarian assistance into the country in a safe and efficient manner, in a manner that we can monitor where it goes, and that it makes sure that it gets to the people who are in need of it most. 1:57:24 Rep. Adriano Espaillat: Well, Mr Abrams, uh, many of our allies have expressed concern of your appointment, uh, to deal with this problem. Some carob have characterized it as being perhaps like appointing Exxon to lead a discussion on the green new deal or maybe even appointing MBS to lead a discussion on fairness in journalism and accessibility to journalists. Uh, do you feel that your past actions in Iran contract permanently impair your ability to fairly and transparently a deal in the region? Since we all know the outcome of what happened then? Do you feel that that's a major problem, baggage that you bring to the table? I don't and I've now I've been doing this job for two whole weeks. Um, and I can tell you that, uh, members of Congress have raised it. No Latin American of any nationality with whom I have dealt has raised it. And we've had lots and lots of discussions about how we're going to promote democracy in Venezuela. Elliot Abrams: I guess I should say, since I've been attacked now three times in my own defense, if you look at the written record of eight years when we came in, there were military dictatorships,and when we left in country after country after country, there had been transitions that we support it Chili's a very good example. So I think it's actually a record of promoting democracy. I think a lot of Adriano Espaillat: Respectfully, I differ with you, I think is a fact of history. We should not dig our heads in the sand and make believe that this never happened because he did. And you were at the helm of that Elliot Abrams: I was at the helm of promoting democracy in Latin America. Adriano Espaillat: You may want to characterize it that way, but I don't, I think you were involved in the Iran-Contra deal, and I think that permanently damage you to be a fair and impartial arbitrar in a conflict is leading to, to, to a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented levels in Venezuela. 2:18:26 Rep. Steve Chabot: Um, what's the state of press freedoms in Venezuela and how are we a countering the regime's propaganda and ensuring that Venezuelans are aware of the support that the u s uh, and the international community or providing? Elliot Abrams: Thank you, congressman for your question. We are providing support for independent media. Uh, we are now up to, with the approval of your current, the congressional notification notification that has now expired and we can now use our 2018 funding. We have approximately of spent about approximately $40 million or available for one of the areas is independent media. The groups that we are working with, Freedom House, uh, the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute, Ndi and others are working to preserve an independent media within the country. 2:27:30 Rep. Tom Malinowski: Would you then agree as a general matter, and I know I'm sensitive to the fact that you're here representing the administration's Venezuela policies you can't necessarily speak for, for everything else, but as a general matter, would you agree that if we are going to be condemning a president who is trying to attain absolute power for life contrary to constitutions and the democratic process in Venezuela, that we should do so in other countries such as Egypt when that similar situations arise as a general matter? Sure. Elliot Abrams: I really should not respond, um, beyond the question of Ben as well. It's really not my remit at the department and not while I'm up here. Uh, you and I go back a ways and you know, that, uh, my view is generally that the United States should be supporting the expansion of democracy, um, all over the world. Video: Bolton promises to confront Latin America's 'Troika of Tyranny', The Washington Post, November 1, 2018. Video: Empire Files: Abby Martin Meets the Venezuelan Opposition, YouTube, July 30, 2017. Video: Empire Files: Abby Martin in Venezuela - Supermarkets to Black Markets, YouTube, July 11, 2017. Video: Pauly D & Vinny: The Ultimate Guidos' Official Throwback Clip, Jersey Shore, MTV (YouTube), June 1, 2017. State of the Union Address: George W. Bush - Uranium from Africa Statement, YouTube, January 28, 2003. Presidential Address: President Reagan's Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Controversy, YouTube, November 13, 1986. Sound Clips: President Ronald Reagan: In spite of the wildly speculative and false stories of our arms for hostages and alleged ransom payments, we did not, repeat, did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages... But why you might ask, is any relationship with Iran important to the United States? Iran encompasses some of the most critical geography in the world. It allows between the Soviet Union and access to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Geography explains why the Soviet Union has sent an army into Afghanistan to dominate that country, and if they could, Iran and Pakistan, Iran's geography gives it a critical position from which adversaries could interfere with oil flows from the Arab states that border the Persian Gulf, apart from geography, Iran's oil deposits are important to the long-term health of the world economy. Discussion: Elliott Abrams discusses Guatemala with Jim Lehrer, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, YouTube, November 30, 1983. Sound Clip: 4:11 Jim Lehrer: On the killings, in 1981 as I'm sure you're aware of, the State Department said there was between 250 to 300 political killings a month in Guatemala. Can you give me any idea as to what that figure is now? Elliott Abrams: our latest figures are down to about 40 or 50 a month, which is a considerable reduction. We're not suggesting that situation of 40 or 50 a month is good, but it's a lot better and we think that kind of progress needs to be rewarded and encouraged. Jim Lehrer: And you think this sale will in fact encourage more, not less? I mean more progress, not less progress? Elliott Abrams: Yes, absolutely. Because... Jim Lehrer: Now why? Elliott Abrams: Because it shows the government that we mean it when we say that we are behind these kinds of moves and that if you make these kinds of moves were willing to support you. If we take the attitude that don't come to us until you're perfect, we're going to walk away from this problem until Guatemala has a perfect human rights record. Then we're going to be leaving in the lurch. People there who are trying to make progress and are succeeding. Jim Lehrer: Are you, do you firmly believe that the, that the key person who is trying to make progress is President Rios Montt? Elliott Abrams: Yes. Because the government, uh, policies really changed after he came in and, uh, March of last year. Uh, and he is, I think it's fair now to say practicing what he preaches. There has been a tremendous change, especially in the attitude of the government towards the Indian population, which used to be seen as an enemy and is now seen as a citizen population, as an ally in the struggle for a future of Guatemala. Additional Reading Article: The tragic life of the war criminal Elliott Abrams by Branko Marcetic, Jacobin Magazine, February 16, 2019. 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Report: Venezuela: Overview of U.S. sanctions, Congressional Research Service, February 1, 2019. Article: Washington follows Ukraine, Syria roadmap in push for Venezuela regime change by Whitney Webb, Mint Press News, January 26, 2019. Article: Battle for water rights heats up in El Salvador by Heather Gies, Truth Out, August 5, 2018. Transcript: Erain Rios Montt, former Guatemalan dictator, dies at 91, All Things Considered with host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR, April 3, 2018. Article: America's role in El Salvador's deterioration by Raymond Bonner, The Atlantic, January 20, 2018. Article: Negotiations between Venezuelan regime and opposition making "good progress," Chilean mediator says by Karina Martin, Panam Post, December 4, 2017. Article: Venezuela stops accepting dollars for oil payments following U.S. sanctions by Anatoly Kurmanaev, The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2017. Article: CIA chief hints agency is working to change Venezuelan government by Andrew Buncombe, Independent, July 25, 2017. Transcript: The view from Langley, The Aspen Institute, July 20, 2017. Article: The dirty hand of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in Venezuela by Eva Golinger, April 25, 2014. Article: On democracy and orchestrated overthrows in Venezuela and Ukraine by Howard Friel, Common Dreams, March 17, 2014. Article: U.S. repeals propaganda ban, spreads government-made news to Americans by John Hudson, Foreign Policy, July 14, 2013. Article: Speaking of Abrams, what did he know about genocide in Guatemala? by Jim Lobe, Lob Log, May 10, 2013. Article: Former leader of Guatemala is guilty of genocide against Mayan group by Elisabeth Malkin, The New York Times, May 10, 2013. Article: The Maya genocide trial by Peter Canby, The New Yorker, May 3, 2013. Book Review: Big fruit by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, The New York Times, March 2, 2008. 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Article: Democracy's lies by Eric Alterman, The New York Times, November 4, 1991. Article: Contra inquiry to focus on Abrams's silent role by David Johnson, The New York Times, October 9, 1991. Report: Aid compensates for economic losses but achieves little growth, U.S. General Accounting Office, February 1991. Article: Turnover in Nicaragua; Americans laud result but differ on moral by Elaine Sciolino, The New York Times, February 27, 1990. Article: Bush's trade; Behind the transformation of Central American policy by Robert Pear, The New York Times, April 16, 1989. Article: The Reagan White House; Tower report tarnishes the luster of Abrams, point man on contra aid by Richard J. Meislin, The New York Times, March 4, 1987. Article: The White House crisis; Memos raise questions on Reagan's knowledge of contra aid operations by Jeff Gerth, The New York Times, March 2, 1987. Article: The White House crisis; Guatemala aided contras, despite denials, panel says by Richard J. Meislin, The New York Times, February 28, 1987. Article: The White House crisis; The unfolding of a secret White House policy: A clearer picture emerges by Robert Pear, The New York Times, February 27, 1987. Article: The White House crisis: The tower report inquiry finds Reagan and chief advisers responsible for 'chaos' in Iran arms deals; Reagan also blamed by Steven. V. Roberts, The New York Times, February 27, 1987. Article: The White House crisis; The deception inquiry finds Reagan and chief advisors responsible for 'chaos' in Iran arms deals; White House cast wide net in seeking aid for contras; The missing notes by Fox Butterfield, The New York Times, February 27, 1987. Article: An innocent victim of the Iran scandal by Walter F. Mondale and Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., The New York Times, February 23, 1987. Article: Senators challenge officials on contras by David K. Shipler, The New York Times, February 6, 1987. 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En diciembre de 1981, el ejército salvadoreño asesinó a más de mil personas en el caserío El Mozote y comunidades aledañas, al norte del país. Eran los primeros años de la guerra y las atrocidades de la masacre pautaron la crueldad para el resto del conflicto. En este capítulo Serafín Gómez, un guía turístico poco común, nos conduce por los territorios que presenciaron la masacre más grande de América Latina y sus testigos, que, a 25 años de la firma de la paz, libran una batalla monumental por mantener viva la memoria de los seres queridos que perdieron. *CRÉDITOS* *Producción:* Lorena Vega y Ximena Natera *Imágenes:* Ximena Natera y Víctor Peña *Webmaster:* En Colombia: Cristian Anzola y Diego Castillo Jiménez En México: Fernando Santillán *Diseño:* Harol Fernando Beltrán Jaramillo *Música original:* Santiago Flores   *Edición de sonido:* José Luis Mantilla *Producción en campo:* En El Salvador: Víctor Peña y Juan Carlos En Guatemala: Daniele Volpe y Lucía Escobar

In the early 1980s Mercedes Doretti, a student of anthropology in Buenos Aires, began helping in the search for some of the victims of Argentina's military rule. She went on to form the prestigious Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, which has carried out exhumations in more than 30 countries. Her work gathering evidence of some of the worst atrocities of our times, has taken her to Bosnia, South Africa, El Salvador and Mexico. Mercedes spoke to Mike Lanchin about the challenges of her harrowing task and about a life-time dedicated to the cause of truth and justice. Photo: Mercedes Doretti excavates a skull from what used to be the convent of the church at El Mozote, El Salvador, Oct. 1992. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)

In the early 1980s Mercedes Doretti, a student of anthropology in Buenos Aires, began helping in the search for some of the victims of Argentina's military rule. She went on to form the prestigious Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, which has carried out exhumations in more than 30 countries. Her work gathering evidence of some of the worst atrocities of our times, has taken her to Bosnia, South Africa, El Salvador and Mexico. Mercedes spoke to Mike Lanchin about the challenges of her harrowing task and about a life-time dedicated to the cause of truth and justice. Photo: Mercedes Doretti excavates a skull from what used to be the convent of the church at El Mozote, El Salvador, Oct. 1992. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)

Conversamos con el Ex Rector de la UCA sobre los Acuerdos de Paz y el acto celebrado en El Mozote en conmemoración a la masacre. También comentó sobre cómo ha visto la evolución de la sociedad salvadoreña a una cultura de paz.

In December 1981 hundreds of peasants were killed by the army in El Salvador. Men, women and children from the village of El Mozote were shot. Only one woman, Rufina Amaya, is known to have survived. Photo: Rufina Amaya at a funeral for the victims held in 2001. Credit AFP/Getty images

The El Mozote massacre occurred on December 11, 1981 leaving over 800 people dead including a shocking number of women and children. Despite the fact this tragedy occurred so many years ago, those who committed the crimes still have not paid for their actions nor has the Salvadoran government completely admitted to their faults. This podcast examines the push for justice in El Salvador as well as the country's struggle to come to terms with the past.