This news from Columbus, Georgia: Over 7,000 protesters gathered in the largest-ever demonstration against the U.S. Army School of the Americas, a military training center known as the School of the Assassins, where some of Latin America’s most notorious torturers have been trained. During a morning rally on an entrance road outside the base, some protesters carried white crosses they said represented victims of some of the school’s almost 60,000 graduates. Actor Martin Sheen was among those who spoke to a crowd police estimated at about 3,000 and the protesters estimated around 7,000. No arrests were made. Graduates include former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, former Argentine dictator Leopoldo Galtieri, Haitian coup leader Raoul Cédras and Salvadoran death squad organizer, the late Roberto D’Aubuisson.
Over 7,000 Protest U.S. Army School of the Americas
HeadlineNov 23, 1998