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16,000 Protest the School of Americas

HeadlineNov 22, 2004

And in Columbus Georgia, a record 16,000 demonstrators protested this weekend outside the School of the Americas at Fort Benning. Police reported making 20 arrests. The protesters called on the government to shut down the school which has a notorious record of training Latin American military officers who went on to commit gross human rights abuses.

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