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School of the Americas

The Ft. Benning, GA, military training center formerly known as the SOA, or School of the Americas, is used to train Latin American soldiers in combat, counterinsurgency and counter-narcotics. Frequently referred to as the “School of the Assassins,” the school is now known as WHISC, or the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. The group School of Americas Watch says the role of U.S.-trained generals in the 2009 Honduras military coup underscores the need for the school’s closure.

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U.S. Soldier Back From Iraq: I Will Not Die For Oil, It’s Not Worth It

StoryNov 28, 2003

Activist Kathy Kelly ’Hogtied” & Abused By Army At SOA Protests

StoryNov 24, 2003

10,000 Protest in Fort Benning, Georgia Against School of Americas, What Many Critics Call the “School of Assassins”

StoryNov 03, 2003

As Rumsfeld Calls For Action Against “Schools That Teach Terrorism” We Take A Look At the School of the Americas, What Many Critics Call the “School of Assassins

StoryJul 17, 2002

Protesting the School of the Americas: A Woman Locks Herself to the Main Gate of Fort Benning After 36 Protesters Are Convicted

StoryMar 19, 2002

On the Eve of the Anniversary of the Assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero, Gunned Down By Graduates of the Former U.S. Army School of the Americas, a Debate On the School of the Americas

StoryNov 19, 2001

Ten Thousand Demand the Closing of the U.S. Army School of the Americas in Fort Benning,Georgia, Saying the Main Threat of Terror Comes From Military Officers Trained at the School

StoryOct 04, 2001

Soa Protestors Acquitted, Say Bush Should Fight Taxpayer Funded Terrorism at Home

StoryMay 24, 2001

Al Sharpton and Puerto Rican Leaders Sentenced to 40-90 Days for Protesting the Navy’sbombing of Vieques; 24 People Sentenced Prison for Trespassing On the School of the Americas

StoryMay 18, 2001

Eighty-Eight Year Old Nun, New York School Teacher Among 26 Facing Prison Time for Protesting U.S. Army School of the Americas

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