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Latin America

Peace Patriot

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3. Oh my God!

Reply to polly7 (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 01:32 AM

Jan 2013

"Two days after that report — Guatemala: Nunca Más — was released in 1998, Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi, the man who spearheaded the effort, was beaten to death." (from the OP)

I did not know this. In 1998! I am speechless!

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Remembering Guatemala [View all] polly7 Jan 2013 OP

Had no idea the army has kept going back to destroy mass grave markers Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #1

I learn something new about all of this every day, and very little of it's polly7 Jan 2013 #2

Most of us had no idea. Our disgraceful media is to blame for that, working for the sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #4

Oh my God! Peace Patriot Jan 2013 #3

I did not know that either. So much was kept hidden from us. And if it was not for the internet sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #5

These right-wing deviants committed so many atrocities Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #6