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Judi Lynn

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6. These right-wing deviants committed so many atrocities

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 02:25 AM

Jan 2013

they all blur together, sometimes.

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Bishop Gerardi's image[/center]

As his murder is something too personal to post, here's his Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Jos%C3%A9_Gerardi_Conedera

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Here's an article on the release of his murderer last July:

Guatemala frees ex-colonel who killed campaigning bishop

Byron Disrael Lima Estrada was in jail for killing of Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi, who wrote report on civil war crimes by army

Associated Press in Guatemala City
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 14 July 2012 01.34 EDT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/14/guatemala-frees-colonel-murder-bishop

(This happens the year they "elect" the "Iron Hand" former death squad officer who has been accused of horrendous human rights abuses himself. Quite the coincidence.)

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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