[HNA] FW: Torture, Massacres, Attempted Coup: SOA in the News

[Brian O'Connell]

Content:

1) SOA Graduate Involved in Coup Attempt in Ecuador

2) Seven SOA Graduates Convicted in Peru

3) SOA-trained Ex-General on Trial in Colombia

4) Contact your Member of Congress

5) November 19-21: Vigil and Direct Action in Georgia



2nd Coup Attempt by SOA Grads in less than 2 years

SOA Graduate Involved in Coup Attempt in Ecuador 


A School of the Americas graduate has been charged for last Thursday's unsuccessful coup attempt in Ecuador.  Colonel Manuel E. Rivadeneira Tello, a graduate of  the SOA's combat arms training course, is one of three police officials being investigated for negligence, rebellion and attempted assassination of the president. Read more and watch a news video about the coup attempt.

 



 






Seven SOA Graduates Convicted in Peru   Leer en español

Murder, Kidnapping, Forced Disappearance, and Massacres


On October 1, 2010, seven Peruvian SOA graduates were convicted of aggravated murder, kidnapping, forced disappearance, and conspiracy for their roles in two massacres of civilians and the murder of a radio journalist who had been reporting on human rights violations. The crimes were all committed by Grupo Colina, an army unit led and largely staffed by SOA-trained soldiers.

Read what a Grupo Colina member had to say about the SOA.



The SOA and Colombia

SOA-trained Colombian Ex-General on Trial for Murder and Complicity with Paramilitaries


The National Security Archive obtained declassified documents that implicate retired Colombian Brigadier General Rito Alejo del Río with the use of paramilitaries in the Urabá region of northwestern Colombia.  Alejo del Rio, a graduate of the School of the Americas, is currently standing trial for murder and complicity with illegal paramilitaries. Alejo del Rio led a brutal offensive against the guerrilla and social movements in the late 90s, killing thousands and effectively institutionalizing the military-paramilitary relationship which would be replicated around the country.  In his secret "Biographic Note" on Alejo del Río, then US ambassador to Colombia Curtis Kamman noted "systematic arming and equipping of aggressive regional paramilitaries was pivotal to [Alejo del Río's] military success at the time."  
Click here to read the report.





Take Action!

Tell Congress to Shut Down the SOA


SOA graduates continue to get cited for serious abuses throughout the Americas and the Pentagon is fighting hard to keep the school open. Despite the requirement in National Defense Authorization Act for 2010 to release the names and enrollment information of recent students and instructors at the facility, the Pentagon used a loophole and continues to classify the information based on "national security reasons" in an effort to prevent the connections between their training and human rights abuses to become public.
Click here to send a message to your Member of Congress to Tell Her/Him to Close the School of the Americas.
  



The 20th annual Vigil to shut down the SOA and to change oppressive U.S. foreign policy



Join us from Nov. 19-21 at the gates of Ft. Benning in Memoria y Resistencia


Please join in on Nonviolence Trainings Friday morning and afternoon. The practice of nonviolent direct action is an essential part of the movement to close the School of Americas and it is only successful if we are constantly practicing and improving our nonviolent pressure.





Workshop forms due today Oct.6th. Contact liz at soaw.org

Ad requests due today Oct. 6th. Contact nico at soaw.org

Table registration goes to tom at circlevision.org with subject line: Table Registration.



Stewart Immigrant Detention Center Vigil on Friday, Novemer 19, 2010: No one is Illegal - Justice for Immigrants



We need volunteers for the November vigil
 Contact Nico to help out!

Become a Peacemaker

Join the Puppetistas, email Jake at lmcleod1 at gmail.com 

Join the medics team, contact Larry Egbert at egbertl4pj at yahoo.com




Consider engaging in nonviolent direct action:


Keep the pressure on! People who put their bodies on the line to speak in solidarity with the people of Latin America are crucial in the struggle to close the SOA/ WHINSEC. Stay tuned for a message about the new direct action scenario this November at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia.



Stand up for justice: SOAW.org/take-action/november-vigil




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