DN! Thousands to Protest (2) "School of the Assassins" at Ft. Benning

Killings of 6 Jesuit Priests by U.S.-Backed Salvadoran Forces, Thousands to Protest "School of the Assassins" at Ft. Benning

Thousands are gathering at Fort Benning in Georgia this weekend for the annual protest to shut down the U.S. Army training center dubbed by critics as the School of the Assassins for having trained some of the worst human rights violators in Latin America. This years protest will mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of six Jesuit priest in El Salvador by the US-backed Salvadoran military. It comes days after the priests were posthumously bestowed El Salvadors highest civilian award, marking the first time the Salvadoran government has honored the priests since their deaths. To talk about the priests and the overall state of Latin American affairs, were joined by Blasé Bonpane, Director of the Office of the Americas. A former Maryknoll priest, he was worked for more than four decades to promote human rights in Latin America.

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