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Ríos Montt was a graduate of the School of the Americas, a U.S. Army training academy for Latin American military personnel. And the U.S. government went out of its way in those early years of Ronald Reagan’s presidency to arm this butcher — under whose command soldiers slaughtered babies and the elderly alike.
Who deserves the “credit” for this meat-axe set of cuts, the now infamous “sequester”? Credit the power suits who occupy corporate America’s loftiest perches. These top executives — organized in groups like “Fix the Debt” — have been lobbying relentlessly for deep cuts in federal spending.
Increasingly violent challenges to the legitimacy of the recent Venezuelan presidential elections have resulted in 7 deaths and 61 injuries since the April 14th election.
Phyllis Bennis discusses Guantanamo, Syria, Afghanistan, and her thoughts on the renewed Palestine-Israel talks.
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