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School of the Americas Protest Swells to 15,000 |
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by Rosa Goldman |
22 Nov 2004
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Thousands have assembled at the gates of Ft. Benning GA for the second day of protests against the School of the Americas/WHINSEC, with as many as 15,000 present by 10:30 a.m., according to SOA Watch. In a written statement read to the crowd, Sr. Diana Ortiz recalled that this month is the 15th year anniversary of her own abduction and torture in Guatemala. A graduate of the SOA who has been found guilty of her torture was honored by the SOA, she said, and the impunity continues with the evidence of torture at Abu Ghraib.
Sr. Helen Prejean, Celeste Zappal of Military Families Speak Out, Soa Watch founder Fr. Bourgeois, and actor Martin Sheen were among others who addressed the crowd. |
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