This is a little piece on the School of the Americas. I noticed last night
that one of the Oscars for small budget films was a nominee film titled
"School of Assassins" which was mentioned quickly without a pause and the
person presenting the award (I think it was John Travolta) then moved on.
Needless to say, it did not win the Oscar. "School of Assassins" is the
nickname for the U.S. Army School of the Americas in Georgia. See more
info. below.
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ACADEMY-AWARD NOMINATED SHORT DOCUMENTARY: "School of Assasins," about
the U.S. Army School of the Americas, is an Academy Award nominee in the
short documentary film category. The Maryknoll film by Richter Productions
is narrated by best actress nominee Susan Sarandon. Awards will be
televised MONDAY.
PURCHASE A COPY OF THE FILM BY MARYKNOLL, "School of Assasins" and show
it to your friends and neighbors. To order call:Maryknoll World Productions
at 1800 227-8523 the price is $14.95 plus $2.00 Postage and handling.
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Latin American Support Office <amanecer@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.mexican
Subject: CIA AGENT, GRADUATE OF SOA
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 22:57:03 -0800 (PST)
/* Written 7:07 PM Mar 23, 1995 by amanecer in igc:reg.guatemala */
/* ---------- "COLONEL ALPIREZ IS AN SOA GRADUATE" ---------- */
March 23,1995
SUBJECT: COLONEL JULIO ROBERTO ALPIREZ IS A GRADUATE OF THE U.S.
ARMY SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS.
Colonel Julio Roberto Alpirez of Guatemala, featured on front pages of
newspapers across the nation today (including THE NEW YORK TIMES)
attended the U.S. ARMY SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS twice during his military
career.
IN 1970, while the SOA was located at Fort Gulick in Panama, Alpirez took
a course in Combat Arms and Support Services.
IN 1989, Alpirez took the SOA's prestigious, year-long Command and General
Staff College at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Representative Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) revealed that COL Alpirez--a paid
agent of the CIA--ordered the murder of American citizen Michael Devine
in 1990. Alpirez also ordered the 1992 execution of Guatemalan
Efrain Bamaca Velasquez, husband of U.S. lawyer Jennifer Harbury who
fasted and demonstrated repeatedly on her slain husband's behalf.
FAST TO CLOSE SOA: Father Roy Courgeois, M.M. of the SOA WATCH and others
from across the nation will fast from March 24th-30th on the steps of the
U.S. capitol in order to publicize the U.S. Army School of the Americas
and it's role in Central and Latin America.
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ACADEMY-AWARD NOMINATED SHORT DOCUMENTARY: "School of Assasins," about
the U.S. Army School of the Americas, is an Academy Award nominee in the
short documentary film category. The Maryknoll film by Richter Productions
is narrated by best actress nominee Susan Sarandon. Awards will be
televised MONDAY.
PURCHASE A COPY OF THE FILM BY MARYKNOLL, "School of Assasins" and show
it to your friends and neighbors. To order call:Maryknoll World Productions
at 1 800 227-8523 the price is $14.95 plus $2.00 Postage and handling.
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To invite Father Roy Bourgeois to speak to your group call:
SOA WATCH (706)682-5369
To invite Father Bill Bichsel, S.J. to speak to your group, call us here:
LATIN AMERICAN SUPPORT OFFICE
INTER FAITH CENTER
1224 South "I"
Tacoma, Washington 98405
tel:(206)627-2720 fax:(206)383-2672
Susana Anibarro
Executive Director
Latin American Support Office