> >The following may be of interest to some PENL readers. > >It was reported last week (I believe 6/19/95) in one of the major Seattle >newspapers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (PI) on Page 1, that a squad of >U.S. Army Rangers flew into El Salvador in 1985 and murdered everybody at >what was considered a guerilla base there. According to the story, the >U.S. soldiers of this mission were told to kill every resident there, to >make sure there were no survivors. They "succeeded" and killed 83 men and >women. This mass murder was in reprisal, revenge, for the killing of four >U.S. military advisors to the Salvadoran military, who were killed while >eating at a cafe in San Salvador. > >According to the story in the Seattle PI, the U.S. hitmen, the squad of >U.S. Rangers were flown into El Salvador from Ft. Lewis, they were not >told where they were going, just that they were going to kill people who >were enemies of the U.S. They followed orders. They wore civilian uniform >while carrying out the murders and were led by three U.S. civilians. >Supposedly the 83 Salvadorans killed were members of the group that had >killed the four marines. After making sure all the Salvadorans was dead, >the U.S. Rangers walked away and were then transported back to the United >States. > >I assume the story is true. It came from a military reporter, Ed >Offley, who interviewed some of the killers. It almost shocked me >and little about U.S. policy does--the deliberately planned murder, the >brutality, the direct U.S. military involvement in El Salvador when this >was constantly denied by the U.S. government, and that this attack has >been a secret at least in the United States. Also depressing was how >this group of U.S. Rangers, according to the story, didn't even question >their orders or ask why they were supposed to carry out this terrorist >mission. Although this occurred 10 years ago, this outrageous, immoral >behavior by the U.S. government and military, which violates any >definition of human rights deserves attention. > >QUESTION--Has this story been picked up by the national media? I >haven't seen anything in the New York Times. Has it been in your >newspaper, on the TV news? Maybe you should ask them why? > >I hope somebody investigates and publicizes this further. > >Peter Bohmer ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> California is in NEWS BLACKOUT by a CONTROLLED PRESS. Three years, now and no relief in sight. The Media is PUBLIC ENEMY #1 in the United States having been "bought out by the "Spoilers" in New York. N.B. Don't hold your breath!. >
