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Argentine-style death squads in Guatemala
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Cristobal Alvarez Martinez is leading death squads in Guatemala, operating along the lines of Argentinian dirty war tactics, with kidnapping, electroshock, torture, and helicopter murders being commonplace. The massacres and genocide in Guatemala and El Salvador have been catalyzed by the desire of the elites to retain their total power, leading to the emergence of similar death squad leaders like Alvarez Martinez.
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In 1979, the left of Sandinista finally ousted the US-backed Somoza dictatorship and tried to end the literally centuries-old reign of genocidal landowning oligarchs.
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In 1979, the left of Sandinista finally ousted the US-backed Somoza dictatorship and tried to end the literally centuries-old reign of genocidal landowning oligarchs.
ChapterArgentine-style death squads in Guatemala
EpisodePart Two: The World Anti-Communist League: A Study in Nazi Death Squads
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Cristobal Alvarez Martinez leads death squads modeled after the Argentinian dirty war which involve kidnapping, electro shocks, torture, and throwing people out of helicopters.
1:00:06 - 1:02:34 (02:28)
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Cristobal Alvarez Martinez leads death squads modeled after the Argentinian dirty war which involve kidnapping, electro shocks, torture, and throwing people out of helicopters. He attempts to train Nicaraguan ex-National Guard to create a new army of Contras after contacting them in secrecy and coordinating intelligence.