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Assassination and Desk Squads
44:34 - 48:58 (04:24)
This transcript discusses questions around the number of people killed by desk squads versus the military and the similarities between an assassination and a condor killing.
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Two people discuss the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero and how his death resulted in him becoming a saint in the Catholic Church.
44:34 - 45:39 (01:04)
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Two people discuss the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero and how his death resulted in him becoming a saint in the Catholic Church.
ChapterAssassination and Desk Squads
EpisodePart Two: The World Anti-Communist League: A Study in Nazi Death Squads
PodcastBehind the Bastards
During Guatemala's civil war in the 1980s, the government enlisted help from foreign countries to train and mentor death squads that ultimately killed thousands of people.
45:39 - 46:43 (01:04)
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During Guatemala's civil war in the 1980s, the government enlisted help from foreign countries to train and mentor death squads that ultimately killed thousands of people. Estimates suggest that the death squad numbers could be much higher than the reported 40,000 people killed.
ChapterAssassination and Desk Squads
EpisodePart Two: The World Anti-Communist League: A Study in Nazi Death Squads
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The conversation touches on the topic of selling weapons to questionable entities to fund death squads, pointing out that this has been done by multiple countries and individuals including Ronald Reagan and his staff.
46:43 - 48:58 (02:15)
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The conversation touches on the topic of selling weapons to questionable entities to fund death squads, pointing out that this has been done by multiple countries and individuals including Ronald Reagan and his staff.