On the recordFebruary 11, 1999
we have a school in the United States which teaches Latin American students torture techniques and commando skills and costs the citizens of the United States $18 million each and every year. The graduates go on to commit some of the worst murders and some of the most horrible atrocities in Latin America. When I led the team that investigated the Jesuit murders in El Salvador, I was horrified to learn that our School of the Americas had actually trained the killers. Nineteen out of the 26 killers were graduates of the School of the Americas. That is not an isolated incident, Madam Speaker. Each time we hear of another brutal massacre in Latin America, the School of the Americas graduates are involved. In nearly every instance they planned the killings, covered up the truth, or even pulled the trigger. Today, Madam Speaker, I will file legislation to close the School of the Americas once and for all.
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