Archive for August 19, 2012

Jon Santiago: Revisiting American Involvement in El Salvador: The Massacre at El Mozote

In 1981, El Salvador’s military leaders began to employ “scorched earth” tactics in their battle against left-wing guerrillas. In Spanish the saying was “sacar el pes del agua,” or “remove the fish from the water.” Whatever the name, total warfare and destruction was the objective, and the policy resulted in a brutal massacre in the … Continue reading »