tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post110714647181542411..comments2023-10-24T11:03:41.388-05:00Comments on ladypoverty: J.R. Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076895859826581960noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-1107410257418536482005-02-03T00:57:00.000-05:002005-02-03T00:57:00.000-05:00It's basically the same people in power now, that'...It's basically the same people in power now, that's right. Interesting how presidents come and go while administrations remain the same. It suggests much about how our system works.J.R. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076895859826581960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-1107302963895699192005-02-01T19:09:00.000-05:002005-02-01T19:09:00.000-05:00I don't think it's surprising that the troll who b...I don't think it's surprising that the troll who brought you the death squads in El Salvador, and who was a frequent mouthpiece on the news shows during the Reagan years--Mr. Elliot Abrams--is back in a position of power in the state department.<br />Apparently, he learned nothing.lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976499853247756152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-1107152829630610502005-01-31T01:27:00.000-05:002005-01-31T01:27:00.000-05:00It's funny you should mention all these word games...It's funny you should mention all these word games, Ryan. I was just at a discussion meeting where we were watching a George Lakoff video on framing debates with language. Then that Frontline program "The Persuaders." <br /><br />It really is all about language. :(Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797354221021200549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-1107148952363917682005-01-31T00:22:00.000-05:002005-01-31T00:22:00.000-05:00I should say that "contra" is a term used for merc...I should say that "contra" is a term used for mercenaries hired to erode support for governments we don't like, while "death-squad" is applied to security forces in countries that we do. In either case the preferred tactic is terror against the civilian population, who are usually invested in some sort of local democratic project which is seen as a threat to US investment abroad. In the case of Central America in the 1980's, the people working to end US backed dictatorships (usually substantial portions of the population) were called "communists" and "terrorists" interchangably, while the terrorists we funded--not unlike the Islamic fundamentalists we were supporting half-way around the globe at the same time--were called "freedom-fighters."J.R. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076895859826581960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-1107148318290175442005-01-31T00:11:00.000-05:002005-01-31T00:11:00.000-05:00Did you see the way the archbishop was dressed? He...Did you see the way the archbishop was dressed? He was practically asking for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-1107147527634297982005-01-30T23:58:00.000-05:002005-01-30T23:58:00.000-05:00The death squads carried out several high profile ...The death squads carried out several high profile profile murders at this time; archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated in 1980 after publicly urging the U.S. government not to provide military support to the El Salvadoran government, and four US nuns were also raped and murdered by members of Salvadoran death squads. In all, thousands of Salvadorans were murdered by the death squads.<br /><br />from <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHistory_of_El_Salvador">Wikipedia - History of El Salvador</A>J.R. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076895859826581960noreply@blogger.com