Day: January 4, 2012

School of Americas Watch: Vigil to Close the SOA 2011

The November vigil to close the School of the Americas (SOA), that U.S. Army training school at Ft. Benning that instructs soldiers and military personnel from Latin American countries,, brought together hundreds

Military Maneuvers in the Country Without an Army

Costa Rica abolished its army in 1948 and recognizes a constitutional right to peace. But recent decisions to militarize the police and allow U.S. military presence and training in the country violate