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A memorable book
US foreign policy was neatly summed up by a commentator on 'Newsnight' recently. A country is like a game of poker in which you play a hand and then cut your losses and get out if things don't work out while the European stance is arguably more socialistic. Little seems to have changed then, judging by this horrifying book, burning with indignation by Raymond Bonner.
The Reagan administration has been deemed culpable by some over Central American injustice, but the 'weakness' of the title applies as much to the decisions made by the Carter administration, despite avowedly making human rights the 'soul of our foreign policy.' America could not conceive of any popular revolution as not instigated by the Soviet Union. Ironic then, that this book should show the importance of religion, not as a take it or leave it life style choice of the privileged west, but as a vital cohesive force against the forces of Nazi tyranny, which this undoubtably was. It is still inexplicable to me that a nation could make such an enormous sacrifice in fighting Facism during the war, only to come to this deplorable conclusion. Do the ends justify the means? Mr Bonner leaves us in no doubt.

A real eye-opener
I couldn't put this book down. Bonner has identified the major players in US-El Salvador relations in that time period and done an excellent job of contrasting the "party line" (the propoganda from the StateDepartment and much of the press) from what he saw on the "frontline" while living in El Salvador as a reporter for the NY Times. Thisbook is not for the week of stomach, as it very graphically describes thefates of many people who died in the struggle. He has done an incrediblejob of organizing declassified documents and press clippings to show howthe American public was deceived. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by U.S. Government Printing Office on December 19, 2008. The length of the article is 2887 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Outbreak of histoplasmosis among travelers returning from El Salvador--Pennsylvania and Virginia, 2008.(Statistical table)(Clinical report)
Author: K.A. Warren
Publication: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Newsletter)
Date: December 19, 2008
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Volume: 57Issue: 50Page: 1349(5)

Article Type: Clinical report, Statistical table

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This travel book is part of a series inviting young readers to explore the six continents. Each title includes a survey of the country's history, geography, culture, government, industry, agriculture, place in the world and a suggestion of what the future may hold. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on July 1, 1996. The length of the article is 2959 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Keywords: aboriginal populations, Central America, Latin American geography.

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Title: The Spanish province of San Salvador in the mid-sixteenth century.
Author: Dan Stanislawski
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1996
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: v86Issue: n3Page: p408(6)

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Salvadoran refugee women tell their stories of escape from El Salvador during some of the worst years of civil unrest (1979-1981) and their subsequent adaptation to refugee life in Costa Rica. These stories--called testimonios--are interwoven against the backdrop of their children's daycare center. The women's complex relationships with one another and the ambiguous nature of their interactions with the author as ethnographer are examined. The author's voice is used in the text to place the women in their historical and cultural context. ... Read more