Largest Protest Ever Against the School of the Americas.Fort Benning Fort Benning, U.S. army post, 189,000 acres (76,500 hectares), W Ga., S of Columbus; est. 1918. One of the largest army posts in the United States, it is the nation's largest infantry training center and the home of the Army Infantry School. , Georgia On November 20 and 21, about 12,000 protesters descended on the School of the Americas, which has trained hundreds of Latin American officers who have been implicated im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. in gross human rights abuses, including torture torture, the intentional infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering in order to intimidate, coerce, obtain information or a confession, or punish. and murder. Protesters included the actor Martin Sheen and Representative Cynthia McKinney Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. McKinney served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, and from 2005 to 2007, representing Georgia's fourth congressional district. , Democrat of Georgia. Sixty-five people were arrested. Twenty-three had previously been banned from the base and could receive prison sentences of up to six months. For more information, contact the School of Americas Watch, P.O. Box 4566, Washington, D.C. 20017-0566, or call (202) 234-3440, or check out the web site at www.soaw.org. |
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