Sunday, November 8, 2009

Latin American Herald Tribune - Army Joins Fight Against Crime in El Salvador

Latin American Herald Tribune - Army Joins Fight Against Crime in El Salvador

I understand Funes' desire to use the armed forces to help maintain public security, at least in the short-term. However, it just doesn't seem right to announce and implement such a policy in the same month that he is awarding the National Order of Jose Matias Delgado honor to the UCA martyrs killed by the Atlacatl Batallion in 1989, admitting to mistakes committed by previous administrations, and committing his administration to fully investigate the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero to comply with the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).