Introduction to "Shadows of State Terrorism: Impunity in Latin American'.(Statistical Data Included) From: Social Justice | Date: December 22, 1999| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1999 Crime and Social Justice Associates. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ON THE CUSP OF THE 21st CENTURY, THE LONG SHADOWS OF STATE TERRORISM still haunt Latin America. The memory of predator states that turned on their own citizens is still present for millions of people in the region; and for some, as in Colombia today, political violence and state terrorism are still a reality. Hundreds of thousands lost their lives in the dirty wars of the Cold War era -- 200,000 in Guatemala alone -- and tens of thousands more suffered barbaric tortures, disappearance, and other forms of state terror. Yet most of the architects and agents of these crimes walk free ...

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