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Peru rescue an issue at BU graduation
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...among the hostages taken in the...Fujimori of Peru for ending...with a daring rescue. Fujimori...for life in Peru for associating...papered over Peru's serious...prison with no fair trial...people kept ...
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Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ...freeing prisoners to get back...American hostages released...kill the hostage-takers, and rescue the unharmed hostages. President...grandiose mission was a failure...after the hostage-takers...available in ...

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