Romero_Trial_Transcript_8_25_04_53_2

8-25-04 Trial Transcript
2 But the issue of Central America became very
3 controversial inside the U.S. military as well. And the U.S.
4 military sets up -- they do this every year. They set up
5 certain debates on controversial issues where they want to
6 discuss an issue. Central America was of great, great concern
7 at this time.
8 And so I believe it was five or six years in a row, I
9 debated then Secretary of State for Latin American Affairs,
10 Elliot Abrams, in front of members of the Joint Chiefs of
11 Staff and the -- and different branches of the U.S. military.
12 Q. Would the Joint Chiefs of Staff ask questions during the
13 debate?
14 A. The format of this is actually not public. I don't feel
15 very comfortable.
16 Q. I'm sorry. All right.
17 And turning back one page of your CV to page 15,
18 there is an entry, fourth from the bottom, Appointment to the
19 U.S. Mission of the United Nations -- I'm sorry, that's not
20 one I had in mind.
21 Back to page 16, there is an entry about the middle
22 of the page. Chair, Pre-Talks to End the Civil War in El
23 Salvador, Washington D.C., 1989, and consultant to --
24 THE REPORTER: I'm sorry. I can't write as fast you
25 are reading, I have to confess.
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1 BY MR. Van AELSTYN:
2 Q. You see it on the page now, Professor Karl. Can you tell
3 us what this was. It appears to be a United Nations position
4 concerning the peace talks in El Salvador in 1989. Can you
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