Romero_Trial_Transcript_8_25_04_53_2

8-25-04 Trial Transcript
19 time. But if you would like me to do it as to the basis for
20 her opinion in this matter.
21 THE COURT: It will relate in part to what the
22 opinions are that are going to be offered. It certainly is
23 apparent from Dr. Karl's CV and her testimony that she is
24 highly experienced and learned in the study of, through
25 personal observation, of the political and military histories
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1 of El Salvador, spanning from 1983 to the present.
2 But I don't know what you are going to ask her by way
3 of opinion. And so I could certainly find that she is
4 qualified in those areas as an expert and could offer opinions
5 on such matters, but until I hear the questions, we will have
6 to take it question by question.
7 MR. Van AELSTYN: All right, your Honor.
8 THE WITNESS: Could I ask a question? 1983? I mean
9 I started work in El Salvador earlier than that.
10 THE COURT: Did I hear '83?
11 THE WITNESS: I started working in El Salvador before
12 that. My first trip in was in 1981. And my knowledge of El
13 Salvador, I actually started working on El Salvador in 1978.
14 THE COURT: How extensive was your work from '78
15 through 1980 on El Salvador?
16 THE WITNESS: I think it was -- I did not go to El
17 Salvador in that period of time. I actually didn't believe it
18 was very safe, but I had extensive conversations with
19 Salvadorans in other countries at that time.
20 BY MR. Van AELSTYN:
21 Q. I see from your CV that you were working as a research
22 associate in Caracas, Venezuela -- you were a research
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