Romero_Trial_Transcript_8_25_04_53_2

8-25-04 Trial Transcript
2 which I think is very important to this story, which is called
3 the World Anti-Communist League, and reviewed their meetings,
4 their -- the extent that they have publications of their
5 meetings, and their attendance, their resolutions that they
6 pass.
7 They also formed in 1972 a Latin America branch,
8 which is called the Confederation of Latin American
9 Anti-Communists. And they also have documents, records,
10 resolutions, et cetera, and I have reviewed those.
11 Those were important because Roberto D'Aubuisson was
12 one of the Salvadoran representatives to the World
13 Anti-Communist League. There were many other representatives,
14 but one in particular that is important to this story is José
15 Francisco Guerrero, who was the President of the Salvadoran
16 Supreme Court.
17 MR. Van AELSTYN: Thank you. Your Honor, Professor
18 Karl mentioned Oscar Arias. I would note too that he has
19 submitted a declaration in this matter.
20 BY MR. Van AELSTYN:
21 Q. Is there anything else, Professor Karl, that we should
22 touch on by way of materials that you have reviewed in
23 arriving at your opinions in this case?
24 A. Did I say -- oh, yes. There is a, from both the
25 Archdiocese, I think I said this, of El Salvador, but in the
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1 records of the investigations of death squads that are not
2 public, there are copies of death squad threats and large
3 dossiers of who is getting threatened and paper, anyway, where
4 you can trace the threat, and I reviewed those as well.
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