Matthew Yglesias Main April 14, 2004 Everyone Loves Death Squads I don't know how credible this source is, but the claim here of an Israeli connection to the Negroponte death squad operation (coming soon to a war-torn Middle Eastern nation near you) is not encouraging: Israel, Honduras , 1981-89. In 1981 Leo Gleser, "co-owner" of International Security and Defense Systems (ISDS) a leading Israeli "security" firm (Israeli Foreign Affairs 2/1987, 5/1987, /1987, 2/1988, 3/1989) identified repeatedly as an Israeli entity began building Battalion 316, a unit of Honduran military intelligence which disappeared, tortured, then killed its victims. Honduran General Walter Lopez Reyes who C-I-C Honduran armed forces 1984-86, said "we had Israeli advisers in Special Forces. They seconded to Special Forces by Israeli mod, although they came officially as "non-governmental." Their front they training security groups but [they really] special operations courses on how take over bldgs, planes, hostages...Contras also taking courses...there coordination between them and CIA. Israeli Foreign Affairs, 4/1989, p. 1,4 Now that 's how you win those Arab hearts and minds with Israel-trained death squads. | |
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