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April 25, 2013

Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Disclose Trainees at Controversial Military School 
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A federal judge has ordered the Pentagon to disclose the names of those
who teach and learn at a controversial military training school in
Georgia. Formerly known as the School of the Americas, the Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation has been used to train
Latin American soldiers and police forces, including scores linked to
abuses. In a ruling this week, District Judge Phyllis Hamilton of
California said the military must provide names for the past eight years
of the school's operations. Judge Hamilton rejected the government's
argument that such a disclosure would violate privacy by saying the
"public interest" carries more weight. In a statement, the group School
of Americas Watch, whose members brought the case, called the decision
"a victory for transparency and human rights, and against government
secrecy."

 

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