Insisting that global terrorism can only be stopped by "destroying it where it grows," George W. Bush has conveniently forgotten the U.S. military's own terrorist training facility: the infamous Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC). Located in Fort Benning, Georgia, WHISC has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in the most heinous of counter-insurgency warfare techniques, and its graduates have gone on to comprise a bloody who's who of coups, chaos and destruction.
WHISC is also the reason several non-violent protestors languish in US jails today, and with a massive demonstration planned at the WHISC site November 15-17, that number is about to skyrocket.
WHISC is also the reason several non-violent protestors languish in US jails today, and with a massive demonstration planned at the WHISC site November 15-17, that number is about to skyrocket.
Between the upcoming protest and a House bill aimed at shutting down the operation once and for all, it's clear America's very own terrorist training camp will soon be in the spotlight. Less certain is whether the result will be a brutal chapter of our history closed, or a deadly double standard expanded.
Established by the U.S. military in Panama in 1946, WHISC (or School of the Americas/SOA, as it was previously known) was booted out and forced to relocate stateside in 1984.
Established by the U.S. military in Panama in 1946, WHISC (or School of the Americas/SOA, as it was previously known) was booted out and forced to relocate stateside in 1984.