From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: EL RESCATE REPORT September 21-28, 1992
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Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
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Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 00:42:24 GMT

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 EL RESCATE HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT

REPORT FROM EL SALVADOR 
September 21-28, 1992

All eyes were focused on New York this week where President 
Cristiani addressed the UN General Assembly and afterwards 
received the Ad-Hoc Commission's evaluation of the Salvadoran 
officer corps. The report has caused anxiety in the ranks of the 
military institution and widespread fears of reprisals.The President 
has insisted that the results of the evaluation will be held in the 
"strictest of confidentiality," and compliance will be verified solely 
by the UN Secretary General. (1) Opposition sectors made a 
unanimous plea for the list of officers named, while high-level 
members of military stressed that all purported abuses be proved.

The same day the President received the report, the Senate 
Appropriations Sub-Committee unexpectedly voted in favor of $11 
million in non-lethal military aid. The US Embassy immediately 
released a press statement, saying Congress was expressing its 
"satisfaction" with the Armed Forces compliance in regards to the 
"peace accords, its reduction and institutional conduct." (2) 
However, future assistance could depend on how the Salvadoran 
government implements the Ad-Hoc recommendations. In the 
words of one Congressional aide: "If some feelings are hurt, tough ... 
No one here will care about economic aid if this doesn't work." (3) In 
an apparent attempt to bolster the government's hand in the 
purging process, Gen. George Joulwan of the US Southern 
Command will visit the country on September 28 for high-level 
meetings and  a press conference. US Secretary of State for Latin 
American Affairs Bernard Aronson will also arrive next week, along 
with the Ambassadors of the "Group of Four." (4)

As scheduled, the FMLN demobilized its second 20% of military 
forces this week, even though the transfer of lands to ex-combatants 
and the civilian population has not begun. FMLN leaders were 
emphatic that no further disarming could take place until the issue 
is resolved and COPAZ members warned of a "new crisis" if the 
distribution of properties did not start by the end of September, 
when the FMLN is scheduled to demobilize its next contingent of 
troops. Upon his return from New York, President Cristiani 
announced that Assistant Secretary General of Peace Operations 
Marrack Goulding will visit next week to break the deadlock.

Discord over the outcome of the World Court ruling continues, and 
this week jurist Dr. Francisco Lima charged that the President of the 
Supreme Court was "using the unfavorable aspects" of the decision 
to distract attention away from corruption in the High Court. 
Reports of abuses by the Honduran military in the "bolsones" persist, 
and the FMLN warns that the area could "once again" become "zones 
of destabilization" if the Salvadoran government deploys troops 
there after the cease-fire. (5)


"I hope a reaction within the heart of the Armed Forces does not 
occur." 
Ret. Gen. Rafael Bustillo (6)

"When some of these military officers retire, they could become 
comedians." 
Jesuit Provincial Jose Maria Tojiera (7)

Anxiety was apparent in the days leading up to the presentation of 
the Ad-Hoc report, "putting a chill down the spines of politicians, 
according to Radio Venceremos," (8) and the far-right press 
launched attacks questioning the credibility of the Commission and 
its members. On September 19, DIARIO DE HOY alluded to "links" 
between a member of the Ad-Hoc Commission and "a group called 
the 'Casa de la Amistad' where renowned ultra-leftists meet," (9) 
while conservative columnist Dr. Kirio Waldo Salgado cautioned 
that "agents of the international consortium ... want to 
accommodate our future to this 'new world order,' where the 
nationalist military officers are a hindrance to the plan for 
domination." (10)

A Washington Post article warned that "the extreme-right could 
begin selectively killing guerilla leaders" if the Commission's report 
"went too far." (11)  The New York Times noted an increasingly 
"tense environment," citing recent killings of "five men linked to 
army intelligence," while disclosing that the Ad-Hoc Commission 
members "do not intend to return home for some time after giving 
[the report] to Mr. Cristiani." (12) And on September 21 a former 
member of the defunct state intelligence agency was gunned down 
in broad daylight by two men aboard a motorcycle.

In his Monday press conference, the President dismissed alleged 
pressures on his government to not heed the report's 
recommendations as mere "speculations" and declared: "If violence 
occurs, it will be combatted, wherever it comes from." (13) Vice-
President Merino insisted that the government would comply with 
the Commission's findings: "We are not going to leave any spaces so 
the FMLN has an excuse not to comply." (14) Former Air Force 
Commander Ret. Gen. Rafael Bustillo asserted that the fear of a "wild 
reaction from the so-called extreme right" was an "under the table 
political defense by members of the FMLN," but added: "I hope there 
is not an unjust purge." (15) 

On September 21 Jesuit Provincials from the US published a paid ad 
in a morning paper expressing support for the Truth Commission 
as well as the Ad-Hoc Commission, "in its effort to purge the army 
of its human rights violators," and declared: "Soon we will be 
witnesses to the historic dismantling of the Atlacatl Battalion ... 
implicated in the assassination of six of our brothers and two 
colleagues ... This battalion embodies the disdain for human life that 
no longer has a place in the future of El Salvador." (16)

The next day the High Command published its own paid aid 
insisting that the "heroic Atlacatl Battalion" was a "strategic 
necessity" against "Marxist-Leninist aggression." The military 
contended that blaming the entire battalion for the mistakes of a 
few of its members was like "wanting to blame the Jesuit 
Community for the 'Black Legend' of the Church." (17)

"It makes me laugh," responded Jesuit Provincial Jose Maria Tojiera, 
"The Atlacatl does not have a black legend, it has a black history." 
Tojiera asserted that the High Command's declarations were a sign 
of its apprehension over the Ad-Hoc and Truth Commissions' 
reports. (18)

Before departing for New York, the President said the Ad-Hoc 
report will "most probably be kept confidential" and called the US 
Jesuit Provincials' letter "completely biased ... the Atlacatl has been 
one of the Bastions of the institutionality of our country during the 
years of the conflict." (19)


"We are here to ask the most economically powerful countries to 
renew their generous commitment." 
President Cristiani (20)

In his speech before the UN General Assembly on September 23, 
President Cristiani praised the UN's role, calling ONUSAL a 
"phenomenon without precedent" and a sign of the UN's new 
capacity in the aftermath of the Cold War. (21) Cristiani insisted 
that peace in El Salvador must not be a "simple re-establishment of 
the conditions prior to the conflict," (22) but called for the forging 
of a new society and gave special recognition to the "important 
contributions" made by "ARENA and the Armed Forces" in the 
consolidation of the peace process. (23)

"We consider it fundamental and indispensable to fulfill the process 
within the terms established by the peace accord," he declared, and 
called on the international community to help the country 
"scrupulously respect" the deadline to dismantle the FMLN military 
structure. "Salvadorans do not have the luxury of vacillating in this 
drive to recover the country from the deeply-rooted vices of the past 
and the war's destruction." (24) The President made his strongest 
pitch, however, to the "economically powerful nations to renew 
their generous commitment so that the complex and costly 
Salvadoran peace process is not obstructed by a lack of financial 
opportunities." (25)

Cristiani made no reference to the Ad-Hoc Commission's report or 
the purging of the military, but as he spoke, demonstrators outside 
the UN building enacted a dramatization of the Jesuit assassinations 
and demanded that the President investigate political murders in El 
Salvador. (26)

At a later press conference, the President emphasized the 
tremendous economic burden of reconstruction, explaining that 
$100-120 million will be needed to finance land transfers to ex-
combatants, but only $36 million has been received to date; the 
National Civil Police will cost $41 million for the next 2 years. 
Cristiani blamed the FMLN for "severe attacks against the economic 
infrastructure," requiring $1,800 million to repair; $300 million 
alone to restore the electrical generation capacity to its pre-war 
levels. (27)

Meanwhile in Washington, Minister of Planning Mirna Lievano 
attended the 47th annual meeting of the World Bank and the 
International Monetary Fund and criticized the slow delivery of 
foreign aid: "Unfortunately, we have only received a fraction of what 
was promised and this places the peace process in a difficult 
situation." The Minister admitted the government is having trouble 
meeting the goals of its economic adjustment program, because of 
"the new demands stemming from the peace accords." (28)


"The problem of purging the military is as important as ending the 
war." 
Ana Guadalupe Martinez (29)

"Confidentiality does not have a date." 
President Cristiani (30)

Following his speech at the UN, Cristiani received the Ad-Hoc 
report presented to him by two of the Commission's members, and 
almost immediately, unnamed diplomatic sources disclosed that 
the report recommends the discharge or transfer of seven generals 
and over 90 lower ranking officers. (31) At a later press conference, 
the President said he had not had time to analyze the report but 
declared that "adequate compliance will be given to its 
recommendations," and reiterated that it would be treated with the 
"strictest confidentiality." Asked if the military would comply, 
Cristiani replied that the army has supported the peace process 
since it was initiated in 1989: "I do not have any reason to doubt that 
this will always be the attitude of the institution." (32)

Upon his return to the country on September 24, Cristiani 
announced that during discussions with the UN Secretary General 
"it was decided" that the Ad-Hoc evaluation would be "handled 
exclusively" by the two leaders "to avoid politicization," adding that 
the Commission "has said there are only two copies." (33) According 
to the peace accords, the President has 60 days to implement the 
recommendations and any information divulged during that time, 
he insisted, is "completely false." (34) Cristiani claimed he had still 
not read the report and when asked if the results would be released 
after the implementation period, he replied, "Confidentiality does 
not have a date," and reiterated his trust in the Armed Forces' 
"faithful compliance." (35)


"If he does not comply ... he will be denying the whole peace and 
negotiation process." 
Ruben Zamora (36)

Even before he received the Ad-Hoc report, the opposition called on 
the President to fully implement its recommendations and release 
the names of those officers cited. Assembly Vice-President Ruben 
Zamora said the Commission had received information from reliable 
sources and stressed the President's "absolute obligation to comply 
with the evaluation." (37) Zamora asserted that the Attorney General 
should investigate all officers named and anyone who refuses to 
leave the institution should be "tried for insubordination." (38)

PDC Deputy Ludovico Samayoa called on the Armed Forces to abide 
by the report, saying, "We have all contributed [to the peace 
process]. They have to make sacrifices as well." (39) Celia Medrano of 
CDHES asserted that the victims and their families who suffered 
"persecution, assassination, capture, torture and violence ... at the 
very least have the right to publicly know the [commanders'] 
names." (40) She called on judicial authorities to prosecute officers 
mentioned in the report. (41)

The Ad-Hoc results "set a guideline of change for the end of 
militarism," noted Commander Jorge Melendez, but said the FMLN 
is "on alert" for possible repercussions: "We have to be attentive, we 
cannot fall asleep." (42) Francisco Jovel announced that "as a signer of 
the accords," the FMLN will demand a copy and expressed hope that 
the Armed Forces would have a "mature reaction." (43) Commander 
Damian Alegria called the report a "test for President Cristiani" and 
demanded that the results be provided to both COPAZ and the 
population. However, Eduardo Sancho, who returned from Cuba 
this week following his four month recovery from surgery, 
considered the President's decision to withhold the evaluation a 
"valid procedure," but "we will have to work so they comply ... we 
will be attentive to the results." (44)

Opposition political party representatives in COPAZ demanded a 
copy, insisting the peace commission has a role in verifying all 
aspects of the peace process. But ARENA Deputy Gloria Salguero 
Gross claimed the Ad-Hoc and Truth Commissions have "their own 
hierarchies" and COPAZ doesn't have the power to make demands. 
(45) Julio Gamero and Mario Valiente said that COPAZ should 
supervise the implementation of the Ad-Hoc recommendations, but 
after 60 days, to prevent it from being "used by the left." (46) 
However, Francisco Jovel disagreed: "We believe that since COPAZ is 
a supervisor of the accords, it is required that we supervise along 
the way and not after the fact." (47) 

"Adequate information must be given to the people," insisted Bishop 
Rosa Chavez, so the population knows the recommendations are 
being implemented and to avoid speculation. But he acknowledged 
that the report "will be the object of debate, the work is too 
complicated for everyone to be content." (48)

In Los Angeles, Ad-Hoc Commission member Eduardo Molino 
insisted that President Cristiani has "no other option" than to 
comply with the report. If not, "the Salvadoran people ... will accuse 
him of obstructing the peace process." Molina revealed that the 
Armed Forces has hidden abuses under a "false concept of loyalty" 
and "provided very little information to the Commission." (49)


"Many high ranking officers will have to say good-bye forever." 
Radio YSU Editorial (50)

"We are in a deplorable war of images where all the enemies of the 
Armed Forces ... are appearing." 
General Juan Orlando Zepeda (51)

If reports of over 100 high-level officers named in the Ad-Hoc 
evaluation are true, then it could imply difficulties for the Cristiani 
administration. According to the New York Times, the President 
direly needs the help of Defense Minister Gen. Rene Emilio Ponce 
and Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Mauricio Vargas (one of the 
government representatives in the peace negotiations) to convince 
the Armed Forces to accept the changes; reports that seven generals 
are named would mean the transfer or discharge of all active-duty 
generals currently in the army. Usually the principal spokespeople 
for the military, this week Ponce and Vargas were virtually absent 
from public view.

Vice-Minister of Defense General Juan Orlando Zepeda said it was 
"premature" to make any comment on the report but insisted: "The 
military officers who are affected should be allowed to know the 
reasons why they are being discharged or transferred, and evidence 
should be presented." (52) "If there have been deviations or 
violations," he contended, "they have been in the fulfillment of a 
Constitutional duty to defend the country." (53)

For his part, Col. Carlos Armando Aviles affirmed that the Armed 
Forces would honor the recommendations, because "the Ad-Hoc 
Commission is in the peace treaty," but added that "if it was not for 
the Armed Forces, we would have lost the Democracy." (54) Former 
Air Force Commander Gen. Rafael Bustillo, considered by human 
rights groups to be responsible for the bombing of civilian 
populations during the war, insisted: "I have been [a commander] 
and never tolerated abuses ... If because of this I am 'hard-line,' then I 
am 'hard-line.'" (55)
Interviewed this week, military historian Ret. Col. Mariano Castro 
Moran said the Ad-Hoc report will be of "great benefit" if the 
President complies. He acknowledged, however, that having a 
civilian commission evaluate the officer corps has been a "blow" and 
an "embarrassment," and said there is a "misunderstanding" within 
the Armed Forces: "a 'companero' is protected because he is from 
the institution, even if he is bad or has committed very large 
crimes." Castro Moran insisted that the reform of the army must not 
conclude with the purging process, but a "moral education" must be 
instilled in the ranks so that its members understand "why the State 
exists, what are the legitimate sources of power and why a 
government in uniform is unnatural and undemocratic." (56)

Besides the President's emphatic verbal support for the military this 
week and the approval of $11 million in US military aid (reportedly 
to be used to pay indemnities for departing officers), on September 
24 the private enterprise organization UDES honored Generals 
Ponce, Gilberto Rubio Rubio, Vargas and Zepeda with plaques of 
recognition for their "peace efforts." (57) The visit of US General 
George Joulwan on September 28, according to FMLN leader Jorge 
Schafik Handal, Jr., is another effort to say to the military, "They are 
not alone." Handal noted that the army is the sector "most affected" 
by the peace process right now and warned of instability in the 
institution with "a large portion" of its command hierarchy in 
question. (58)


"We should be satisfied, because the ideals for which we fought are 
becoming a reality." 
Leonel Gonzalez (59)

The demobilization of the second contingent of FMLN combatants 
took place over the course of four days this week, beginning on 
September 21 in 10 encampments and concluding on September 24 
in Perquin. According to ONUSAL, 1848 combatants turned in their 
weapons and received documentation certifying their "demobilized" 
status. (60) The main ceremony was held in the Aguacayo 
encampment in Guazapa where 424 mostly campesino combatants 
disarmed in the presence of high-level FMLN leaders and ONUSAL 
personnel. "In the history of the country," declared Commander 
Leonel Gonzalez, "Guazapa was the bastion of the popular struggle 
that was needed to transform and change the country." (61)

ONUSAL Military Division Director Gen. Victor Suanzes Pardo said 
the demobilization of the Belloso Battalion and the second FMLN 
contingent was a "good sign" for the peace process but added that 
the cease-fire will conclude if the "FMLN decides to end its military 
structure." Suanzes Pardo explained that the FMLN has not 
completed its arms inventory for "logistical reasons," however, he 
agrees with government minister Dr. Oscar Santamaria that the "UN 
still has its doubts." (62)

Later that day, FMLN leaders Francisco Jovel, Raul Hercules, Jorge 
Melendez and Leonel Gonzalez held a press conference and 
announced that future demobilizations would hinge on government 
compliance of 10 delayed accords, most notably the legalization of 
lands for ex-combatants and the civilian population but also the 
passage of legislation granting benefits to disabled combatants, 
providing security for FMLN members and guaranteeing free 
expression. "Our military structure will end as they comply with 
these accords," affirmed Gonzalez. (63)

Following an intense government publicity campaign" to show that 
the FMLN was not complying with the accords, a DIARIO LATINO 
columnist remarked that the demobilization had "taken the 
government by surprise." (64) President Cristiani, for his part, 
described the demobilization as "positive" but called on the FMLN to 
completely disarm by October 31, (65) while opposition deputies 
urged the government to provide ex- combatants with promised 
economic assistance: "These 'paquetazos' (across the board price 
increases), UNOC Deputy Felix Blanco declared, "aggravate the 
situation of demobilized combatants." (66)






"The only problem left is the transfer of land." 
President Cristiani (67)

"The land problem is the Gordian knot." 
Victor Valle (68)

The President insisted this week that the UN believes all 
prerequisites are present to comply with the October 31 cease-fire 
deadline. "The only problem is land," he asserted, "the FMLN keeps 
demanding more and more." (69) Nevertheless, eight months have 
expired since the peace process began and the government has yet to 
transfer a single parcel to ex-combatants or civilians in the ex-
conflictive zones.

COPAZ Agrarian Sub-Commission member Dr. Victor Valle 
expressed concern about the lack of progress, explaining that land is 
the "Gordian knot of the compliance of the accords, because it has to 
do with the fundamental root of our [country's] problem." (70) 
Deputy Gloria Salguero Gross blamed the difficulties on the scarcity 
of land and on "that famous and unreal inventory" of properties 
presented by the FMLN. (71) UDN leader Mario Aguinada Carranza 
warned of a "new crisis" if the issue is not settled by September 30 
and said the World Court ruling giving territory to Honduras 
"places difficulties on the process." The sub-committee members 
reported that the verification of properties would not be concluded 
until November, effectively preventing transfers until after the 
cease-fire deadline. (72)

When President Cristiani returned from New York on September 
24, he reported that the transfer of land was the second topic 
discussed with the UN Secretary General. He announced that the 
UN has set September 30 as the deadline to overcome the problem, 
but "to date the FMLN has not accepted the government proposal," 
(reportedly offering the civilian population parcels only half the size 
given to ex- combatants). A delegation of land experts from the FAO, 
World Bank and IMF are currently in the country preparing a 
report, which Marrack Goulding will bring with him next week: 
"We hope to have the issue resolved by September 30." (73)

Dagoberto Gutierrez of the FMLN called for an extension of the 
cease-fire deadline, explaining, "Not one millimeter has been given 
to combatants." He stressed that land is the "historic problem" and 
the Armed Forces has been the "structure that maintained this 
situation." (74)

Although the  September 16 UN evaluation of the re-calendarization 
of the accords has not been released yet, land is reportedly the 
central issue which will determine whether or not the international 
body calls on the FMLN to demobilize all its forces by October 31. If 
the government and FMLN reach an agreement on the criteria for 
transfers by September 30 and immediately afterwards a 
"substantial quantity" of properties are distributed, the Secretary 
General will recommend that the conditions are ripe for the 
complete disarming of the FMLN. If not, the Secretary General will 
advise the Security Council on how best to resolve the situation. (75)

This week there were advances in other crucial areas. The army 
demobilized the 580-man "Pipil" Battalion, and the Assembly 
amended the Military Service Law, definitively abolishing the public 
security and territorial control functions of the Armed Forces. 
Although the US Congress GAO warned that the PNC Academy 
could close in October because of "lack of funds and lack of 
government interest," Academy Director Dr. Bolanos said he did not 
know "what the confusion was about," insisting there were 
sufficient funds until the end of the year and announcing that the 
first cadets would be deployed to provide security in the ex-
conflictive zones next week. Meanwhile, the FMLN successfully 
concluded the collection of signatures for its inscription as a legal 
political party at a ceremony in the Plaza Civica Sunday September 
27 and will hold a march on September 30 to present the filled 
notebooks to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. (76)






"The Salvadoran people must learn who is responsible for causing 
our country to lose a good portion of its territory." 
Convergencia Democratica (77)

"The proof of corruption, please present it." 
Dr. Mauricio Gutierrez Castro (78)

In an interview this week, jurist and elder statesman Dr. Francisco 
Lima shed light on the World Court ruling and the reasons why El 
Salvador lost two thirds of the disputed border "bolsones" to 
Honduras. Lima served as a member of the Salvadoran legal team 
during the PDC administration, but resigned when ARENA won 
the presidential elections in 1989. In his resignation letter, Lima 
warned the President that Honduras had changed its strategy and 
precautions needed to be taken or there could be "serious 
consequences." He urged Cristiani to oppose the appointment by 
Honduras of a former World Court Secretary, Torres Bernandez, to 
their legal team, because he could exercise great influence over the 
judges; a protest was filed, but for unknown reasons was later 
withdrawn. Lima returned to the government legal team at the 
President's invitation in 1991 and according to one of the World 
Court judges "presented a brilliant and coherent defense" to retain 
Salvadoran control over the islands of Meanguera and Meanguerita. 
Lima, however, blamed the loss of the majority of the "bolsones" on 
Fidel Chavez Mena, who as Foreign Minister negotiated the 1980 
Peace Treaty with Honduras. Lima asserted that "no one knows" on 
what basis the borders were drawn up in the treaty and why the 
"bolsones" were left in dispute. The World Court ended up 
delineating the disputed zones according to the natural geographic 
borders, which "served to take away a large part of the territory." 
(79) 

Lima, who is an outspoken critic of corruption in the judicial 
system, responded forcefully to calls made last week by the Supreme 
Court President for the prosecution of Salvadoran government 
officials involved with the World Court litigation: "Mr. Gutierrez 
Castro wants to take revenge for my commentary on the very 
obvious corruption in the Supreme Court ... what he has done, and 
not even skillfully, is create a smoke screen, taking advantage of the 
unfavorable aspects of the International Court ruling." He 
challenged Gutierrez Castro to a television debate to "let the people 
decide" if there is corruption in the High Court. (80) 

Gerson Martinez said the FMLN supported Lima's "valiant proposal 
... If the Ad-Hoc Commission is helping to purge the Armed Forces, 
it is also necessary that civil society purge the administration of 
justice in our country." (81) The Supreme Court President 
demanded Dr. Lima present "proof of corruption" or face 
prosecution. Gutierrez Castro, however, declined the challenge to 
debate claiming his post prohibited his participation and saying he 
could not enter into open confrontation with "an older person." (82)

On September 22 Honduran Vice-Foreign Minister Jaime Guell 
announced that the Bi-National Commission will work with 
"concern and tact," to resolve problems in the "bolsones" by October 
2. (83) And this week Central American Parliament deputies met 
with COPAZ and FMLN leaders to discuss the situation of 
Salvadorans affected by the World Court ruling. Jorge Melendez 
explained that measures were needed to guarantee free transit and 
commerce and insisted a solution must be found to the Honduran 
Constitutional prohibition on the ownership of land within 40 km 
of the border by non-native residents. Although Honduran Deputy 
Lisandro Quezada promised a "political and fraternal" solution, on 
September 25 CODELUN leader Reynaldo Fuentes denounced that 
Honduran troops are tearing down fences and "causing terror" 
among seven thousand families in the border regions, Nahuaterique 
and Poloros. He warned that there could be a mass exodus, probably 
to Usulutn: "We are going to need to relocate people ... Cristiani 
will have to answer for this." (84) Honduran President Rafael Callejas 
will arrive on September 28 to meet with President Cristiani on the 
"bolsones" issue. (85)

Meanwhile, the mysterious "Frente Revolucionario Salvadoreno" 
(FRS) reappeared this week in a new communique vowing to 
"support, with our arms, any type of struggle that our companeros 
undertake in the border "bolsones" given to Honduras by a 
government that preaches a false nationalism." The FRS stated it 
would begin its struggle "against the ARENA party offices and 
houses of officials who gave part of our country to the Honduran 
government," adding, "Our units will sabotage houses of 
prostitution and discotheques as well as centers of corruption 
administered by Armed Forces officers and government officials." 
(86) 

"We hope these threats do not go beyond mere threats," declared 
Bishop Rosa Chavez in his Sunday Homily, "it is important that any 
attempt from the shadows to undo the peace process is neutralized." 
(87)

SOURCES: 1. TV 2, 9/24/92; 2. LA PRENSA GRAFICA, 9/24/92; 3. 
WASHINGTON POST, 9/20/92; 4. TV 12, 9/27/92; 5. TV 12, 9/21/92; 
6. TV 12, 9/22/92; 7. Radio Venceremos, 9/22/92; 8. Ibid, 9/23/92; 9. 
DIARIO DE HOY, 9/19/92; 10. Ibid., 9/21/92; 11. WASHINGTON 
POST, 9/20/92; 12. NEW YORK TIMES, 9/22/92; 13. DIARIO 
LATINO, 9/21/92; 14. Radio YSU, 9/21/92; 15. TV 12, 9/22/92; 16. 
DIARIO DE HOY, 9/21/92; 17. Ibid. 9/22/92; 18. Radio Venceremos, 
9/22/92; 19. TV 6, 9/22/92; 20. Ibid., 9/23/92; 21. Radio YSU, 
9/23/92; 22. DIARIO DE HOY, 9/24/92; 23. Radio YSU, 9/23/92; 24. 
DIARIO DE HOY, 9/24/92; 25. TV 6, 9/23/92; 26. TV 12, 9/23/92; 27. 
Radio YSU, 9/23/92;.; 28. EL MUNDO, 9/25/92; 29. WASHINGTON 
POST, 9/20/92; 30. TV 12, 9/24/92; 31. Radio YSU, 9/23/92; 32. Ibid.; 
33. TV 2, 9/24/92; 34. Radio YSU, 9/25/92; 35. TV 2, 9/24/92; 36. TV 
6, 9/22/92; 37. Ibid.; 38. Ibid.; 39. TV 12, 9/22/92; 40. Radio 
Notimundo, 9/23/92; 41. DIARIO LATINO, 9/23/92; 42. TV 12, 
9/22/92; 43. Radio Notimundo, 9/23/92; 44. TV 12, 9/26/92; 45. 
Ibid., 9/23/92; 46. TV 6, 9/24/92; 47. Ibid., 9/25/92; 48. Radio YSU, 
9/28/92; 49. Ibid., 9/26/92; 50. Ibid., 9/24/92; 51. EL MUNDO, 
9/24/92; 52. Ibid.; 53. TV 6, 9/23/92; 54. TV 12, 9/23/92; 55. Ibid., 
9/22/92; 56. Ibid., 9/24/92; 57. TV 2, 9/25/92; 58. Radio YSU, 
9/26/92; 59. Ibid., 9/22/92; 60. Ibid., 9/23/92; 61. TV 12, 9/21/92; 62. 
TV 6, 9/21/92; 63. Ibid.; 64. DIARIO LATINO, 9/22/92; 65. TV 6, 
9/21/92; 66. TV 12, 9/21/92; 67. LA PRENSA GRAFICA, 9/22/92; 68. 
TV 6, 9/23/92; 69. LA PRENSA GRAFICA, 9/22/92; 70. TV 6, 
9/23/92; 71. Ibid.; 72. TV 2, 9/23/92; 73. TV 6, 9/24/92; 74. Ibid.; 75. 
SALPRESS/DIARIO LATINO, 9/24/92; 76. TV 12, 9/23/92; 77. EL 
MUNDO, 9/25/92; 78. TV 12, 9/24/92; 79. Ibid., 9/23/92; 80. Ibid.; 
81. Radio YSFF, 9/23/92; 82. TV 12, 9/24/92; 83. Ibid., 9/22/92; 84. 
TV 6, 9/25/92; 85. Radio YSU, 9/28/92; 86. EL MUNDO, 9/25/92; 87. 
Notimundo, 9/28/92. 

Copyright  1992, El Rescate Human Rights Department. This report 
may be quoted and partially reprinted on condition that El Rescate 
be cited as the source.


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