Sentence:  The dispatches [...] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military <WSD>trained</WSD> by westerners. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise with discipline.