CH ST 1A Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Mark Danner, Elliott Abrams, Armed Helicopter
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You do not have to write an essay, bullet points will be fine. Article/text title: the massacre at el mozote pgs. What key terms does the article use: amnesty international report, greentree cable, elliott abrams (assistant secretary of state for human rights and humanitarian affairs, thomas enders (assistant secretary of state for inter-american affairs) This section of the book talks about washington"s version of the el mozote incident. Washington received the report from todd greentree after his visit and they slanted it to their benefit. Greentree wrote that he had not attained concrete evidence that something had occurred, largely due to an uncooperative salvadoran army, but that the people and atmosphere gave off a feeling that something bad had indeed occurred. Washington claimed that it was not possible to prove or disprove that something indeed occurred at el. Mozote and then would try shifting the possible blame towards the guerillas.