tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post3500415841893929253..comments2024-02-12T05:40:49.379-07:00Comments on The Cynical Pharmacist: PBS POV | Granito: How to Nail a DictatorJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-42325872209160017752013-10-02T19:16:14.761-07:002013-10-02T19:16:14.761-07:00A federal jury convicted a former Guatemalan army ...A federal jury convicted a former Guatemalan army lieutenant Tuesday of immigration fraud, finding that he obtained U.S. citizenship in 2008 by concealing his role in the massacre of 250 men, women and children during Guatemala’s civil war three decades ago.<br /><br />Earlier this year, a Guatemalan court found the country’s former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt guilty of genocide for masterminding Jason DeVillainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-51050172726152306952013-08-28T13:59:46.783-07:002013-08-28T13:59:46.783-07:00Three judges who sentenced former Guatemalan dicta...Three judges who sentenced former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt to 80 years behind bars will be granted protection by the government, according to <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/08/07/judges-montts-case/2630091/" rel="nofollow">USA Today</a>.<br /><br />The commission says Guatemala's Center for Justice and International Law requested the protection. The Jason DeVillainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-81209218599109106202013-08-28T13:57:19.374-07:002013-08-28T13:57:19.374-07:00Democracy Now! - Ríos Montt Genocide Verdict Annul...Democracy Now! - <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/23/ros_montt_genocide_verdict_annulled_but" rel="nofollow">Ríos Montt Genocide Verdict Annulled, But Activists Ensure US-Backed Crimes Will Never Be Forgotten</a>Jason DeVillainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-70253852267902969282013-07-19T14:44:21.046-07:002013-07-19T14:44:21.046-07:00Conviction of Genocidal Dictator Efrain Rios Montt...<a href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/05/conviction-dictator-efrain-rios-montt-overturned" rel="nofollow">Conviction of Genocidal Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Overturned by Guatemala's Highest Court</a><br /><br />Like I've said before, the instigators and leaders behind these episodes of genocide almost are never held responsible for the crimes against humanity. The enablers are Jason DeVillainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-32330904192809557962013-05-11T20:14:17.666-07:002013-05-11T20:14:17.666-07:00And it only took them 30 years to bring him to jus...And it only took them 30 years to bring him to justice, at 86 years of age and near death anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-87432518656111335812013-05-10T17:51:39.100-07:002013-05-10T17:51:39.100-07:00Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was f...Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of the genocide of more than 1,700 indigenous Ixil Mayans during his 1982-83 rule. A three-judge panel issued the verdict Friday, one day after the conclusion of the trial. The court sentenced the 86-year-old Rios Montt to 80 years in prison. The trial marked the first time a head of state was tried for genocide by his country's Jason DeVillainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-91011079672800165392013-01-28T19:27:17.212-07:002013-01-28T19:27:17.212-07:00Guatemala: Ríos Montt Trial a Milestone for Justic...Guatemala: Ríos Montt Trial a Milestone for Justice. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/28/guatemala-rios-montt-trial-milestone-justice" rel="nofollow">Former Head of State Charged With Genocide</a>Jason DeVillainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-83000477051341943312012-06-29T13:09:22.411-07:002012-06-29T13:09:22.411-07:00I think this must be around the third or fourth ti...I think this must be around the third or fourth time I've posted a blog about war and/or genocide.<br /><br />And if you'll notice, there's always one thing that <i>every single sinister regime</i> has in common - other people who foolishly enable the leaders to commit their horrendous crimes.<br /><br />In this case, I'm talking about the front line soldiers, the ones actually Jason DeVillainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com