Stories about the School of the Americas

Like so many other human rigths violations in El Salvador, the assassination of Archbishop Romero 25 years ago is tied to US Army School of the Americas graduates. The movement to close the School has grown to include all kinds of people, from college students to clergy to former military. And few such movements have had their efforts so well-documented on film. A selection of documentaries that trace the history of the movement around the School of the Americas are offered here.

Convictions: Prisoners of Conscience (2004)	View Film Clip
Convictions: Prisoners of Conscience is the newest film by veteran SOA Watch producer Robert Richter. It highlights the human side of those who crossed the line in November, 2003 to protest the Pentagon sponsored School of the Americas during the annual Demonstration and Vigil outside the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia. Order online or by phone at 1-800-258-5838.
S.O.A.: Guns and Greed (2000)
Since its founding in 1946, the U.S. Army School of Americas (SOA) at Fort Benning, Georgia, has trained more than 60,000 Latin American soldiers in commando tactics, psychological warfare and military intelligence. Rarely seen footage in this documentary shows how the combat-ready SOA graduates use their guns to protect the greed of large corporations and world financial institutions. Order online or by phone at 1-800-258-5838.
Crossing The Line (1999)
Crossing the Line onto Fort Benning property meant possible arrest and imprisonment for thousands of students, church people, former military and activists, marching against the SOA in the largest nonviolent protest since the Vietnam War days. Order online or by phone at 1-800-258-5838.
School of Assassins (1995)
With more than 10,000 copies in circulation, the best-selling Oscar-nominated documentary brought the story to tens of thousands of citizens. Rarely seen footage focuses on the U.S. Army School of the Americas, whose graduates are some of the worst known human rights violators in the hemisphere, responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people. Order online or by phone at 1-800-258-5838.

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