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  • Elliott, Judge Robert
    • Elliott led the l948 Democratic Convention "Georgia walkout protest" over the Democratic party's l948 civil rights platform. Major Joseph A. Blair's Letter concerning the 31 Citizens On Trial For Protesting the SOA15 January l998.
    • 1962, appointed to federal judgeship by John F. Kennedy.
    • A strident segregationist in the 1960s, Judge Elliott issued injunctions forbidding Dr. King's civil rights marches in his District. Ninety percent of Elliott's civil rights decisions during the 1960s were reversed by higher courts. SOA 25 Sentenced to 6 Months,ˇPresente! February/March 1998
    • The l988 Pulitzer Prize winning book by Taylor Branch titled Parting the Waters: America in the King Years l954-l963 devotes over l2 pages to the efforts Judge Robert Elliott made to stop King and his fellow peaceful demonstrators.Major Joseph A. Blair's Letter concerning the 31 Citizens On Trial For Protesting the SOA15 January l998.
    • In the 1970's, Judge Elliott set aside the My Lai mass murder conviction of Lt. Calley
    • The l983 July/Aug issue of The American Lawyer did a feature article assessing the 87-year-old Judge Elliott as the "worst" sitting federal judge in the United States. He continues to sit on the federal bench and continues to prevent American citizens from exercising their U.S. Constitutional rights. He has already sent two Catholic priests to federal prison. Army Captain Charles Litkey and Roy Bourgeois went to prison for l8 months for their first protest. The United States Supreme Court took the case before itself for decision. Charles Litkey received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Johnson in l968, and he is one of the American citizens who will once again face Judge Elliott. Major Joseph A. Blair's Letter concerning the 31 Citizens On Trial For Protesting the SOA15 January l998.
    • Three of the 25 SOA repeat protestors were sentenced to 6 months in prison and a $3,000 fine, the maximum penalty, on November 19, 1997. On January 20 and 21, 1998, the remaining 22 were tried by Federal Judge J. Robert Elliott. Judge Elliott sentenced each of the 22 defendants to 6 months in federal prison and a $3,000 fine. Meanwhile, the SOA graduates responsible for the massacre of thousands seem unlikely to spend a single day behind bars. SOA 25 Sentenced to 6 Months,ˇPresente! February/March 1998

  • Faundez Norambuena, *LTC Alfonso. Chile. 1969, Chilean Officer Orientation graduate, School of the Americas. Faundez was active in the Villa Grimaldi concentration camp in which nearly 4,500 prisoners were held.

  • Fernandez Larios, 1LT Armando. Chile.
    • 1970, Combat Arms Orientation graduate, U. S. Army School of the Americas.
    • 1973, second in command to General Sergio Arellano Stark, whose "caravan of death" tour of northern cities in 1973 resulted in dozens of summary executions.
    • 1974, one of two DINA agents charged with assassinating General Carlos Prats González, who was defense minister under the regime Augusto Pinochet overthrew. Prats and his wife were killed by a car bomb in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    • 1976, involved in the assassination in Washington, D. C. of Orlando Letelier, Chile's foreign minister under the Allende government. Letelier was also murdered by a car bomb.
    • 1979, indicted by U.S. grand jury for involvement in the Letelier assassination.
    "Notorious Chilean School of the Americas Graduates", Vicky Imerman and Heather Dean, researchers, School of the Americas Watch

  • Flores Arana, "Don Fausto", Mayor Hugo. Guatemala. Identified by witness known to Jennifer Harbury, June 25, 1998, as member of Jaguar Avengers death squad.
  • Francois, Joseph Michel. Military police chief who led coup in Haiti that ousted elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1991. Francois ran U. S. trained counter-narcotics unit. March 7, 1997, Miami court indicts Francois for arranging to smuggle 33 tons of cocaine and heroin into the U. S. over 9 years. Robert Parry, "Lost History: 'Project X' and School of Assassins. The Consortium (a paid subscriber service)

  • Garcia, General Jose. El Salvador. School of the Americas Notorious Graduate. Linked to the 1984 rape and murder of four U. S. churchwomen, two of whom wer Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke. Now living well in Palm Coast, Florida. Father Roy Bourgeois Gets Peace Award

  • Garcia de Paz, Carlos Ramiro, Guatemalan Congressman. Sept. 27, 1987, Central American CIA agent, Randy Capister, the Guatemala military (G-2) and myself, seized over 2,404 kilos of cocaine from a Guatemalan Congressman, Carlos Ramiro Garcia de Paz and the Medellin cartel (biggest cocaine seizure in Central America and top five ever). However, several individuals were murdered and raped on said operation. CIA agent and myself saw the individuals being interrogated. The Congressman was never arrested or charged; the case directly implicated the Guatemalan Government in drug trafficking, however Garcia still has his US visa and continues to travel at his pleasure into the US. Written Statement for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 27, 1998 of Celerino Castillo III (DEA, Retired), author of Powderburns: Cocaine, Contras and the Drug War
  • Gerard, Tom, former CIA employee, 1994. School of the Americas Notorious Graduate, 1969. 1982, Established, protected, and participated in the activities of the rightist death squad "MAS". Nov 22, 1994 dismissed from command in an effort by President Semper to root out corruption and drug trafficking among the Colombian Armed forces. Guest Speaker, SOA, 1988.
  • Gomes Guillermo, "Don Rolando" and "Laco", Mayor Alberto. Guatemala. Identified by witness known to Jennifer Harbury, June 25, 1998, as member of Jaguar Avengers death squad.
  • Gramajo, GEN Hector (Guatemala). Written Statement for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 27, 1998 of Celerino Castillo III (DEA, Retired), author of Powderburns: Cocaine, Contras and the Drug War
  • Gregg, Donald P.,
    • hired by George Bush Aug 1982 as principal adviser for national security affairs. In late 1984, Gregg introduced Oliver North to Felix Rodriguez,Two days after his January 1985 meeting, Rodriguez went to El Salvador and made arrangements to set up his base of operations at Ilopango air base. On Nov. 01, 1984, the FBI arrested Rodriguez's partner, Gerard Latchinian and convicted him of smuggling $10.3 million in cocaine into the U.S. On Jan. 18, 1985, Rodriguez allegedly met with money-launderer Ramon Milan-Rodriguez, who had moved $1.5 billion for the Medellin cartel. Milan testified before a Senate Investigation on the Contras' drug smuggling, that before this 1985 meeting, he had granted Felix Rodriguez's request and given $10 million from the cocaine for the Contras. Written Statement for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 27, 1998 of Celerino Castillo III (DEA, Retired), author of Powderburns: Cocaine, Contras and the Drug War
    • In the wake of the Hasenfus debacle, Donald Gregg, National Security Advisor to Vice President George Bush, tried to distance himself from the activities of his old friend Felix Rodriguez. When Oliver North was assigned to the National Security Council in 1981, Gregg was the head of the NSC's Intelligence Directorate.Contra-Crack Guide: Reading between the lines," in The Consortium (paid internet service)

    • Guerrero Barrios, Colonel Julian.
      • School of Americas class of 1981. Major, Commando Operations. Charged with "violence gainst the people" for leadership in torture and massacre of over a dozen young men in Jalisco, Mexico. Congressman Kennedy's call for closure of the SOA, Jan 12, 1998
      • "[S]ix officers received GAFE counterdrug training provided by the Department of Defense in the United States pursuant to 1004 National Defense Authorization Act for [fiscal year] 1991, as amended," Newberry wrote. The six officers included Lt. Col. Julian Guerrero Barrios, who allegedly headed the torture operation. "None of the 28 military personnel involved in this case received training in or from the United States through IMET [International Military Education and Training] or the School of the Americas," Newberry noted. "The 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, provides GAFE training in the United States. In response to this incident the 7th SFG (A) immediately initiated a thorough review of their training..." Apr 22, 1998 letter from Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support Robert Newberry to US Congress member Rep. Esteban Torres (D-CA) regarding "an alleged human rights incident that occurred in Zapopan, Guadalajara in December 1997." in which a unit of the Air-Mobile Special Forces Group (GAFE) has been accused of the torture of 29 youths and the torture death of one in San Juan de Ocotan in the western state of Jalisco, the capital of which is Guadalajara. Source: "US Admits Training Mexican Death Squad, "Weekly News Update on the Americas, #440, 7/5/98, published by Nicaragua Solidarity Network of NY * 339 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012 * 212-674-9499 fax: 212-674-9139 * or email. This material came from PeaceNet, a non-profit progressive networking service. For more information, send a message to Peacenet


    • Guerrero Paz, GEN Manuel Jaime (Colombia). School of the Americas Notorious Honoree. 1982, soldiers under his command tortured four prisoners, one of whom died of injuries. 1988, personally issued orders for arrest of 10 union leaders, who were released two weeks later without charge. 1988, SOA Hall of Fame.
    • Gutierrez Isaza , GEN Marino (Colombia). School of the Americas Notorious Graduate. 1973. 1982 Implicated in the disappearance and death of Gustavo Albeiro Munoz Hurtado. Nov 22, 1994 dismissed from command in an effort by President Semper to root out corruption and drug trafficking among the Colombian Armed forces. Guest Instructor, SOA, 1985-96.
    • Guzman Rodriquez, GEN Hernan Jose (Colombia).