After seeing this film, it seems to me that the solution is not to close the school of the Americas, but to change it. It is presently a powerful tool, able to build up powerful leaders. That’s a good thing! (Partly!)But isn’t there any way to revamp the curiculum to teach virtue and democracy to the students instead of violence, torture, and murder? If $30 million dollars goes into it, they can’t make an excuse that they don’t have the funds to make it an awesome school to learn virtuous methods of leadership.
The activist priest Father Roy Bourgeois campaigns to close the U.S. Army School of the AmericasFATHER ROY follows the fight against the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) from the gates of Fort Benning to the halls of congress. Susan Sarandon narrates this revealing account of the controversial Father Roy Bourgeois and his struggles against the SOA. A Vietnam vet, former missionary and leading grassroots activist, Father Roy’s interest in human rights was spurred by the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador. He focused his aim on the SOA when it was revealed that those responsible for Romero’s death—and hundreds of other atrocities across the region—had trained at the school. According to one congressman, the SOA has “the nefarious distinction of being the place in the United States where the worst human rights abusers in the Western Hemisphere come to learn military tactics”—tactics that many claimed included the use of torture. FATHER ROY shows how one person, risking his own life and freedom, can ultimately use the system to make a difference.  Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins
Release Year: 2008 Duration: 55 min Availability:
Related: History, International, Politics, Religion & Spirituality, ITVS, PBS FATHER ROY follows the fight against the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) from the gates of Fort Benning to the halls of congress. Susan Sarandon narrates this revealing account of the controversial Father Roy Bourgeois and his struggles against the SOA. A Vietnam vet, former missionary and leading grassroots activist, Father Roy’s interest in human rights was spurred by the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador. He focused his aim on the SOA when it was revealed that those responsible for Romero’s death—and hundreds of other atrocities across the region—had trained at the school. According to one congressman, the SOA has “the nefarious distinction of being the place in the United States where the worst human rights abusers in the Western Hemisphere come to learn military tactics”—tactics that many claimed included the use of torture. FATHER ROY shows how one person, risking his own life and freedom, can ultimately use the system to make a difference. Report a Technical Issue If you're having any difficulties viewing the film or have any playback-related technical questions, contact us using our general feedback page.
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Posted 06/28/09 by Marna
Rampage, once a priest is ordained he is a priest forever. That is the teaching of the Catholic church. That said, what is the half-truth in this film? Where are the lies? As I see it, there is too much evidence against the school. Just this morning I read that a coup has taken place in Honduras against the nation’s democratically elected President, Manuel Zelaya. The coup is led by Romeo Vasquez, yet another graduate of the School of the Americas. Posted 06/28/09 by Marna
Rampage, once a priest is ordained he is a priest forever. That is the teaching of the Catholic church. That said, what is half-truth? What then is the complete truth? What are the lies? As I see it, there is too much evidence against the school to be dismissed. Just this morning I read of a coup in Honduras against the democratically elected president of that nation, Manuel Zelaya. This coup was led by Romeo Vasquez, a graduate of the School of the Americas. I believe it is you that is full of BS. |
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