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The Guatemalan Military Project

The Guatemalan Military Project

Schirmer, Jennifer

Winner of the 1999 PIOOM Human Rights Award The Guatemalan Military Project is a remarkable achievement. As any journalist or diplomat who has spent time in Guatemala will attest, no group is more difficult to penetrate than the Guatemalan armed. ...

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Winner of the 1999 PIOOM Human Rights Award The Guatemalan Military Project is a remarkable achievement. As any journalist or diplomat who has spent time in Guatemala will attest, no group is more difficult to penetrate than the Guatemalan armed.

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