Wednesday, June 24, 2009

El Salvador: Ghosts at the Polls

By Don North
June 24, 2009

“If they kill me, I shall arise again in the Salvadoran people,” said Archbishop Oscar Romero 29 years ago, just two weeks before he was gunned down by a sniper while saying mass.

Read on.

2 comments:

Tim Knight said...

A moving, timely and insightful piece written by a journalist who cares so deeply about other people's freedom that he's dedicated his life to following the sound of the guns and filming the awful results of colonialism and savage capitalism vs the people.

Rebekah said...

We're filming a documentary on the lasting effects of the civil war violence in El Salvador, continuing cycles of poverty, and future impact of the FMLN's recent victory with Funes's election. If you're interested, the production blog has more information about the project at www.returntoelsalvador.com.