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The Massacre at El Mozote
Title: The Massacre at El Mozote
Category: Literature / English
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The Massacre at El Mozote
On December 10, 1981 the people of a small Salvadoran town, El Mozote, were detained without resistance by the Atlacatl Battalion, which was a U.S trained army. On the following day, December 11, after spending the night locked in their homes, they were deliberately and systematically executed in groups. First, the men were tortured and executed, then the women were executed and, lastly, the children. This operation, known as operative de tierra arrasada, was a scorched-earth operation.
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tragedies of that fateful day at El Mozote. The government was impartial to what really happened because of the United States’ support for the Atlacatl. Overall, the government was wrong and many innocent victims died because of their stupidity. The government should no longer support their allies when human rights are being violated. The massacre at El Mozote occurred due to the stupidity and ignorance of United States government and can no longer be denied.
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