Articles on the SOA [I apologize, but the links originally given no longer work, and an archive search failed to find the articles referenced.  A word to the wise: I learned some time ago (unfortunately, after this page was written) that if I really wanted to preserve a page for others to view, I needed to post it on one of my own 'sites, as sources sometimes purge old postings. --Daniel] A SERIES OF PIECES were written in October (1999) by Roberto Fabricio. An account of the vote in September preceded those. Here are links to those four articles. They are not all anti-SOA, but provide a balanced view of the institution for those who care about both sides of an issue. Personally, I think that the SOA defenders miss the point. Beyond the question of turning out dictators, assassins and thugs, is it appropriate for us to train police and soldiers, no matter how closely we may attempt hew to educational ethics, who return to repressive regimes in Latin America? We may not know that we are training psychopaths until after they kill priests and nuns, but we certainly know the sort of dictators from whom they get their marching orders. Here they be:       "Committee vote keeps School of the Americas open"       "School of the Americas under siege"       "Attacks and counterattacks"       "Opposition enjoying increasing popularity"