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2011-09-13 Caribbean-Latin America

Hardliner wins Guatemalan presidential election 1st round

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Posted by badanov 2011-09-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Nobel Peace Prize winner and literary fraud

Isn't it always that way?

General Otto Pérez Molina, who headed the Guatemalan Army intelligence unit through the turbulent years of the early 1980s

I seem to remember 1980s Guatemala as being often tooooo turbulent. While I appreciate the public's desire for peace and security, the question begs itself: has this guy been properly vetted?

Posted by Pollyandrew 2011-09-13 18:01|| 2011-09-13 18:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Doesn't matter if he is "vetted" or not.

If Guatemalan election law is like Mexican election, Perez Molina could have emerged from a death camp covered in blood with newspaper headlines screaming "Murderer!!", but as long as he doesn't talk about it, no one else can either.

Posted by badanov 2011-09-13 21:09|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2011-09-13 21:09|| Front Page Top

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