Faces of war

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Documentary video about the Salvadoran Civil War. Addresses United States support for the Salvadoran government, which committed acts of violence against the Salvadoran citizens in the course of it...

Documentary video about the Salvadoran Civil War. Addresses United States support for the Salvadoran government, which committed acts of violence against the Salvadoran citizens in the course of its war against the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front. Asks whether El Salvador is "another Vietnam" for the United States. Tells the stories of Salvadoran citizens and American peace workers who have been harassed, beaten, or killed by members of the Salvadoran military. Also discusses US support for the contras in Nicaragua; in both cases the United States supported anti-communist rebel groups that were accused of committing acts of violence against their country's citizens.

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