Six Jesuits were murdered by soldiers, but a 1989 cable shows Washington’s priority was guarding against leaks to protect the Salvadoran military from the truth.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Senior officers orchestrated the 1989 slaughter of Jesuits and two women, using new uniforms to mask their identities—a fact the CIA recorded while a key name remains blacked out.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Six priests and two women were slaughtered in their beds while U.S. investigators tracked the blood trail, leaving the true chain of command in the shadows for decades.
By Theo Marchetti ·
A secret cable kept hidden for decades describes how a death squad leader gambled on who would execute a priest, while the US Embassy watched from the sidelines.
By Theo Marchetti ·
Activists supporting the Salvadoran people were branded terrorists to silence dissent, a campaign that stayed hidden until FOIA requests forced a GAO audit in 1990.
By Miriam Adler ·
A secret cable from 1981 naming a killer stayed out of the public eye while the man who ordered the hit on Archbishop Romero climbed into the halls of power
By Theo Marchetti ·
A 1981 intelligence cable shows the US monitoring a rebel broadcast to track the murder of Archbishop Romero, while the killers remained protected by a wall of silence.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Kept under "Secret; Eyes Only" markings, these records show US officials betting on the collapse of the Argentine junta while managing Margaret Thatcher's aggression.
By Desmond Okafor ·