Walter ‘Musa’ Antonio Alvarez and the Price of a Dead Archbishop
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 ·
El Salvador
Roberto D'Aubuisson and the Rebel Radio Tape
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 ·
Secretary Haig predicted Galtieri's fall as CIA tracked coup plotters
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 ·