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Louisiana1976 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-26-09 03:43 PM
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Colombia jails death squad general over massacre
A Colombian court has sentenced a former general to 40 years in jail for his role in the killing of dozens of civilians by right-wing death squads.

Jaime Humberto Uscategui's sentence is the longest ever for an army officer in Colombia.

The court was told the general had knowingly let far-right paramilitary death squads use his army base.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8380025.stm
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