1972: US-Backed Dictator Stroessner Continues Genocide of Aché Indians in Paraguay
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Stroessner's genocide: "The Paraguayan E p i s c o p a l C o n f e r e n c e , i n a p r e s s communiqu; on 29 June 1 9 7 2 , e x p l a i n s t h e h i g h d e a t h f i g u r e by t h e f a c t t h a t t h e new c a p t i v e s were b r o u g h t t o t h e R e s e r v a t i o n i n A p r i l . when a n i n f l uenza epidemic w a s a l r e a d y r a g i n g t h e r e . 2 7 ) Taking a large number of forest Indians there at this time , without providing for their health requirements , was indirect mass murder."

Source: , Münzel, p. 56
2015: US Resumes Arms Sales to Bahrain Four Years After Civilian Massacres
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"U.S. Resuming Arms Sales to Bahrain’s Military

Ban had been in place since Bahrain cracked down on protesters in 2011 during Arab Spring uprisings

By Felicia Schwartz June 29, 2015 7:05 pm ET

WASHINGTON—The U.S. is lifting restrictions on military aid to Bahrain despite ongoing human rights concerns, the State Department said Monday."

" In 1996, Bahrain became the headquarters for the USN’s 5th Fleet, and it is today one of the most important USN bases in the world, home to thousands of US personnel."

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