The Empire Files — Season 1, Episode 12: The US School That Trains Dictators & Death Squads

Episode synopsis

On November 22, thousands gathered at the gates of Fort Benning, GA at the 25th annual protest of the School of the Americas to memorialize the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives at the hands of the U.S. Empire’s brutally repressive juntas it used to rule Latin America by force. The dictators and death squad leaders, who committed acts of genocide, were trained within the gates of Fort Benning, at the School of the Americas – otherwise known as the “School of Assassins.”

About The Empire Files

From inside history's biggest empire, host Abby Martin records a world shaped by war & inequality, and explores the U.S. Empire, its rise to world hegemony and its impact on people and the planet.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Rise of History's Biggest Empire
• E29/11 and the Belligerent Empire
• E3Tortured & Enslaved: Enter the World's Biggest Prison
• E4War, Propaganda & the Enemy Within
• E5Butchery, Slavery & History of Revolt
• E6America's Unofficial Religion: The War on an Idea
• E7The Empire's Election Extravaganza
• E8The Censored Reality of the Refugee Crisis
• E9The Distortion & Death Behind Israel/Palestine Coverage
• E10Palestine's Rebellion, Israel's Fascism
• E11Thanksgiving to 'Redskins' - Dispelling American Myths That Hide Native Genocide
• E13Bush Military Official: The Empire's Ship is Sinking