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Article: Truth-telling in Central America: cleaning out CIA files.(Guatemala and Honduras are among the Central American countries requesting information about Central Intelligence Agency activities in their countries)
- Article from:
- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- March 4, 1998
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I knelt at the bottom of the muddy pit, facing the three skeletons. Several residents of Tabil also knelt around the newly revealed cadavers, which had just been covered with flower petals and burning candles. A Mayan priest intoned prayers. A young woman swung a rusting tin can, sending off clouds of incense. Then Manuela Toj began to weep, and Rigoberto Perez, a Catholic priest, placed his arm around her shoulders. When the Mayan priest finished the ceremony, Perez led the group in reciting prayers. He asked Toj to pray, and she prayed in Quiche, the only language she understands. Perez then stood up and bid the group go in peace.
Tabil is an hour's drive ...
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