President Obama, Close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC!

As President of the United States of America, Barack Obama can issue an executive order to close down the School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC) and change oppressive foreign policy. With the recent SOA graduate-led coup in Honduras and the agreement with Colombia to allow the U.S. to use seven of their military bases, we are especially aware of the importance to take action.

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Dear President Obama, The School of the Americas (renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation) is part of the conventional thinking that military repression is a solution to social and political problems. The existence of the SOA/ WHINSEC is part of a larger failure in U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America, which continues to be illustrated with the SOA graduate-led coup in Honduras and the recent agreement to allow the U.S. military to use seven bases in Colombia. It is a symbol of oppression and U.S. domination for most Latin Americans and should be shut down without delay. I am urging you to issue an executive order to close down the School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC) Respectfully,

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