The World - News from Sept. 16, 1985
A human rights group accused the Reagan Administration of cynically crediting successive Guatemalan military regimes with “progress” on human rights and condemning their abuses only after they were ousted from office. In a 20-page report, Americas Watch said the Administration revised its assessments of ousted leaders so the new governments would be put in a more positive light in requests to Congress for military aid.
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