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...sends these thousands to Washington; it's not just anger at the South African backed UNITA rebels, who fight to topple the Angolan government; it's not just sympathy with the people of Nicaragua, who endure the contra war; it's not just solidarity with the people of El Salvador, whose "democratic" government pursues a reign of terror against them. It's not just empathy, anger, sympathy, and solidarity which brings people to Washington, but it's an even more striking moral issue--responsibility...
David Grosser, a member of the Cambridge-El Salvador Sister City Project, testified that he and Susan Freireich would join a group leaving Thursday to seek the release of 11 villagers who have been arrested by Salvadoran police. Grosser said the council's endorsement would "ensure our safety on this trip" and lend force to their requests...
...independent organization called the U.S. Office on Human Rights in El Salvador reported that a government force of 500 descended on the village in helicopters on April...
Vellucci further observed that Cambridge is legally liable for the fate of persons it designates as envoys, and said the city could open itself to a suit if the Americans met any harm in El Salvador...
During its upcoming, five-day trip, Freireich said the group will seek meetings with President Jose Napoleon Duarte, American Ambassador Edwin Corr and El Salvadoran military leaders. Members also plan to visit the village, gather testimony about the attack and report it at a press conference in San Salvador...