#el-salvador

#el-salvador

Ifirst heard the expression "strategic incompetence" in El Salvador in December 1993. Along with my partner and two friends, I'd been recruited to do some electoral training there. We were working with the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, or FMLN, a coalition of leftist parties that had led a long-running guerrilla war against a series of US-backed autocratic governments. I'd visited El Salvador once before, during the 1989 elections, when armed troops were overseeing the voting.

Claudia Ortiz, 38, has become the most visible political figure in the opposition to Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. Her political capital is far from matching the president's propaganda machine and overwhelming popularity, but today she is the only leader in the country mentioned as a possible option for a possible post-Bukele era. The outlook, in any case, seems distant. Bukele maintains control over all three branches of government, including the Legislative Assembly, where Ortiz is a representative.

First came the mutual praise. "I want to just say hello to the people of El Salvador and say they have one hell of a president," Trump started.

In CECOT, inmates are expected to adhere to strict silence and order, but the module housing Venezuelan deportees operates under different rules.

"We are demanding that the administration bring back everyone from CECOT to the United States, release them ICE custody, return them to their homes and families and allow them their day in court."

A jury in El Salvador convicted three former military officers for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the civil war, sentencing them to 15 years.

The Trump administration's attempt to dismiss charges against MS-13 leader Arevalo-Chavez highlights potential political collusion with El Salvador's president, stirring controversy over foreign policy priorities.

The trip to Central America was filled with unforgettable experiences, but next time I'll focus more on relaxing after intense activities.

"We learned the stories of monsters, killers, satanic worship, human sacrifice, invaders to our land... Until they entered CECOT, they are a threat to America and El Salvador no more."

U.S. officials have made mistakes in the vetting process, as indicated in the case of Abrego Garcia, raising questions about the validity of alleged gang affiliations.