"Government Lies" radio episode
Media
Title
"Government Lies" radio episode
Description
An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin regarding the federal government withholding information tied to "anti-communist" regimes in central America that led to deaths, such as the death of Jennifer Harbury’s husband, Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, who disappeared in Guatemala in the late 1990s. AuCoin describes how Harbury, a lawyer, sought information about her husband's death, discovering he was captured, held, and tortured to death by the Guatemalan military after being presumed dead. AuCoin brings up the CIA sponsored coup d'état that toppled Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz in 1954. AuCoin also discusses the death of Benjamin Linder, an American engineer from Portland who was killed in Nicaragua by one of many "anti-communist" fascist regimes funded by the U.S. government. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in 2002.
Creator
AuCoin, Les
Date Created
2002
Is Part Of
Jefferson Public Radio
Extent
1 audio file (2 min., 39 sec.)
Identifier
PUA_MS147_JPR_050
Rights
This recording is provided here for research purposes with the permission of Les AuCoin and Jefferson Public Radio. All rights reserved.
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Source
Pacific University Archives
Format
MP3