Scott & Jon Lee Anderson – Inside the League (1986)

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Inside
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Anderson, Scott.
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L WorlAndt i-CommunLiesatg ue2..A nti-communist
movementIs.A. n dersJoonn,L ee.I IT.i tle.
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AuthorNsote ix
Preface xiii
AcknowledgmaenndDt iss kancowledgmenxtisx
�rtl 3
Parltl 119
AppendiTxh:e L eaguLei st 275
AcronyLmi st 286
No�s 289
Index 311
IN CONSIDERINTGH E WORLD ANTI-COMMU­
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NISTL EAGUE HAV EE NTEREAD WORLD OF
IDEOLOGICAFLA NATICISRMA,C IALISIMG,N O­
RANCEA ND FEARW HICHI SA LMOSTB EYOND
THEC OMPREHENSIOONF THEA VERAGAMEE R­
ICAN.. .Y OU.R SUBJECMTA TTERI SA COLLEC­
TION OF ORIENTALF ASCISTMSI,L ITARISTS,
RIGHTW ING TERRORISWTHSO PUTB OMBS IN
CIVILIAAINR CRAFDTE,A TH SQUADASS,S ASSINS,
CRIMINALASN D MANY PEOPLEW HO ARE AS
MUCH OPPOSEDTO DEMOCRACYA ST HEYA RE
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COMMUNISM. ARE IN SOME DANGER
YOURSELF.
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i.AUTHORflSO'TE
Thisb ooki sa boustp ecific apnedoo prlgea nizatthiaohtna sv eb e­
longteodt heW orlAdn ti-CommuLneiasgetu.I tm ayb ep resumed
thaatl mle mberosft heL eaguseh arae s troanngt i-commsuenni­st
timent,b ut diote snn'etc essafroillltyoh wa t tshheayra e c ommon
stratienga yc tiunpgo nt hisse ntimNeontta. l Lle agumee mberasr e
Naziosr d eatshq ualde adesrosm;ea rer espteacblien,fl uenctoina­l
servatiinvt ehse irre specntaitvieo Tnhse.y w ilnlo doubbetd is­
mayedt ofi ndt hemseldviessc usisnec don juncwtiitohon u tright
thugst,e rrorainsdct rsi,m inNaelvse.r theilte sisssi, t au aotfit ohne ir
own choosing.
No Leagumee mbecra nc laiimg onranocfet hed arski doef the
WorldA nti-CommuLneiasugte :in t hep asdte cade, investigators,
newspapeevresLn,e agmueem bers themhsaevpleuv belsi ecxlpyo sed
somoef i tsse amiaesrp ecAlttsh.o ugh it insceoenmcse itvoau bsl e
th.att he bfiodneac onservaintviovlevsie ndt heL eagduoen ot know
aboutth eu nsavobrayc kgrooufns do meo ft hefierl lmoewm bers,
withoeuvti detnoct eh ec ontrwaery m ustgi vteh emt heb eneofift
thed oubt aasncdr itbheea isro sciatwiiotnht heL eaguteon aivete
rathethra tno aonr ientasthiaornwe idt ht heiinrf aomusa ssoecisa.t
Ifno thienlgs pee,r hatphsib so okw ilcla usmea instrceoanms erva­
tivetsob em ores elecatbiovuewt h ot hecyh ootsoea lltyh emselves
Witihn t hef uutre.
InI nstihdLeee agwuee ,d isocrugsaisnz atioonns sic xo ntinents with
histodartiieinsngs omcea setsot he1 920so rb efoIrnet .h ei nterest
ofb revaintdry e adabiwlei htayv,ea voideelda boraotni snogm e
tsstuheaastr s eu bjeocfdt esb aitne socmier c(lseusca hse xactly when
x
ano ragnizatwiaosnf oundewdh,a to theorra gnizatiito ng rew out
ofa,n ds oo n)a ndt hacta no nlsye rvteof urthcero mplicaanat le­
readcyo mplseuxb jeIcntt h.es amev eino,n eo rganizaitsoi fotne n
knownu ndear v arieotfyn ames(t hIer oGnu ardt,h eL egionary
MovemenMti,s carLeeag ion7a Grairaddee F ert,h eL egiono ft he
ArchanMgieclh aeolri) ss pelilnea d n umbeorfw ays( UstasUhsa­,
tashUis,t ascUhsat,a sIen)t .h escea sewse, h avec hosetnh en ame
ands pelliinmn ogs cto mmonu sagweh illee avitnhgeo thesrp ellings
inp lacinec itseodu rcIenas d.d ittioot nh imsa,n yA sianna mecsa n
be translini dtiefrfaetweradey nstW. h erevpeors siwbelh ea,v wer it­
tent heniarm eass t hesye etm op reerfw,i tthh er esutlhtat th eliars t
nameosc casioanpaplelayr btehfeofiirrres n ta mes.
Thibso okc annoptr esutmoeb ea definitwiovreko nt hei nter­
natioanlalli aonfct ehsee xtrermieg hotro nt heh istoorfuy n con­
ventiownaaralfr eW.e havee xamintehdeW orlAdn ti-Communist
Leaguaen dp lacsepde cfioacluo sn i tb ecauiste t ihseo neo rganiza­
tioinnw hicrhe preentsatiovfe sv ittualrliyg hetv-eweryix ntgr emist
movemetnhta hta sp ractuincceodn ventionaalr tewo ab reff oaurned .
TheL eaguiest heo nec onstiannt th inse therwowrhledt;h er looking
atC roattiearnr orNiosrtwse,g inaeno -NaJzaipsa7n weasrec riminals,
orA mericualnt ra-riygohutw iislfitlns d,t hemh ere.
Ift hibso ogki vecosm foorrrt h etoraimcmauln ittioot nh ef alre ft,
it uinsi ntentTihoinsba olo.k i sn ota na ttaocnka nyr escpteable
conservpaotliivtemi ocvaelm enTto.t hec ontramruyc,ho fo urm ost
importinafnotr matciaomnef rocmo nserviantdiivvei daunadol rsg a­
nizatiwohnosw erea ppalblyet dh ein clusioofn whtahte vyi ew as
fasceilsetm enutnsd etrh em antloefa nti-comsmmu.In tis houbled
unnecestsoas rtya tthea tth ea veracgoen servahtaisav sme u chi n
commonw itha manl ikReo berDt'Ao u buissoroa nn o rganization
likteh eM exicaTn e coass t hea veralgieb eralw idtohCe asr ltohse
Jackoarlt heI talRieadnB riagde.
To expotshee WoArnltdi -CommuLneiasgtui esn ott ob e" soft
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onc ommuni.s7mIfa nythisnugc,ah n e ndeavsohro ulads sitshte
anti-commcuanuissseti, n tchee w orsats peocftt heL eaguiest haitt
maliglnesg itiomragtaean tiizoannsdl ibae llesg itimate capuoslei.t ical
Feww ouladr guteh aRto mania,i nfsotarn clea,n guiusnhdeesar
rigciodm munidsitc tatoorrst hhiaRpto maniadness ertvobe e f reed
xi
fromt hirse pressWiitohnt .h asta imda7n ym ayq uestwihoent her
thicsa usiesb esrte presebnytm eedn w ho7e arliinel ri7 fs ekinned
alive five-cyheialrd-roelnd.
PREFACE
Thek nocokn t hed ooorf r oom6 04o ft heH oteIls tmacnaimael ate
atn ighttwod ayasf toenreo ft hae uthohrasdc onductthee"d L obo77
7
interviWehwe.n t hae uthaonrs weriethde w asc onfronbtyet dh ree
7
youngm enw earing windbtrheepa iksetroscl;o snc eailnet dh eir
· pockewtesr aei meadth isst omach.
"Goode vening/7l etahdseeairir fld ashian bga dgaen dp ushing
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pas"tF7m f romI nterIph oalv.oe r detrocs h ectkh es tatouffs o re-ign
erisn H onduars.77 .
' Thoet hetrw os ecrpeotil cgeu ardtehded ooars t hel eadreurm ­
magetdh routghhea uthopra7pse arnsd c lothes.
"Soh owi sy ouwri fe'?h7ea7 s ked.
"Fine.77
"Shen7osts ick'?77
"No.77
TheH onduraonffi cesrt rhatiegneudp andg rinne"dA.r ey ou
aure?"
Whenh eh eartdh ek nockt,h ea uthhoard p lactehden otebook
containintgh ed etaoiflts h e" Loboi"n terview unsdoemrnee ath
newspapneorwst ;h ein terrocgraotsostreo t dh e desk,t hlreoaufgeh d
then ewspapaenrdfs o,u ntdh ne oteboIonke.x plichaed bildyno,'p te n
Jt.
"Aryeo up lannitnolg e avHeo ndurtaosm orrowh'?ea7 s7k ecda s­
ually.
Thea gent wablakcetkdo h itsw oc omradtehse,tn u rne"dY.o u
wriutnet vielr lya taetn ighdto,n 'yto u?M aybei ti sn ott heb est
thintgod o."
xiv
Whent heyw ereg onet,h ea uthor retthrei" eLvoebdon "o tes.
Placian gc alWla sthoi ngtDo.nC,,h. er eatdh em iant taopr ee corder,
thetno rteh emi ntloi tptileec aensd fl ushetdh emd ownt het oilet.
Byt hem ornintgh,e rwea sn oe videinncH eo ndurtahsa tth ei nter­
viewh adt akepnl ace.
Severdaalyl sa teLri,e uteYnaannetz c,h ieft hoeHf o miciDdiev i­
sioonft heN atioInnavle stigAadtmiionniss tr(aDtNiIoh)no, u seddi ­
rectalcyr o&sosm t heH oteIls tmanaidam,i thteeh da ds entth aeg ents
tor oom6 04".I s awl igahntd h earndo isIefI. h adk nowni tw as
youI,w ouldnh'atv beo theedr."
A weekl ataeg ru,e asttt heH otells tmadniisaa ppeTahreeb do.d y
ofP rofesSsaolrv aDdioardz eV!a llwea sf ounidn t het runokfh is
catrh en exdta yh,i hse afdu lolfb ullTehtes . DNdIe niceodm plicity.
Thea uthloerft th ec ountTrhye.s toroyf" Loboc"o ulbdet old.
Thec oauthvoirs'tisotT egucigaclappaio,tf at lh eC entrAamle ri­
cann atioofnH ondurwaass, Mianr c1h 983I.t w asa ta t imweh en
theR eagaAnd ministrhaatdbi eognu tnop oumri litaanryde conomic
aiidn ttoh ec ountproyr,t raiytia nsag b ulwaorfkd emocratic stabil­
itiyn c ontrtaots hteb loocdhya otsh aatffl icttehder esotft hre egion.
Whenq uestioanbeodut th ea pproipartioofnms o neya ndm ateriel,
thej oimnitl iteaxreyr ciisnte hse H ondurcaonu ntrysainddet ,h e
hordoef military wahdovh iasdie nrusn daTteegdu cigaanldtp aak en
upa ltlh eb eshto terlo omst,h eA dministrhaatdoi nolnty o p ointto
Honduratsh'rsen ee ighbortsh-elt eof tSiasntd inriesgtiaim neN ica­
ragutao,t hev iciocuisvw ila ri nE IS alvadaonrdt, o t hef estering
guerrwialrli anG uatemalad-rtiovh eo met hen eetdo k eeHpo n­
durapse aceafnudls afe.
Butt herwea s sometehlisonecg c urriinHn og ndurJauss.at s in
GuatemaalnadE IS alvadpoero,p wleer dei sappearing. Rumors were
circulatthiadnteg a th squads, bsyat nhcegt oivoenrendm ehnatd,
beeens tabliIsth ewda.ss t oart yh ahta dn otb eewni delrye ported
ando net habto tthh eH onduraannd A mericgaonv ernmenwtesr e
denying.
"Thes o-cal'ldeids appeoanrees"d/ G enerGauls tavo Alvarez
Martineczh,i oeffs taofff t heH onduraarnm yh,a ds ai"da,r per ob­
abloyff i nC ubao rN icaratgruaai niinnt ge rrortioss umb vetrth e
Fathenrdl.a"
Thea uthhoard gonTee gtuoc igtaol pfiaon ud t rteshatelo rAny .
xv
agenitnD NI'pso liticalh addia vdimsiitottneh dee xisteonfHc oen ­
duradne atshq uaadnsd h adp romisteoad r ranagnie n tervwiietwh
oneo ft heliera ders.
uBuitt c ant aktei me",J"o rghea"dc autiounle'dhl.al v teo a ssure
himt hayto ua reo kaya,n dw e'lhla vet oa rranag sea fmee eting
place."
Int hfeo llowwienegk tsh,ep lannifnotgrh cel andesitnitneerv iew
seemehdo pelebsosggleyd d ownT.h ec ontahcatdt roublloec ating
thed eatshq ualde adwehrejn h ed idt,h em anw ass uspicTihoeuns .
therwee ret hem atteorfcs o nfidentiaanldoi fta yr rangtihnetg i me
andp lacfeo rt hem eetingW.h ate nsuewda sa volloefyc ryptic
messagleesfa tth oterlce eptidoens kasn dp romisoefps o sitdiev­e
velopmeunstoso n."
Onee venintgh,ea uthhoar da rrangteomd e etu Jorgien"t he
coffseheo po ft heH oteIls tmanWihae.n u Jorgaer"r ivheedw ,a s
accompanbiyae t dh ifna,i r-hHaoinrdeudr adno ctionrh ilsa ttew en­
tiess,t idlrle ssienhd i hso spiatwahli teTsh.e"d octsoarit n t hes eat
acrofsrso tmh aeu thaonrd g avaet hinne,r vogursi Intw. a su Lobo/'
a doctaotrt heN ationHaols piitanTl e gucigbayld paay a, s ecret
membeorf t heA nti-CommuCnoimsbta Atr my( ELAa)t n ighItt.
wast hefi rsatc knowledgbmyea n pta rticitphaadntet a tshq uads
existienHd o nduras.
ulwta sf ormeidn1 97b9y e ightyo-ffiu vse/t 'h deo cteoxrp lained,
"mainglrya dusattued einntt sh el awp,h armacolposgyyc,h ology,
engineeranidnm ge,d icfaalc ulattit ehseN ationUanli versWiet y.
wantetdod ot het hintghsep oliccoeu ldlne'gta dlol.y"
Sincieti sn cepttihoeEn L,A h adg rowtno b etwetehnr aened f our
hundrmeedm berTsh.ei ra ctiornasn gefdr omd isrupgtaitnhge rings
ofl eftuinsitv ersstiutdye nttos se,n dianngo nymowuasr nintgots h e
politicoaplp osittiomo unr,d er.
"Firwseti nvestaingadft oel laos wu speTchte.nw ee ithkeird nap
htmo rl eavaena nonymowuasr ning.
"Itfh es uspehcete dosu rw arninagL,o"b oc"o ntinuuweedl ,e ave
:hiamlo naeft ecro nfirmihnigsr ehialbitaItfih oend .o esnr'etf orm,
We machine-hgiumWn.e 'veel iminsaitxetdpe eeonp sloef arm,o stly
labourn ioniasntdus n iverpsriotfye sasloclro sn,fi rmMeadr xists."
Thed octtohre onf ferat eodu orft hEeL A'csl andescteimneet ery.
"We'allr ranigtIej' hlalv et oc leiatwr i tthh eo thers."
"Lobob"e cammeo ree xtrovearntdle,od s isnogm eo fh icsa ution,