What do we know about Central America, and how do we know it? / Allan Nairn ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.

Allan Nairn, a freelance journalist working in Central America since 1980, describes the violence of the military in both Guatemala and El Salvador, the role of the United States in supporting these government death squads, the limits of U.S. media in this regard, and his faith in the American publics’ abhorance of such activities.|WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CENTRAL AMERICA, AND HOW DO WE KNOW IT? / Allan Nairn. SERIES: Steppin’ out of babylon| no. 49 Ongoing public affairs program which features interviews with people from the world’s political, social and economic hot spots. CONTENT: Allan Nairn, a freelance journalist working in Central America since 1980, describes the violence of the military in both Guatemala and El Salvador, the role of the United States in supporting these government death squads, the limits of U.S. media in this regard, and his faith in the American publics abhorance of such activities. RECORDED: 1989.