Different name, same curriculum.

• Position: On the Line - School of the Americans renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation - Brief Article

Columbus, Georgia

Nearly 8,000 activists converged on Columbus, Georgia, on November 17 and 18 to protest the existence of the U.S. Army's Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. Once called the School of the Americas, the Army's renamed institution, located at Fort Benning, is now, according to the U.S. Army, focused on security and democracy issues.

Members of SOA Watch say they are not fooled by the change of name. "How do...