Worldview; 01 Latin American Countries Drop out of U.S. Military Training; 02 Sikh Holy Book Turns 300
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- Worldview
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- 02 Sikh Holy Book Turns 300
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- WBEZ
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- WBEZ (Chicago, Illinois)
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- cpb-aacip/50-54xgxk1q
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- Full episode The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the School of the Americas trains Latin American soldiers. We'll speak to a critic who blames the Fort Benning-based camp for destabilizing Central and South America. Plus, this year marks the 300th anniversary of the Sikh holy book. Jerome talks to the former president of the Sikh Religious Society of Chicago about the challenges that Sikhism faces in the 21st century.
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- 01 Eric LeCompte National Coordinator, School of Americas Watch The School of the Americas (SOA), in 2001 renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, is a combat training school for Latin American soldiers located at Fort Benning, Georgia. SOA was established in Panama in 1946. In the 1980s, it was booted out under the terms of the Panama Canal Treaty. Former Panamanian President Jorge Illueca once called SOA the biggest base for destabilization in Latin America. The SOA, frequently dubbed the School of Assassins, has left a trail of blood and suffering in every country where its graduates have returned.
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- 02 Balwant Hansra former president of the Sikh Religious Society of Chicago Sikhism is the youngest of the major world religions. It originates from the Punjab area of India. Adherents worship one god and follow the teachings of ten gurus. Many Westerners mistake Sikhs for Muslims because they wear turbans, but Sikh men do not cut their hair or beards. This year, the Sikh holy book, known as the Guru Granth Sahib, turns 300. It includes the divine writings of the gurus and other holy leaders. Balwant Hansra is the former president of the Sikh Religious Society of Chicago. He moved to the United States in the late 50s, when only a handful of Sikhs lived in the Chicago area. Hansra explained what its like to practice Sikhism in Americathen and nowand told me more about the history of the Guru Granth.
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Distributor: WBEZ
Producing Organization: WBEZ
Production Unit: Worldview
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Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ-FM) and Vocalo.org
Identifier: 50304 (WBEZ)
Format: Data CD: CD-R
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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- Chicago: “Worldview; 01 Latin American Countries Drop out of U.S. Military Training; 02 Sikh Holy Book Turns 300,” WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 2, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-54xgxk1q.
- MLA: “Worldview; 01 Latin American Countries Drop out of U.S. Military Training; 02 Sikh Holy Book Turns 300.” WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 2, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-54xgxk1q>.
- APA: Worldview; 01 Latin American Countries Drop out of U.S. Military Training; 02 Sikh Holy Book Turns 300. Boston, MA: WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-54xgxk1q