Sentence examples of "scorched earth" in English
The man that Guatemalan human rights organizations charge with responsibility for these acts is Efraín Ríos Montt, ruler of Guatemala during the "scorched earth" campaign of the early 1980's.
Человек, которого организации по защите прав человека в Гватемале обвиняют в совершении этих действий, это Ефрэйн Риос Монтт, правитель Гватемалы в течение кампании "выжженой земли" в начале 80-х гг.
In Guatemala, the central government - controlled by a oligarchy of European decent - was waging a scorched Earth campaign against an indigenous rebellion, and I saw an image that reflected the history of Latin America: conquest through a combination of the Bible and the sword.
В Гватемале центральное правительство, контролируемое европейскими олигархами, проводило ожесточённую кампанию против восстания аборигенов. И я видел картину, которая отражала историю Латинской Америки: завоевание с помощью Библии и меча.
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