Rep. Joe Moakley (D-MA), who has worked for a decade to close the Army's School of the Americas, said yesterday that the Pentagon's congressionally mandated decision to rename and refocus it may amount to little more than a "cosmetic change for the infamous military school." In a statement, Moakley noted the "fanfare" over the school's closing, which was announced by the Army Dec. 12. However, in its official announcement, the service did not mention that a new "Western Hemisphere Institute...
