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Head of the English department at the University of San Cristobal in Peru and a national leader of the Shining Path guerrilla movement. |
Roberto was the head of the English department at the University of San Cristobal in Ayacucho, Peru. He was also a member of the national leadership of Shining Path (El Sendero Luminoso).1
Roberto invited Ari Ben-Menashe to his home, where he explained the Shining Path ideas for Peru after they took over, including a free market based on a kibbutz-like commune and Inca culture. He also confessed that Abimael Guzman Reynoso, the movement's founder, was alive, despite rumors of his death.1
Roberto facilitated Ari Ben-Menashe meeting with Abimael Guzman Reynoso and acted as a liaison for the purchase of rare minerals for Israel nuclear program. He also requested hair lotion from Ari Ben-Menashe as a personal favor. Roberto was aware of the military's surveillance and the dangers involved in Ari Ben-Menashe activities.1
Footnotes
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015). ↩︎