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  • Known as "Blowtorch Bob" for his torture techniques, D'Aubuisson's most high-profile victim was Bishop Óscar Romero, who was assassinated after speaking out about human rights abuses in El Salvador.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Josh Horwitz 2011

  • “Thompson to Blowtorch,” he said into the microphone on his shirt cuff.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • “Thompson to Blowtorch,” he said into the microphone on his shirt cuff.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Blowtorch neurons solder circuits, deeply embedded in the intensity of their creation.

    Prelude to a Love Story Bradley Hook 2011

  • Mauricio Funes, the FMLN candidate for President of El Salvador, has put an end to twenty years of rule by the ARENA party, founded by the infamous Roberto D'Aubisson, a death squad leader and School of the Americas graduate whose nickname, "Blowtorch Bob," referred to his favourite torture device.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • Blowtorch Sacto, 10 days over 110 degrees in August 68, and we had no AC.

    Worry list « Teachergoesbacktoschool's Blog 2009

  • Barbecue/Blowtorch: Barbecue puts out the fires that Blowtorch starts.

    Who Joe! How did these guys get in here? 2009

  • I am more prone to go with the pyro Blowtorch here.

    Who Joe! How did these guys get in here? 2009

  • Holbrooke is a force of nature; still, he could wind up like Robert (Blowtorch Bob) Komer in Vietnam in the late 1960s — brilliant, capable and too late.

    Obama’s Vietnam 2009

  • -- Blowtorch wants to make indie movies that are cool with the college kids.

    Coffee Break: Nov. 17 2007

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