The Monbar Hotel attack was carried out by the GAL, a state sponsored death squad, on 25 September 1985 in Bayonne, France.
The Interior Ministry is accused of sponsoring death squads in police or paramilitary uniforms.
The past two weeks saw a spate of allegedly paramilitary killings, notably that of a human-rights activist in Medellin, Jesus Maria Valle Jaramillo, who had accused the army and politicians of sponsoring death squads.
Mr Duterte was mayor of Davao for two decades, during which time he earned a reputation for harshly suppressing crime and was accused of sponsoring death squads.
From sponsoring death squads in Latin America, to the DEA undertaking Special Forces-style missions in Afghanistan, to the old fashioned method of making eligibility for US foreign aid and preferred trade status based on cooperation with drug eradication and interdiction activities, the War on Drugs has consistently functioned as an arm of US military and economic hegemony.
In the 1980s, the PSOE government sponsored death squads that killed dozens.
Of course, the US and its friends have carried out covert assassinations and sponsored death squads for many years.
Cynicism is growing, even among many who until recently refused to believe that agencies of their Government could ever have sponsored death squads or tolerated drug smuggling or other crimes.
With that behind him, he will race at next month's Tour of California with the Ouch cycling team, a domestic squad sponsored by Landis's doctor, Brett Kay.
"The cameras is here but nothing has changed," said Jay Monster, who coaches the R.B.K. team, a Harlem squad sponsored by Reebok.
