But while the peasant 's casualties could be absorbed by their inexhaustible numbers , the same was not true for the invaders .
Sometimes the guerrilleros tortured their numerous prisoners , which in turn generated retaliations upon the civilians , in an endless spiral of violence .
While the peasant 's casualties could be absorbed by their inexhaustible numbers , the same was not true for the invaders .
Sometimes the guerrilleros tortured their numerous prisoners , which in turn generated retaliations upon the civilians , in an endless spiral of violence .