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Stories for January 30th 2001

  • Tuesday, January 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

    Emotional return for Argentine ex-soldier.

    In 1982 Silvio Katz was an innocent 19-year-old Argentine conscript who suddenly found himself pitched into a War which he could not understand. He was a member of ?Regimento Tablada' which offered support to other Argentine units in the Falklands as they waited for the British to arrive. Katz ended up at Goose Green but luckily survived a battle, which saw the deaths of 50 of his colleagues. ?We were not told where we were going when we left Buenos Aires and were horrified when we found ourselves in a battle zone totally unprepared for War' said Silvio.

  • Tuesday, January 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

    Emotivo retorno para un ex soldado argentino

    En 1982 Silvio Katz era un inocente conscripto argentino que de golpe se vio lanzado a una guerra que no podía entender. Era integrante del “Regimiento Tablada” el cual tenía como tarea ofrecer apoyo a otras unidades argentinas en las Falklands/Malvinas mientras esperaban la llegada de los británicos. Katz terminó en Ganso Verde pero afortunadamente sobrevivió una batalla en la cual vio morir a cincuenta de sus compañeros.

  • Tuesday, January 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

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  • Tuesday, January 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

    South Atlantic Hot News

  • Tuesday, January 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

    Davos and Porto Alegre

    While the leading world businessmen, bankers and some political figures met in Davos Switzerland for the annual economic forum to praise globalization and capitalism, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, thousands gathered rather chaotically to blast the rich leading nations, the wealthy in rich countries and the current economic structure that allows such a system to subsist.

  • Tuesday, January 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

    Defense to appeal Pinochet's house arrest.

    Defense lawyers of former military ruler General Augusto Pinochet will go to Court to try to block an order for his house arrest and indictment on murder and kidnap charges.Judge Juan Guzmán reissued the arrest order this week after it was thrown out earlier in January on a technicality.