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Malvinas Families Commission founder resigns: he was Army spy (1981/1983)
Hector Cisneros has resigned as president of the Malvinas Families Commission three days after it was revealed by a Buenos Aires newspaper (“Critica”) that he had worked for Argentine military intelligence during the last dictatorship (1976/1983). Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesNot sure where these comments come from but most (by no means all) graves are unmarked due to a refusal by the Argentine Government to co-operate on identification Most remain sadly unidentified. Back when the remains were interred it was the Argentine Government that refused repatriation of remains, it had everything to do with politics and nothing whatsoever to do with the wishes of the bereaved.
Mar 29th, 2010 - 11:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0Everything to do with politics and nothing to do with the wishes of the people .... now there's a surprise !
Mar 29th, 2010 - 11:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0.........“it was the Argentine Government that refused repatriation of remains”.....
Mar 29th, 2010 - 12:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0- Repstriation means to bring something from one country to another. Malvinas is not another country! Part of Argentina. They rest in peace in the soil they fought for, the argentine soil.
Poor deluded Jorgelito. If it Argentine soil they are buried in, why is there no Argentine flag flying at the cemetery?
Mar 29th, 2010 - 01:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As usual, Jorge is deluded. Jorge, in a “normal” country it is most often the case that, dependants are asked if they wish their beloved to be returned home. This has nothing to do with politics or otherwise, only a humanistic question presents itself in line with the depandants views and wishes ie. and eg. If a wife wishes that her husband be buried in a cemetary in her home town then, this wish, if possible, wil be respected. Our government never ever gave the dependants this option querido!!! On the other side, this option DID present itself but, as far as I am aware, the requests were that, they be buried with full military honours on the land they defended. Before you start to rant and rave, you only need to travel to Europe (again eg) and see the commonwealth cemetaries and the axis cemetaries to understand human compassion and reverance from all sides.
Mar 29th, 2010 - 02:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And Jorge, before you trot on, it was the British Navy that brought the lads back home to ports like Puerto Madryn. Whilst you were still soiling your nappies lad, the authorities made sure that the “survivors” could only disembark late in the evening or, in the very hours of the morning so that la poblacion could not see them, and welcome them home.
Mar 29th, 2010 - 02:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0When remains have been recovered subsequently, the British have always given the option of repatriation or the cemetery at Goose Green. When this has been exercised it has always been conducted with due reverence and respect, sadly it seems some just don't seem to understand that.
Mar 29th, 2010 - 04:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What is telling Jorge, is that you have no thought or compassion for the bereaved only the opportunity to take a cheap shot.
......“Poor deluded Jorgelito. If it Argentine soil they are buried in, why is there no Argentine flag flying at the cemetery?”......
Mar 30th, 2010 - 05:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0- Because of the arrogance of the british.
......“As usual, Jorge is deluded. Jorge, in a “normal” country it is most often the case that, dependants are asked if they wish their beloved to be returned home. This has nothing to do with politics or otherwise, only a humanistic question presents itself in line with the depandants views and wishes ie. and eg. If a wife wishes that her husband be buried in a cemetary in her home town then, this wish, if possible, wil be respected.”......
- I'm not delude. Families have that right to decide where the soldiers are buried. That desn't mean you have to use the word “repatriation”.
Besides, did you ask the families what they think about this???
Delude???? That one is you!
......“Our government never ever gave the dependants this option querido!!!”.....
- Our government or our dictatorship??? Can you differenciate them???
.....”Before you start to rant and rave, you only need to travel to Europe (again eg) and see the commonwealth cemetaries and the axis cemetaries to understand human compassion and reverance from all sides.“......
- I don't think so man!
.....”And Jorge, before you trot on, it was the British Navy that brought the lads back home to ports like Puerto Madryn. Whilst you were still soiling your nappies lad, the authorities made sure that the “survivors” could only disembark late in the evening or, in the very hours of the morning so that la poblacion could not see them, and welcome them home.“.....
- That's story is very well known Mr. knows-everything!
....”What is telling Jorge, is that you have no thought or compassion for the bereaved only the opportunity to take a cheap shot.“.....
- Again, did you ask the families what they think about this???
If they want to bring the remains, that's fine, but they don't want to.
In any case that wouldn't be ”repatriation”.
Jorge, I'll assist you with your english .... repatriation means “ .. the act of returning to the country of origin .... ”
Apr 05th, 2010 - 02:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0Now as these remains were on British soil and as they came from Argentine soil it would seem to foolow that 'repatriation' is indeed the correct word ... comprende ?
9. LOL
Apr 05th, 2010 - 08:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0............... forever on a foreign field ...............
Apr 05th, 2010 - 11:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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