Argentina: “Mothers on the March Again in Argentina—Into Scandal”

Sunday, June 19th 2011 - 09:47 UTC

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The Wall Street Journal in an article credited to Matt Moffett, tells the story of how the respected human rights group, Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and close ally of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner are embroiled in a controversy over misused funds. Read full article

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stick up your junta
They eventually helped to galvanize opposition to the brutal dictatorship, which was found to have kidnapped and killed between 10,000 and 30,000 people.

With a little help from HM armed forces
Jun 19th, 2011 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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RA9212
You're an idiot. Argentina does not need to thank the English or her amed forces for anything. As was usual at the time, leaders in the US and the UK (when it was a country that actually mattered) chose to look the other way so long as the country did not go communist during the cold war.
Jun 19th, 2011 - 12:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Artillero601
@2 US did not look the other way .... we got trained by them in jungle warfare, counter terrorism, etc, etc. Escuela de las Americas in Panama, established by the Americans , run by Argentine Military. By the 80's the PRN (Proceso de Reconstruccion Nacional) should of called for elections already ..... it lasted too long .

Now Stick, in my opinion the conflict of 82 gave the last blow to the PRN...
Jun 19th, 2011 - 01:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
You're an idiot

Praise indeed one cell,so we should of intervened early? we may well of done if your people had some balls like the Egyptians and co,instead of getting on the streets and cheering the Junta when they invaded the Falklands,and whats with the English shit,who was it kicked your sorry arses off of Tumbledown
Jun 19th, 2011 - 02:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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zethe
“chose to look the other way so long as the country did not go communist during the cold war”

So it was our supposed job to sort out your country?
Jun 19th, 2011 - 02:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Artillero601
@4 since you mentioned Tumbledown, that's where 2nd Lt Oscar “el sapo” Silva lost his life, a guy that I knew personally, an awesome human being with a very sad ending ..... RIP
Jun 19th, 2011 - 04:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
I think perhaps one should be careful and not give the impression that you defend the corrupted one’s,
It’s not the little people who are to blame, as work hard for what they believe in,
Once again it’s the corrupt bxds at the top who rob and steal, but it’s the little guy that gets it, while the others hide like cowards spending other people’s money.
Just a thought..
Jun 19th, 2011 - 04:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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xbarilox
@ 7 They don't give the impression, they actually ARE defending the corrupt ones.
Jun 20th, 2011 - 12:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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