Argentine leader takes own path

[Judi Lynn]

Nov. 13, 2005, 1:07AM

Argentine leader takes own path
Kirchner adopts the popular leftist stand of opposing free trade but isn't seen as anti-U.S.
By JOHN OTIS
Copyright 200 Copyright South America Bureau

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - Argentine President Nestor Kirchner distrusts Washington, delights in badmouthing the International Monetary Fund and recently helped derail U.S. efforts to forge a free-trade pact for the Americas.
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Kirchner, who hosted the Summit of the Americas earlier this month, is one of a handful of left-leaning presidents recently elected in Latin America.
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In the 2 1/2 years since Kirchner took office, he has helped guide the nation back from its worst economic crisis, which struck in late 2001 when the peso collapsed, in more than a century. The economy has expanded for 30 consecutive months and is expected to post 8 percent growth this year.

The president also has won praise for opening the door to a new round of trials for military men accused of human rights abuses during Argentina's Dirty War between 1976 and 1983.
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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/world/3457119
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For any DU'er who hasn't heard, Kircher was held and tortured as a prisoner by Argentina's "Dirty War" military junta which was heavily supported and assisted by Henry Kissinger.

KISSINGER TO THE ARGENTINE GENERALS IN 1976:

"IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE, YOU SHOULD DO THEM QUICKLY"

Newly declassified document shows Secretary of State
gave strong support early on to the military junta

While military dictatorship committed massive human rights abuses in 1976,
Secretary Kissinger advised: "you should get back quickly to normal procedures."

National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 133
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http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB133/index.htm

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Document 1: Telcon with Latin America aide Henry Schlaudeman, 30 June 1976

In this brief conversation, Henry Kissinger berates his aide after learning that the State Department's Latin America bureau has issued a demarche to the Argentine military junta for escalating death squad operations, disappearances and reports of torture following the coup in March 1976. The demarche was recommended by Ambassador Robert Hill and conveyed by him to Foreign Minister Guzzetti on May 27. A similar message was given to the Argentine ambassador in Washington D.C. by one of Schlaudeman's deputies, Hewson Ryan. But the demarche appears to contradict a message that Kissinger has personally given to Guzzetti during a private meeting in Santiago on June 10; to act "as quickly as possible" to repress leftist forces in Argentina. Now Kissinger demands to know "in what way is it compatible with my policy." He tells Schlaudeman: "I want to know who did this and consider having him transferred."
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The Kissinger State Department Telcons

TELCONS SHOW KISSINGER OPPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS DIPLOMACY;
SECRETARY OF STATE TAPPED OWN PHONE CALLS

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB135/

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Kirchner initiated the change which produced the nullification of amnesty of the Dirty War officials, whom had been given a reprieve by _Bush family's friend, the previous Argentinian President Carlos Menem (impeached on corruption and illegal arms sales).

Before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Argentina:
Repeal of the Amnesty Laws
Testimony of Alex Arriaga
Director, Government Relations
Amnesty International, USA
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
"The Fight Against Impunity in Argentina"
Introduction
On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus concerning efforts to overturn Argentina's amnesty laws.

From its earliest days Amnesty International has been at the forefront of efforts to stop human rights violations, documenting and denouncing State actions resulting in the disappearance, torture, or murder of innocent civilians. Argentina is a case in point.

The period from 1976 to 1983, known as Argentina's "Dirty War", resulted in the death or disappearance of thousands of people. Argentine organizations estimate that the figure could be as high as fifteen to thirty thousand people. The magnitude of this tragedy was made worse, in Amnesty International's opinion, by the decision of Argentina's first post-junta civilian government to extend an amnesty to all military personal believed to have participated in these crimes against humanity.

Now, twenty years later, the government of President Nestor Kirchner is bringing hope to the hundreds of thousands of Argentines who lost loved ones, or suffered torture, or never knew the fate of family members who disappeared during the darkest days of the dirty war.
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http://lantos.house.gov/HoR/CA12/Human+Rights+Caucus/Briefing+Testimonies/Testimony+of+Alex+Arriaga.htm

[flyarm]

1. thank you for posting this..please read" globalization" by palast

greg palast tells how the world bank screwed argentina as well and then jeb made the deal for enron to basically buy argentinas oil for pennys to the dollar!!

it is a must read..as i see it as the practice run for what they *'es are doing to the usa now..to destroy the middle class..build their army with our kids..and break the backs of the middle class and destroy the poor..thats why they protested * when he was there...see the argentinans know full well who was responsible for the demise of the working class in argentina...


thanks again for your research!!

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[Judi Lynn]

3. Just scanned it, am going to read it closely.

It's just great. Has so much info. which we've been hearing about, and much more:

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Thanks. You're a big help. :hi: :thumbsup: