"Dirty war" officer charged with genocide: what about Kissinger?

[theresistance]

A former Argentine naval officer has been charged for his role in Argentina's "dirty war" against "leftists" between 1976 and 1983. Adolfo Scilingo has admitted to doing away 30 people himself and 1500 - 2000 people "disappeared" from his base alone. Up to 30 000 may have been massacred in total. See: http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=130411614&p=y3x4yz3zx&n=130412374

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A former Argentinian navy officer went on trial in Madrid today on charges of genocide, torture and terrorism committed during his country’s “dirty war” more than two decades ago.

He is the first person tried in Spain for crimes against humanity committed in another nation.

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In Argentina, he was one of the first officers to come forward and openly admit such atrocities were committed under the junta’s brutal 1976-83 crackdown of left wingers..Officially, more than 13,000 people disappeared during Argentina’s crackdown on dissidents.

Some human rights groups claim there were as many as 30,000 victims.

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Now see Henry Kissinger's support for the Argentine junta's "massive human rights abuses": http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB104/index.htm

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KISSINGER TO ARGENTINES ON DIRTY WAR:
"THE QUICKER YOU SUCCEED THE BETTER"

Newly declassified documents show Secretary of State
gave green light to junta, Contradict official line that
Argentines "heard only what wanted to hear."

While military dictatorship committed massive
human rights abuses in 1976, Kissinger advised
"If you can finish before Congress gets back, the better."

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Let's bring to justice Henry Kissinger as well.

[democracyindanger]

1. There are lots of countries Kissinger can't go to

because there's a chance he would be arrested.

[imenja]

2. Spain must top the list

Since they have a legal provision that allows them to try someone for crimes committed in any country on the globe providing a Spanish citizen was the victim.

[democracyindanger]

3. Yep

And there were a whole lotta Spanish citizens in South America during the 70s. They covered it in that doc that came out a year or two ago about Kissinger. I forgot what it was called.

[theresistance]

4. There was talk about Spain investigating US commanders

over the Iraq invasion, but nothing came of it. See: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9BCF7F35-73FF-446C-90ED-B01B7818F770.htm

Belgium tried the same thing: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2987903.stm

But US pressure put an end to it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3061403.stm

[burrowowl]

5. France also

has some questions for Kissinger.
And Bu$h wanted to appoint him head of the 9/11 commission (of course really didn't matter, did it?).

[AngelAsuka]

6. HK sure deserves some justice

If a ship is chartered to another country and enters international waters with him on it, is that good enough to allow them to arrest his sorry evil murderous butt? :evilgrin:

C'mon, Henry, you just won a FREE CRUISE, courtesy of Freepers United for a Conservative Kingdom's Young Oilmen's Understudy, a wholesome conservative group dedicated to giving Young Republicans and their mentors what they really deserve!

Oh well, a girl can dream... :)

~~AA~~