this march called for the kirchner government to nullify the pardons issued to those who are allegedly responsible for genocides during argentina's most recent dictatorship (1976-83).

 

i can understand why some pardons occur ("truth and reconciliation"), but i also understand the desire to see these people go on trial. courts in argentina, chile and europe are beginning to find ways to hold high-up military and civilian officials responsible for what they did--even those who formerly had immunity from prosecution.

 

i can only hope that a european judge has the guts one day to arrest the likes of rumsfeld, ashcroft and g.w. bush for crimes against humanity (while they're at it, i wish they would go for kissinger and former cia guys--including g. h. w. bush).

 

edit, 3/3/05: tabaré vázquez, the new president of uruguay, has announced an accord with president kirchner to investigate crimes against humanity committed in the last uruguayan dictatorship (1973-85). he also hopes to revoke a 1989 referendum that prevents prosecution of the military culprits.