Monday, October 9, 2023

30,000 people





   From 1976-1983 during Argentina’s “Dirty War,” up to 30,000 people "disappeared". 

What was the role that " Dr" Raul Alberto de la Cruz ( known by his alias Tango 01) play in this?  Is the blood of innocent people on his hands?

It is estimated that between 22,000 and 30,000 people were killed or disappeared, many of whom were impossible to formally document due to the nature of state terrorism; however, Argentine military intelligence at the time estimated that 22,000 people had been murdered or disappeared by 1978. The primary target, like in many other South American countries participating in Operation Condor, were communist guerrillas and sympathisers, but the target of Operation Condor also included students, militants, trade unionists, writers, journalists, artists and any citizens suspected of being left-wing activists.The disappeared included those thought to be a political or ideological threat to the junta, even vaguely, or those seen as antithetical to the neoliberal economic policies dictated by Operation Condor. According to human rights organisations in Argentina, between 1,900 and 3,000 Jews were among the 30,000 who were targeted by the Argentine military junta. It is a disproportionate number, as Jews comprised between 5–12% of those targeted but only 1% of the population All were killed in an attempt by the junta to silence social and political opposition

By the 1980s, economic collapse, public discontent, and the disastrous handling of the Falklands War resulted in the end of the junta and the restoration of democracy in Argentina, effectively ending the Dirty War. Many members of the junta are currently in prison for crimes against humanity and genocide. The Dirty War left a profound impact on Argentine culture, which is still felt to this day.


4 comments:

  1. A good post there Mark and with loads of lovely figures to enjoy. I fear I was initially put off the ACW by every player seeming to have the Iron Brigade, General Jackson etc, which was not fun! Thankfully over the years I've found good gaming friends who are happy to play with 'normal' units, with the odd elite one thrown in now and then for fun or as the scenario dictates etc.

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    1. I agree. I got soured on Napoleonic games years ago for the same reasons

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  2. It is a very pretty command Mark…
    I wouldn’t mind commanding it myself… Mind you with my dice throwing he would probably surrender long before Yorktown 😁

    All the best. Aly

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    1. I hear you! Being an honours graduate of the Ambrose Burnside school of tactics I gave been known to pull one final defeat out of the jaws of victory.

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