Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
World History
Related: About this forum'Who's the enemy here?' Revealed, in harrowing detail how Nazi-sympathising Argentine officers beat
'Who's the enemy here?' Revealed, in harrowing detail how Nazi-sympathising Argentine officers beat, crucified, raped and starved their own soldiers during the Falklands War
'Who's the enemy here?' Revealed, in harrowing detail how Nazi-sympathising Argentine officers beat, crucified, raped and starved their own soldiers during the Falklands War
Soldiers defeated by British during the Falklands War in 1982 have come forward to reveal harrowing abuse suffered at hands of superior officers
Claim they were starved, beaten, crucified and subject to sexual assault
Veterans claim that Jews were singled out by Nazi-sympathising officers
Case involving dozens now going through the courts in Argentina
By Albert Canil In Buenos Aires For Mailonline
Published: 03:13 EDT, 24 September 2015
The horrific scale of the torture of Argentine soldiers at the hands of their 'Nazi-sympathising' officers can be laid bare for the first time.
Appalling stories of mock executions, crucifixions, deliberate starvation and rape are contained in graphic testimonies declassified by the Argentine government and seen by MailOnline.
Traumatised teenagers conscripted to fight during the ten-week war have long made claims of shocking abuse and humiliation.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3244883/Who-s-enemy-Revealed-harrowing-Nazi-sympathising-Argentine-officers-beat-crucified-raped-starved-soldiers-Falklands-War.html
________________________
Surely we in the US missed this possible connection at the time, and since.
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
'Who's the enemy here?' Revealed, in harrowing detail how Nazi-sympathising Argentine officers beat (Original Post)
bucolic_frolic
Apr 2020
OP
brush
(58,018 posts)1. Hadn't heard anything about this but a lot of those nazis fled to Argentina after WWll.
Bucky
(55,334 posts)3. And a lot of Argentine military leaders are their acolytes
Of course Latin America has always had an authoritarianism problem. But historically they've tended to help Yankee Doodle and Uncle Pennybags more than fascists.
Bucky
(55,334 posts)2. Haig wanted the US to side w/Argentina against Britain in that war
Not saying Alexander Haig was a Nazi or pro-nazi. As Nixon's chief of staff, he basically saved America from a constitutional crisis when Tricky wanted to fight out impeachment to the buyer end. But Haig was clearly a man who didn't give a damn about human rights in the Western hemisphere.