> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Galtieri, a Patriot? > From: John Paramo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:55:12 -0300 (ART) > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Néstor Miguel Gorojovsky wrote: > > "...the viperous hatred of imperialism against General > Galtieri spurted through the gutters yesterday on > > the occasion of his death. Both in London and Buenos > Aires, the mainstream press were radiant and did not > save words to blast him, perhaps the only > > military man in Argentina who defended our land > > against imperialist occupation. Imperialism is > always aware of who are their enemies. Not > > even death will save them. BTW: Galtieri left his > > family a sabre and a military hat, this is all he > had at the moment of death." > > Galtieri was not a patriot, but a ruling member of the > dictatorship that murdered tens of thousands of people > in Argentina. > > Even one former Chief of the Argentinean Armed Forces, > Gral. Balsa, characterized him and his pals in the > military junta as incompetent in the war against, > "criminals and cowards." > > Moreover, even the military commission that > investigated the role of Galtieri during the Malvinas > war recommended him to be degraded and shot. > > The Malvinas are Argentinean and the struggle to > recover them from the hands of British imperialism a > just cause. But the military dictatorship, > particularly Galtieri betrayed that struggle and acted > cowardly during the war. > > The high command abandoned the rank and file soldiers > in the Islands under attack from British troops; most > officers surrendered cowardly and provoked revolts > among the soldiers, the exception of few pilots from > the Argentinean Air Force nonwithstanding. > > Galtieri and his commanders looted the resources > raised by the Argentinean population for the soldiers > fighting in the front, they maintained them isolated > from the main forces in the continent and they > dissappeared from the frontlines as soon as the shoots > started; they acted solely on the speculation that > London would not counter-attack and that the US would > not support Britain. > > They thought that they could get away with a badly > improvised "invasion" and when they faced the > US/British opposition, they just collapsed and ran. > Then they were chased out of power by the mass > movement. > > Galtieri was directly responsible for kidnappings, > assasinations and torture of unarmed left wingers and > tradeunionists, the stealing of their babies and the > looting of their properties during the so-called > "dirty war" of the military Junta against the > Argentinean people. > > Galtieri was indicted and was about to be condemned > for his crimes when then President Menem pardoned him. > He was later re-arrested on new charges of murder and > kidnapping. > > He died from Cancer in the panchreas. I'm only sorry > he was not shot. > > The only heroes and patriots in the Malvinas war, were > the rank and file Argentinean soldiers who fought > bravely and were abandoned by their "superiors." Of > course the British media dennounced Galtieri for his > failed invasion of the Malvinas Islands. So what? > > The British only dicovered he was a murderer and a > dictator after he send troops to take over the > Malvinas. Before that, he was their "man" in Buenos > Aires. > > JP _______________________________________________ Leninist-International mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international
