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...described his mood as "very good." By the time he left, night had fallen, and so had Galtieri's cheer. After nine hours of questioning by Argentina's highest military court, the army general who launched his country's disastrous 1982 war with Britain over the Falkland Islands was under formal arrest. Galtieri was soon joined by the other members of the military junta who ruled Argentina during those inglorious days: former Navy Commander in Chief Jorge Isaac Anaya and Air Force Commander in Chief Basilio Lami Dozo. The trio of arrests gave a strong signal that...
Last week Alfonsin had some proposals of his own, most of them unacceptable to the British. Among them: an end to Britain's 150-mile exclusion zone around the islands, replacement of the Falklands garrison of some 4,300 British troops and workers by a U.N. force, and a halt to construction of a $319 million civilian-military Falklands airport. Neither side was budging on the bedrock issue: Argentina's claim to the Falklands and Britain's firm position that the islands have belonged to Britain without interruption since 1833, and that at the very least...
...that Argentina has leaders who want to govern in their citizens' interest, I see hope for that country. Maybe the junta's disastrous invasion of the Falkland Islands was a blessing in disguise...
Alfonsín named nine generals and admirals, including three former Presidents: General Jorge Videla, who presided over the early days of the dirty war; General Roberto Viola, Videla's successor; and General Leopoldo Galtieri, author of the doomed attempt to capture the Falkland Islands last year. Alfonsín's decree called on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which includes high-ranking officers from all three services, to pass "summary judgment" on the accused officers. Alfonsín announced that seven left-wing terrorists active during the '70s would be tried by civil courts...
...certification lifts an arms-sale ban that dates back to 1978. However, Alfonsin has sought to down-play the shift, noting that his plans to cut the military budget will leave no room for additional arms purchases. Britain, which had opposed certification following its war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands, reacted with restraint to the decision. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher even sent Alfonsin a congratulatory message on his inauguration...