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...disappeared ones). At least 6,000 Argentines and foreign nationals vanished between 1974 and 1979 during the country's fratricidal struggle against left-wing terrorism. Also included on the proposed list of taboo topics was the military's humiliating defeat by Britain in last spring's Falkland Islands war, which resulted in 1,366 Argentine casualties. The government further demanded a veil of silence over its role in accumulating Argentina's $42 billion foreign debt, and over any charges of corruption against members of the current regime. In addition, the military announced that it would like...
...sudden, and somewhat embarrassing, reversal of roles. Only six months ago, the U.S. had earned the ire of much of Latin America by siding with Britain in the Falkland Island's war. Last week it was Britain's turn to feel outrage as Washington backed Argentina in the Latest diplomatic skirmish over the remote South Atlantic dependencies. With the entire Soviet bloc and such radical states as Viet Nam, Cuba and Libya, the U.S. voted in the United Nations General Assembly for a nonbinding resolution that urged Britain to return to the negotiating table on the Falklands issue...
Such minor compromises did not satisfy Britain, which lobbied vigorously against the resolution. The chief British complaint: the measure did not mention that the principle of self-determination would have to be respected for the 1,800 Falkland Islanders, a point that London considers "paramount" in settling the dispute. Said Britain's Ambassador to the U.N. Sir John Thomson: "Britain can look after herself, but she has an obligation to look after the Falkland Islanders as well." Prior to the vote, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sent messages to President Reagan, indicating in no uncertain terms that she considered...
During last spring's Falkland Islands war, the Security Council condemned Argentina's invasion of Britain's remote South Atlantic dependencies, but Secretary-General Pérez de Cuellar failed in his efforts to avert bloodshed. Nor did the General Assembly dare to condemn the Soviet Union by name when it called for an end to Moscow's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan...
JUST LAST SPRING, the civil war in El Salvador monopolized the evening news and morning papers. But since the U.S. backed elections in March brought the extreme right to power, there has been a relative lull in the fighting. The media, understandably busy with conflicts in the Falkland Islands and Lebanon, have shifted their attention elsewhere, giving many the impression that all is well...