Word: timerman
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Faced with overwhelming support for Alfonsin and his government, the mutineers surrendered and Barreiro fled. The aborted mutiny was a triumph for Alfonsin, who showed that he was firmly in charge. Says Author Jacobo Timerman, who was tortured during the military rule: "If the crisis was a ten, Alfonsin, being the shrewd politician he is, made it into a thousand. It was the first time in 60 years that there was a political and civilian answer to a military provocation...
...effort to lay the "dirty war" to rest, Argentina's Congress set last February as the deadline for civilians to lodge new complaints. Army Chief of Staff General Hector Rios Erenu reportedly promised army leaders that at most 100 more officers would face charges. Says Timerman: "The problem was that in all there were about 400. The officers had nothing specifically against Alfonsin, but they felt that Rios Erenu had gone against his word." The rebels' demands last week included Rios Erenu's resignation...