Sometime in 2023, a similar sort of trial and counter-reaction is going to happen in the U.S., if we still exist as a democracy, that is. Could just be an International War Crimes Tribunal, with minimal involvement by America.
The Trials of Henry Kissinger was probably the last sane thing Chris Hitchens wrote, but the movie was better.
“The Trials of Henry Kissinger” (Eugene Jarecki)
'Dirty War' rears its ugly headThe disappearance of a witness in the trial of a former Argentine police chief has raised bad memories of the 1970s.
There have been demonstrations in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires over the disappearance of Julio Lopez , a bricklayer who went missing after testifying in court that he had been tortured during the country's military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s.
“Where is Julio Lopez?” is the question hanging over Argentina.
It is on banners and posters on buildings across the country, it has been texted to every mobile phone user and President Nestor Kirchner has taken a personal interest in the case, meeting the family.
The 77-year-old former laborer was last seen on 18 September. There has been no trace of him since.
...It was the first major trial of the leaders of that military government since the Argentine Supreme Court last year overturned amnesty laws that had allowed them to walk free.
...Mr Lopez was one of 30,000 people detained and tortured under the junta
Now those ageing generals and police officers fear they may be following Miguel Etchecolatz back to prison.
After the disappearance of Julio Lopez, it came to light that other witnesses in the trial had been threatened - tape recordings of people being tortured were sent to some.
The judges in the case, the lawyers, journalists and human right activists also received menacing letters and e-mails.
It seems as though “The Dirty War” - as the period of military repression became known - is not yet over.
