The Left Party
Presents
PUBLIC FORUM
Argentina´s Unpunished state terrorism
THE CRIMES OF THE TRIPLE A
 
(ARGENTINEAN ANTICOMUNIST ALLIANCE)
 
Presentation by Carlos Petroni, former editor of San Francisco Frontlines and
plaintiff/witness in the case against state terrorism
 
Over 1,500 people were murdered, kidnapped and disappeared in Argentina between
1973 and 1976 for their political beliefs and activism. Right-wing
paramilitaries under the then-Peronist governments attacked union meetings,
kidnapped people, and murdered hundreds of student, union and community leaders,
often displaying the butchered bodies of their victims as warnings.
 
That was the precursor to the state terrorism that later unfolded into the
so-called "Dirty War," the most brutal of the Latin American dictatorships.
The crimes were officially declared `Crimes Against Humanity´ in 2006. After
30 years, some of those responsible are finally being brought to trial.
 
The process is hindered by the fact that many of the murderers today hold
high-level positions as government officials, university authorities and
prominent trade union leaders. Threats, slander campaigns and money are used to
scare off and intimidate witnesses.
 
The District Attorney, surviving witnesses and others are fighting to move this
case forward. One government witness went missing; others have been attacked
publicly or have had their lives or their families´ lives threatened, and some
are now in protective custody of the courts.
 
One of the key witnesses in this court case, and a survivor of three
assassination attempts, is Carlos Petroni, well known in the Bay Area as the
former editor of Frontlines newspaper, a popular left progressive paper in the
90s.  He is making a presentation about the case and those responsible for the
murders, including present day political figures and tradeunionist leaders in
Argentina, including the present day general secretary of the CGT (General
Confederation of Workers), Hugo Moyano.
 
The presentation will include photographs, evidence and a shocking account of
the crimes committed by the death squads known as the Triple A (Argentinean
Anticommunist Alliance).


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