Some Wars Never End

Argentine army soldiers read newspapers in Port Stanley during the Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas) between Argentina and Britain, in this April 1982 file photo. Besides the fear and the bitter cold, Argentine war veterans say the worst thing about serving in the Falklands was the systematic abuse they suffered at the hands of their officers during the 1982 war. Many veterans stayed silent for years, too scared to speak out, but now they are gathering evidence for the first judicial investigation into alleged rights crimes against conscripts in the British-ruled islands. REUTERS/Eduardo Farre/Files

Argentina's Falklands Veterans Build Rights Case -- Reuters

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Besides the fear and the bitter cold, Argentine war veterans say the worst thing about serving in the Falklands was the systematic abuse they suffered at the hands of their officers during the 1982 war.

Many veterans stayed silent for years, too scared or ashamed to speak out, but now they are gathering evidence for the first judicial investigation into charges of rights crimes against conscripts in the British-ruled islands, called the Malvinas in Spanish.

"It's not about revenge. It's just about saying 'I want people to know what they did to me,'" said Orlando Pascua, who was sent to the South Atlantic archipelago as a 19-year-old conscript.

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My Comment: This will kill any talk in Argentina of retaking the Falklands by military force in my lifetime.