Identifying the unknown skeletons of Argentina’s Dirty War: Scientists begin the grim job of finding

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Daily Mail

Identifying the unknown skeletons of Argentina’s Dirty War: Scientists begin the grim job of finding out who victims of the conflict were

• Bones belong to victims of the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983
  
• Dirty War was waged by Argentina's military against left-wing opponents
  
• Scientists say they have found evidence of torture and bullets in skulls
  
• The military's aim was to wipe out left-wing terrorism
  
• Around 30,000 people disappeared during the military regime

By Tara Brady
PUBLISHED: 12:07 EST, 9 December 2013 | UPDATED: 12:12 EST, 9 December 2013

Forensic specialists have begun piecing together the remains of hundreds of victims from Argentina's Dirty War.
For nearly 30 years, the group of scientists from the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team have been examining skeletons from all over the world including Che Guevara's who was executed in Bolivia more than 40 years ago.

But now they have begun identifying the bones belonging to victims who died during the Argentine military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983 which became known as the Dirty War.

Around 30,000 Argentinians 'disappeared' during the period and were presumed murdered by the regime.

The bones have been found in a mass grave at a secret detention centre known as Arsenal Miguel de Azcuenaga, in the northern province of Tucuman, Argentina.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520838/Scientists-begin-grim-job-finding-victims-Argentinas-Dirty-War.html#ixzz2n0us4jce

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Why is the Daily Mail EVERYWHERE?

I'm not even complaining about what a trashy, tabloid right-wing rag it is--because that's not always relevant. But why oh why do they have all these stories that other media don't? And great detail on US killings?

Okay, bemused rant over.

Good for the Argentine authorities for looking into this. This was a really, really ugly episode. I've been by the Naval Mechanics' School in Buenos Aires, one of their big torture centers. Totally creeped me out.

[Bragi]

2. "The military's aim was to wipe out left-wing terrorism"

No it wasn't. The military's aim was to terrorise the population by killing all leftists.

[scarletwoman]

3. Exactly! That bit caught my eye, too - like, wtf?