Promises, promises.WHILE TOURING LATIN AMERICA Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. recently, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright promised to push the United States to release documents referring to human rights abuse especially those that could shed light on the Nazi activities and kidnappings of dissidents' children under Argentina's military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983. "I will do everything possible to see what documents exist in the United States and I'll do everything in my power to see what we can do, because the United States wants to cooperate..." --U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. (La Nacion) "She is a warm and profound woman. We asked her to authorize the opening of files that remain closed and she showed a willingness to do so." --Hugo Ostrower, a leader of Argentina's Jewish community (Clarin) "We do not believe her." --Hebe de Bonafini, president of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (Spanish: Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo) is an association of Argentine mothers whose children "disappeared" under the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983. . (The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times) "These [files] present a pattern of activity that had the effect of revealing intelligence methods that have been employed worldwide." --CIA Director George Tenet, balking balking, baulking see jibbing. at the opening of files. (letter to the U.S. Senate) "Madeleine Albright's visit had to do with 'show,' not results." --Kenneth Maxwell, Latin American affairs expert at the Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. . (Gazeta Mercantil) |
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