In December 1977 forces of the Argentine military junta abducted two French nuns, Alice Dumon and Lėonie Duquet. Targeted for their work with Mothers of the Disappeared, they were tortured and then tossed from an airplane into the Atlantic Ocean.
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There is a street in the 13th district of Paris named after these two courageous religious women.
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Never forget that the CIA trained, encouraged and supported the Argentine junta, in its savage "Dirty War", against "subversives" (like, nuns).
America has yet to issue a real apology, because, "Being American, means never having to say 'I'm sorry'".
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
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