Since Argentine President Raul Alfonsin came to power seven months ago, he has been striving to bring to account the generals who ran the country for nearly eight years. But his efforts to prosecute military men for the human rights abuses that led to the deaths of at least 10,000 Argentines has led to growing dissension within the army. Last week Alfonsin moved to quash the opposition to his civilian government by ousting four top generals.
The strongest action was the forced retirement of General Jorge H. Arguindegui, who was named Chief of...
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