A Letter From The Publisher: Jul. 20, 1981

Occasionally, the difficult nature of an unusual story demands a special approach by the journalists who cover it. For this week's report on the controversy over human rights in Argentina, Caribbean Bureau Chief William McWhirter was assigned for three weeks to Argentina, where he conducted more than 70 interviews with businessmen, newspaper editors, sociologists, rabbis and government officials. Says McWhirter: "Almost no one passing through Buenos Aires would think there was anything wrong there — the streets are peaceful, the restaurants full, and the tango clubs are still jammed until dawn. It is amazing how ordinary and normal some societies appear...

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