Stella! Stella!

[SaraSara]

A couple of years ago I read that a number of "desaparecidos" had been found alive and well in Mexico city, but don't remember where I saw it.

A Google search with "desaparecidos+Mexico" might yield something of interest.

 

[dr__dawggy]

I believe I am incorrect and I apologize. I can't find any reference as to the source of this groups funding government or otherwise. There is another group called Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo which I had confused, they are in fact funded by the government. It seems to me that all these groups funded by the government create a potential danger. If it becomes clear Cristina won't be around and that their funding is going to dry up will they simply disband and go home? Will they use some other methods to stay in business?

There are at least three groups--the Grandmothers, the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Founding Line and the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo. Of the three, the Mothers are the most radical, espousing a variety of human rights causes. Their leader has expressed support for the 9.11 terrorists among other radical causes. Nothing the leadership of this group says would surprise me.

The Founding Line advocates for justice for their missing children while the abuelas have focused on finding their grandchildren who disappeared with their parents during the dictatorship. After the parents were tortured and killed their infant children were placed for adoption with loyalist families.

I do not know which of these groups received funding from the K government, if any, but all three groups preceded the K era and got along without government funding.

I suspect the political beliefs of the individual members of these organizations varies, just as the beliefs of their disappeared children varied. Some of those arrested were Montañeros (armed revolutionaries who were themselves guilty of the same sort of atrocities as the dictatorship) or while others were arrested in error, the result of the zealotry of the dictatorship. Many were in the wrong place at the wrong time or were guilty of no crime other than choosing the wrong profession (eg, sociologists were assumed to be radical revolutionary socialists).

 

[Tgutierrez]

When she was speaking of Nestor's death and Cobo and Duhalde not attending the wake, she actually called Cobo a "Thief" and Duhalde a "Fascist."
That is just bad form...

 

[gouchobob]

I do not know which of these groups received funding from the K government, if any, but all three groups preceded the K era and got along without government funding.

For sure the Mothers have gotten funding. Don't know about the others and have not found any references indicating they are. It's also true that this group got along before without funding. I'm not concerned with old ladies, but more with some of the groups like D'Elia's. What happens if they believe their future funding may be at risk? Are they just going to disband and go home, or are they going to become more militant in attempt to maintain their position gained under the Kirchners? I think there is a potential for trouble from these groups, only time will tell if this is a valid concern.