Online NewsHour: Refusing to Forget
A repressive military dictatorship ruled Valenzuela’s native Argentina during the 1970s and 1980s. This Web site features segments from a PBS news report on the atrocities from that era, and shows how Argentinians are coping with the dark legacy. Read the excerpts from the broadcast. Do you agree with the Argentinian president’s pardoning of many of the dictatorship’s officials in the name of national reconciliation? Why or why not? Discuss with classmates the rationale behind the pardon and whether it was a wise action to take.