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Argentine soldiers sue officers, alleging torture

cnn.com
Jun. 10, 2009
In 1982, they were young men serving their obligatory military service -- Argentine conscripts who fought against the British that year during the Falklands War. More than 25 years later, many of those former combatants are in a legal battle against their former officers, alleging torture,...
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