Argie gov’t tells Alberto Gonzales that they have a “firm policy of opposition to torture”

Argentina’s government was stern in its opposition to state-inflicted torture during a visit to Buenos Aires by U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. According to an article cited in the blog of conservative author Andrew Sullivan:

“(Argentine Minister of the Interior Anibal) Fernandez said that Argentina's cooperation had a limit: he mentioned explicitly Gonzales' famous memos and explained to him the goverment's disagreement with their substance. He added that the Argentine government is part of the International Crimes Tribunal and supports the application of the statute of Rome, which it created, and the Geneva Conventions”.

Little else is mentioned in the English-language media about Gonzales’ visit to Argentina aside from the fact that he spoke at a Jewish center that had been bombed by terrorists in 1994. Odd isn’t it?

Links- Andrew Sullivan-The Daily Dish, Washington Post, The Latin Americanist

Image- Washington Post