![]() ![]() Censorship of the press, the persecution of intellectuals, the raid on my home in Tigre, the murder of dear friends, and the loss of a daughter 1 who died fighting you, are some of the events that compel me to express myself in this clandestine way after having shared my opinion freely as a writer and journalist for nearly thirty years.ġ. Ever since the letter was reissued in 1984, De la Flor has included it as an Appendix in all reprints of Operation Massacre.ġ. The letter was not published by any local media, but it gradually came to be distributed abroad. These groups, composed mainly of men with experience in the military, state security, or the police department, were notorious for kidnapping victims, torturing them, killing them, and leaving no trace of their bodies. Once the dictatorship of 1976 began, Work Groups ( grupos de Larea) were formed to carry out the extermination of any individuals considered enemies of the state. ![]() ![]() On March 25, 1977, Walsh was kidnapped by a "Work Group" and has been missing ever since. Walsh sent this letter, dated March 24, 1977, by post to the editorial departments of local newspapers and to foreign press correspondents. ![]()
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