Dirty Secrets, Dirty War

by David Cox

Overview

From 1976-1983, an estimated 30,000 people disappeared in Argentina. They were victims of the �Dirty War� � a brutal campaign designed by the government to root out possible subversives. Those suspected of being dissidents were kidnapped and taken to secret detention centers. Most were tortured and then killed � never seen again.

Robert J. Cox, editor of the Buenos Aires Herald, did what few others were willing to do � he told the truth about what was happening. Every day his newspaper reported on the kidnappings and killings. He challenged those in power � asking questions and demanding answers. Cox's commitment to reporting the truth made him a hero to the families of the disappeared, but an enemy of the state.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013238855
Publisher:	EveningPostBooks
Publication date:	02/05/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

David Cox has been a reporter for numerous international publications, including the Miami Herald, the Sunday Times, Clarin, La Nacion, and Perfil. He has also worked for the Buenos Aires Herald and the International Herald Tribune.

His first book, coauthored in Spanish with Damian Nabot about the robbery of Juan Peron�s severed hands, won international acclaim. The English version of that book, Unveiling the Enigma, The Secret behind the Defiling of Peron�s Corpse, will be published this year in the U.S.

David is a graduate of the College of Charleston and holds an M.A. in mass communications from the University of South Carolina. He is currently a journalist with CNN in Atlanta.