FORO SOCIALISTA DE SOLIDARIDAD INTERNACIONAL CON LOS PUEBLOS DE LAS AMERICAS Y DEL MUNDO EL BUQUE DE CRIMINALES ESMERALDA Y LA LUCHA POR LA JUSTICIA

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• LOS QUE COMETEN CRIMENES DE GUERRA Y LEZA HUMANIDAD

  SE OLVIDA SEGUN ELLOS NO LES LLEGARA LA LEY DE JUSTICIA,

  PERO LOS PUEBLOS DEL MUNDO TENEMOS PROHIBIDO OLVIDAR
  

  NUESTRA LUCHA HUMANA SOCIALISTA ES DE TODOS LOS DIAS.

  
  

  EDUCAR CON LA COMUNICACION SOCIAL Y LAS INFORMACIONES,

  Y CON LAS ENTREVISTAS Y CON LAS NOTICIAS, A MANERA DE NO

  SER COMPLICE DE LA MANIPULACION Y TERGIVERSACION DE LOS

  HECHOS EN EL MEDIO AMBIENTE DEL SISTEMA CAPITALISTA.

  
  

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  • 4 Aug 2011
  • 24 Hours Vancouver
  • BYRON CHU
  • QMI Agency

  Mixed emotions mark ship visit

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  From page 1 When the second-tallest and longestsailing ship in the world arrives at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver on Saturday, it’s sure to draw not only awe-struck crowds but also angry protestors.

  REUTERS FILE PHOTOGreenpeace activists protest in front of the Chilean Navy ship Esmeralda during Chile’s Bicentennial naval review off the coast of Valparaiso city, about 121 km northwest of Santiago, Sept. 20, 2010. The tall ship’s arrival in Vancouver has riled some local Chileans.

  The Esmeralda, a training vessel for the Chilean Navy, is on a world tour that includes a five-day stopover in Vancouver with public visits.

  However, many members of the city’s Chilean community plan to protest the ship’s arrival, alleging it was used as a “floating concentration camp” for political prisoners of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1973.

  “Many victims live here in Vancouver and Victoria,” said Luis Alarcon, a protest organizer who tried but failed to prevent the ship from being allowed to dock in Vancouver’s port.

  He said about 145 people were beaten, tortured and sexually assaulted aboard the ship, and five people were killed, including Catholic Priest Michael Woodwards. Woodwards’ sister Patricia Woodwards traveled from Spain last weekend to demand answers about her brother’s death when the Esmeralda arrived in Victoria.

  “The military denies any tortures or murders happened on the ship,” said Alarcon. “We don’t condemn the current crew. They weren’t even born when it happened. But we want the navy and armed forces to recognize what happened and bring those responsible to justice.”

  Alarcon said visits by the Esmeralda always bring mixed emotions in the Chilean community: Pride in an iconic ship design that symbolizes Chile’s naval history, but also anger over a fascist regime that brutalized its own citizens.

  “ The cadets on the Esmeralda will become generals and other leaders of the military,” said Alarcon. “ We want to educate them, let them know what happened on this ship so that history doesn’t repeat itself.”

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
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