In a televised address to the Argentinian nation, Menem had explained his decision behind the pardons:{{cquote|I have signed the decrees so we may begin to rebuild the country in peace, in liberty and in justice. We come from long and cruel confrontations. There was a wound to heal.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/09/world/pardon-of-argentine-officers-angers-critics-of-the-military.html Pardon of Argentine Officers Angers Critics of the Military]</ref>}} | In a televised address to the Argentinian nation, Menem had explained his decision behind the pardons:{{cquote|I have signed the decrees so we may begin to rebuild the country in peace, in liberty and in justice. We come from long and cruel confrontations. There was a wound to heal.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/09/world/pardon-of-argentine-officers-angers-critics-of-the-military.html Pardon of Argentine Officers Angers Critics of the Military]</ref>}} |