The FA Case and the Army

El Mostrador, Monday, June 24, 2019

Dear Director:

It is clear that a few individuals who worked in the Army made serious mistakes in the past, but I wonder whether there is any value in continuously highlighting the negative and ignoring the positive contributions of the soldiers of Chile. Sometimes I get the impression that part of our population takes pleasure in kicking a fallen tree, while on the other hand, there are those who recognize their merit in Cadem and, despite everything, rank the Army 6th out of 14 evaluated institutions, well above others that claim moral authority over all Chileans. Let their consciences determine who is right.

Isn’t it time we allow this institution, which belongs to all Chileans, is victorious, noble, and alongside the Navy granted us freedom over 200 years ago, and today, together with other defense institutions, protects and safeguards our sovereignty and political independence, to turn the page and move forward with its tasks and reconstruction?

I only ask that we stop turning the mistakes of the past into a Roman circus.

Richard Kouyoumdjian
Vice President, AthenaLab

Source: El Mostrador