Horacio Verbitsky

Horacio Verbitsky, Argentinian journalist Horacio Verbitsky (born February 11, 1942) is an Argentine investigative journalist and author with a history as a leftist guerrilla in the Montoneros. In the early 1990s, he reported on a series corruption scandals in the administration of President Carlos Menem, which eventually led to the resignations or firings of many of Menem's ministers. In 1994, he reported on the confessions of naval officer Adolfo Scilingo, documenting torture and executions by the Argentine military during the 1976–83 Dirty War. His books on both the Menem administration and the Scilingo confessions became national bestsellers. As of January 2015 Verbitsky is a Commissioner for the International Commission against the Death Penalty.

Verbitsky become immersed in controversy following the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis, due to Verbitsky's accusations that Bergoglio was complicit with military dictators during the so-called Dirty War. These claims have been disputed. The Argentine journalist Gabriel Levinas and his investigative team in early September 2015 came out with the best-selling book, ''Doble Agente. La biografía inesperada de Horacio Verbitsky'' (''Double Agent: The unexpected biography of Horacio Verbitsky''), documenting Verbitsky's work with the Argentine military during the period of state terror. September 2016, former Argentine Army chief César Milani, a frequent Verbitsky target on alleged human rights grounds, responded bluntly that his critic "has to explain his time during military dictatorship," adding, "His friends were senior military officials. Why was it that he never questioned them?"

Verbitsky heads the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), an Argentine human-rights organization. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, CELS distanced itself from Verbitsky after his involvement in a scandal in which Verbitsky used his connection with the former Minister of Health Ginés González García to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, at that time multiple front-line doctors were not yet inoculated. For this episode, the president Alberto Fernández, requested the resignation of González García, who was quickly replaced by Carla Vizzotti. Provided by Wikipedia
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    El silencio : de Paulo VI a Bergoglio. Las relaciones secretas de la Iglesia con la ESMA / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2005
    Book
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    Doble juego : la Argentina católica y militar / by Verbitsky Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    El vuelo / by Verbitsky Horacio

    Published 2020
    Book
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    Robo para la corona : los frutos prohibidos del árbol de la corrupción / by Verbitsky Horacio

    Published 1992
    Book
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    Civiles y militares: memoria secreta de la transición / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    El silencio: de paulo vi a bergoglio. Las relaciones secretas de la iglesia / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    El vuelo : "una forma cristiana de muerte". Confesiones de un oficial de la Armada. / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    Ezeiza. / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    Hacer la corte : la construcción de un poder abdoluto sin justicia / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    Hemisferio derecho / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    La educación presidencial: de la derrota del 70 al desguace del estado / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    La posguerra sucia : un análisis de la transición. / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    La ultima batalla de la tercera guerra mundial. / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    Medio siglo de proclamas militares / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    Robo para la corona.: los frutos prohibidos del arbol de la corrupción. / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    Un mundo sin periodistas: las tortuosas relaciones de menem con la ley....... / by Verbitsky, Horacio

    Published 2006
    Book
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    El vuelo : una forma cristiana de muerte. Confesiones de un oficial de la armada / by Verbitsky, Horacio, 1942-

    Published 2004
    Book
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    Doble juego : la Argentina católica y militar / by Verbitsky, Horacio, 1942-

    Published 2006
    Book
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    Civiles y militares : memoria secreta de la transición / by Verbitsky, Horacio, 1942-

    Published 2003
    Book
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