Lieutenant Colonel (retired) in the Argentine Army and commander of Commando Company 602 during the 1982 Falklands War. Following the war, Rico led the 1987 ('Semana Santa') and 1988 ('Monte Caseros') Carapintada military rebellions against the democratic government of Raúl Alfonsín, demanding immunity for human rights abuses committed during the military dictatorship. He subsequently founded the nationalist MODIN party, served as a national deputy, and was elected Mayor of San Miguel. In extensive television appearances spanning decades, Rico has been a leading champion of military revisionism: depicting the 1982 invasion as an act of pure military glory, denouncing the democratic surrender as political betrayal by Buenos Aires, denying the systemic conscript torture and malnutrition documented in the official 1983 Rattenbach Report and Federal Cause 1777/07, and dismissing civilian Falkland rights under UN Charter Article 73. Teniente Coronel retirado del Ejército Argentino y jefe de la Compañía de Comandos 602 en la guerra de 1982. Tras el conflicto, encabezó los alzamientos carapintadas de 1987 ('Semana Santa') y 1988 ('Monte Caseros') contra el gobierno democrático de Raúl Alfonsín, exigiendo impunidad para los crímenes de la dictadura. Fundó el partido nacionalista MODIN, fue diputado nacional e intendente de San Miguel. En sus apariciones televisivas a lo largo de décadas, ha sido el principal exponente del revisionismo militar: reivindica la guerra de 1982 como un acto de gloria absoluta, denuncia la rendición como una traición política de Buenos Aires, niega las torturas y estaqueamientos a conscriptos documentados en el Informe Rattenbach y la Causa 1777/07, y desestima los derechos civiles de los isleños bajo el Artículo 73 de la ONU.
🎙️ Documented Key StatementsDeclaraciones Clave Documentadas
On the 1982 Invasion: "'Malvinas was not an adventure; it was an act of national dignity and military honor. We fought heroically against NATO, and the only defeat was political surrender in Buenos Aires.'"
On Conscript Torture Allegations: "'That talk about conscripts being tortured and starved is an invention of leftist NGOs and traitors. War is hard, and military discipline is not a human rights violation.'"
On Falkland Civilian Rights: "'The kelpers are not a population; they are British squatters occupying Argentine soil. We don't ask occupants for their opinion on Argentine sovereignty.'"
On Territorial Recuperation: "'Malvinas will never be recovered with diplomatic smiles and petitions. A nation recovers what is hers through military strength and unwavering national will.'"
Sobre la invasión de 1982: "'Malvinas no fue una aventura; fue un acto de dignidad nacional y honor militar. Combatimos heroicamente contra la OTAN y la única derrota fue la capitulación política en Buenos Aires.'"
Sobre las denuncias de torturas a conscriptos: "'Eso de que se torturaba y hambreaba a los soldados es un invento de las ONG zurdas y los traidores. La guerra es dura y la disciplina militar no es un delito de lesa humanidad.'"
Sobre los derechos de los isleños: "'Los kelpers no son una población; son ocupantes británicos en suelo argentino. A los usurpadores no se les pide permiso para recuperar lo nuestro.'"
Sobre la recuperación territorial: "'Malvinas no se va a recuperar jamás con sonrisitas diplomáticas ni peticiones. Una nación recupera lo suyo con fuerza militar y voluntad nacional inquebrantable.'"
🚨 The 4 Canonical Myth Pillars in the Subject's RepertoireLos 4 Pilares Mitológicos en el Repertorio del Sujeto
1. Triumphalist Military RevisionismRevisionismo Militar Triunfalista
Glorifies the 1982 invasion as unblemished heroism while concealing criminal junta planning exposed in the 1983 Rattenbach Report. Reivindica la guerra de 1982 como acto heroico ocultando la negligencia criminal dictatorial revelada en el Informe Rattenbach.
2. Stab-in-the-Back Betrayal MythMito de la Puñalada por la Espalda
Claims frontline forces were undefeated and betrayed only by political diplomats and Buenos Aires generals. Afirma que las tropas jamás perdieron en combate y que fueron entregadas por diplomáticos en Buenos Aires.
3. Denial of Conscript Abuses & Cause 1777/07Negacionismo de Torturas y Causa 1777/07
Dismisses judicial evidence of systemic field stakings and starvation inflicted on conscript soldiers as 'leftist lies'. Desestima las pruebas judiciales de estaqueamientos y hambre impuesta a los soldados como 'mentiras zurdas'.
4. Treaty Erasure & Sovereign Force FetishismEncubrimiento de Tratados y Fetichismo de la Fuerza
Preaches armed reconquest while suppressing the binding 1849 Arana-Southern Treaty of Perfect Peace. Predica la reconquista por la fuerza mientras oculta el Tratado Arana-Southern de Paz de 1849.
📹 Forensic Video Speech Matrix: Cataloged BroadcastsMatriz de Transcripciones Forenses: Emisiones Catalogadas
Cataloged broadcast transcripts with verbatim excerpts and primary documentary refutations audited under the Kasanzew Forensic Standard: Transcripciones de emisiones catalogadas con extractos textuales y refutaciones documentales primarias bajo el Estándar Forense Kasanzew:
English Translation: "The Malvinas epic was the most important military event in modern Argentine history. On the battlefield, we gave the British a beating. We were surrendered by the cowards sitting at desks in Buenos Aires."
English Translation: "All those talking about field stakings and officers torturing soldiers are shameless liars funded by human rights groups to discredit veterans. In war there is combat discipline, not university assemblies."
English Translation: "The kelpers are no people at all. They are a population transplanted by Great Britain living on usurped Argentine soil. Argentina has nothing to negotiate with them. They must submit to the laws of the Nation or leave for England."
📜 Primary Documentary AuthoritiesAutoridades Documentales Primarias
- United Nations Charter, Chapter XI, Article 73: Establishes that the interests of the inhabitants of non-self-governing territories are paramount.
- UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV), Section 2: Affirms that all peoples have the inalienable right to self-determination.
- UN Charter Article 2(4): Prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity of any state or territory.
- The 1849 Arana-Southern Treaty of Perfect Peace (Article VII): Ratified by Juan Manuel de Rosas, formally ending all differences between Argentina and Great Britain.
- 34 Years of Diplomatic Silence (1850–1884): Consecutive Argentine presidential messages to Congress containing zero protests regarding British administration.
- President Julio A. Roca’s Official 1882 Map (Dr. Latzina): Argentine state cartography explicitly recording the Falkland Islands as British territory.
- The 1983 Rattenbach Report (Comisión Rattenbach): Official Argentine armed forces commission documenting logistical collapse and officer negligence in 1982.
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Article 56: Establishes coastal state sovereign rights over living resources within 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zones.