presence, in Blumberg's march, of people linked to the last dictatorship (notably retired Gen. Eduardo Cabanillas, Lt. Col. Emilio Nanni, and pro-military activist Cecilia Pando). Nobel Peace Prize Adolfo Pérez Esquivel organized a parallel protest to denounce the "criminalization of poverty" that allegedly underlies Blumberg's demands, but refused to appear next to D'Elía and later called him "a speculator". On racism and human rights and pain After losing his son in brutal murder to kidnappers, Blumberg was interviewed in a show titled: "Theme of the week: A year without Axel" where he was shown frequently breaking down crying over his loss, adding Axel was not just a son but also a friend. He was pressed after a comment made on television. When asked by the journalist Nancy Pazos if he was racist, he answered: "Of course not, I even have Brazilian friends, they have white souls" In the same interview, when questioned about his proposed penalty for murder, he answered "The only adequate penalty for a murderer is death, don't give me the 'human rights' speech". In the 2004 lecture he said "no human rights advocates came to me when my son was killed...no one came." His focus, since then, is his son, Axel, Axel. References "Secuestros extorsivos, una larga saga de angustia y horror" - Clarín 1945 births Living people Argentine activists Argentine Jews Argentine businesspeople Argentine people of German-Jewish descent Argentine people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent People from Avellaneda Place of birth missing (living people)