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| Argentina president claims US plotting to oust her |
| 2014-10-02 |
| [THEGUARDIAN] Argentinian opposition politicians have accused the country's president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, of being "completely out of touch with reality" after she gave a rambling televised address in which she claimed the US may be behind a plot to overthrow her government and possibly even assassinate her. "If something should happen to me, don't look to the Middle East, look to the North," Fernández said during the address on Tuesday night, in which she alluded to an alleged plot against her by local bankers and businessmen "with foreign help". Fernández had previously claimed to have received death threats from Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (Isis) because of her friendship with Pope Francis. In last night's speech, however, she seemed to suggest the threats against her, received in three emails to Argentinian security officials, had come from the US. Her claim comes in the wake of a rapid deterioration of Argentina's ...a country located on the other side of the Deep South. It is covered with Pampers and inhabited by Grouchos, who dance the Tangle. They used to have some islands called the Malvinas located where the Falklands are now. They're not supposed to cry for Evita... already rocky relationship with the US after the country went into default in August. Argentina has rejected paying $1.3bn (£990m) awarded by New York Judge Thomas Griesa to "vulture fund" investors who refused to accept a "haircut" on Argentinian bonds from the country's previous default in 2001. "I'm not naive, this is not an isolated move by a senile judge in New York," said Fernández. "Because vultures look a lot like the eagles of empires," referring to the bald eagle, the national symbol of the US. Fernández almost threw out the US embassy chief of mission Kevin Sullivan for saying "it is important Argentina get out of default" to a local newspaper. Fernández claims that despite its debt crisis, Argentina is not in real default and Sullivan was called in for a reprimand by the Argentinian foreign ministry for using the "default" word. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Argentina president claims US plotting to oust her That would require a level of competency we haven't seen yet. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-02 23:21 |
| #8 Such intrigues have been around for a while, most are unsuccessful...just think Guy Fawkes |
| Posted by: Black Bart Turkeyneck5798 2014-10-02 14:22 |
| #7 If only we were trying to oust her... |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-10-02 13:48 |
| #6 If you could buy FdK for what she's worth and sell her for what she thinks she worth, you'd be an instant multimillionaire. |
| Posted by: Beldar Sloque3832 2014-10-02 10:28 |
| #5 Amazing how successful fascism/socialism is at destroying successful countries. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-10-02 08:30 |
| #4 Ahh, delusions of relevance. She needs to talk to the N Koreans on how to stay at the center of attention. Maybe invade a neighbor. Considering that the entire RAF (both planes) is tied up in Syria, it might be a good time to attack |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-10-02 07:43 |
| #3 She doesn't need US help to oust her. She can do that all on her own. Just keep defaulting on debt - when the economy wavers the voters will speak. |
| Posted by: Incredulous 2014-10-02 07:38 |
| #2 Somehow, I can relate and sympathize with Cristina. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-02 06:10 |
| #1 Actually, given the current management, USA is the best friend you may have Cristina. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-02 03:50 |