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| Kirchner: Argentine prosecutor's death not a suicide |
| 2015-01-24 |
| [CNN] The death of an Argentine prosecutor who accused the country's most powerful of a criminal cover-up has put on display a labyrinth that could have hatched from a novelist's imagination. It involves an investigation into the deadliest terror attack in Argentina ...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... 's history, modern geopolitics, alleged betrayals, a puzzling death and a dose of paranoia. If you are unfamiliar with the story: Last week, a special prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires filed a report alleging that the President, foreign minister and other officials conspired to cover up Iran's involvement in the attack, which killed 85. The prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, was invited to testify about his allegations before Congress on Monday. But on the eve of his testimony, Nisman was found dead inside his apartment. He died of a gunshot wound to the temple. A gun and a shell casing were found near his body. The apartment was locked from the inside. At first glance, a suicide. But the untimely death raised suspicions immediately. A poll by the firm Ipsos of more than 400 Argentineans found that 70% of them believed that Nisman was murdered. Some 18% believed he took his own life, and 12% didn't have an opinion. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who initially called Nisman's death a suicide, reversed her thinking Thursday. In a statement, she called it "the suicide (that I am convinced) was not a suicide." It is an about-face from her position just days before. Her first statement on Nisman's death was a rejection of the prosecutor's allegations and a reflection on, "What was it that led a person to make the terrible decision to take his own life?" Two things happened after that: the prosecutor looking into Nisman's death said that no gunpowder residue was found on his hands, as would be likely if he pulled the trigger. Second, the locksmith who helped Nisman's mother gain access into the apartment cast doubt on reports that the door could have been opened only from inside. To the contrary, someone could have gained entry with something as simple as a wire, the locksmith said. "Anybody could have opened it," he told a swarm of news hounds after giving a statement to Sherlocks. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Using a gun developed by their German Scientists which was stolen by the Americans German scientists in the pay of the MOSSAD. Or Barry from the the barrio whichever |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-24 15:10 |
| #2 Before this is over, I'm betting there's British agent that came from the Falklands involved. Or Bermuda. Or something. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-01-24 09:53 |
| #1 I still remember the "suicide" portrayed in the movie "3 Days of the Condor", very slick. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-01-24 00:35 |