Argentina ready to cut deal with Iran, to forget about the bombings

[ptolemy]

Another smart move from Twitterman the idiot.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-editio...sh-community-1.351983?localLinksEnabled=false

Being reported by BBC news now: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12876932

 

[marksoc]

About the 1992 and 1994 bombings in Buenos Aires:at the time Israel wanted to put the blame on Iran; some journalists that did investigate pointed to agreements between weapons´ dealers from Siria and the then president Carlos Saul M***m. They point to the fact that the third act, barely remembered, was kill the president´s son (Carlitos Jr.). There were also involved factions hidding in Paraguay (maybe Hezbollah, maybe not) and antisemitic or simply oportunist cops from the Provincial Buenos Aires police.

 

[Vasco]

And what proof is there that Iran was involved exactly?

Really?!

Buenos Aires Bomber Identified

 

[ghost]

If you are about to become a net energy importer and don't have credit facilities , then Iran is a logical trade partner.
It's also a great way to further isolate Argentina from gaining status as 1st world player on any front.
Twitterman is not a smart guy and was always considered to be a joke around the beltway and on the world stage so his advice to Mss. K is showing some major lack of critical thinking.

 

[gouchobob]

If you are about to become a net energy importer and don't have credit facilities , then Iran is a logical trade partner.
It's also a great way to further isolate Argentina from gaining status as 1st world player on any front.
Twitterman is not a smart guy and was always considered to be a joke around the beltway and on the world stage so his advice to Mss. K is showing some major lack of critical thinking.

Could be, I doubt Timmerman is acting on his own without the agreement of the head of the government. Given the crazy seizure of cargo from the U.S. aircraft a few weeks ago and now this(assuming it is in fact confirmed) you have to wonder whats going on. What message is the Argentine government sending to the outside world? I think some of those wikileak cables questioning Cristina's mental stability might be spot on. Obviously closer relations(dependence) on these kind of regimes is not the direction the country should be headed in.

 

[Napoleon]

This combined with fining economists who post independent inflation numbers and permitting the blockade of the press is all very unsettling.

Things are definitely not looking UP at the moment. I hope it's a blip, but I fear it's a trend.

 

[jp]

What message is the Argentine government sending to the outside world?

Supporting horrible regimes for financial gain isn't exactly unprecedented. Neither is overlooking terrorism. Libya was brought back in from the cold under similar circumstances.

 

[dr__dawggy]

Supporting horrible regimes for financial gain isn't exactly unprecedented. Neither is overlooking terrorism. Libya was brought back in from the cold under similar circumstances.

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Libya compensated the families of victims and those directly responsible for the bombings were tried before Libya was "brought back in from the cold." Similar circumstances? Iran has admitted nothing and compensated no one.

 

[jp]

Liyba paid a structured compensation package and effectively bought their way out of sanctions with blood money. They then resumed buying arms and selling oil with nations who had previously considered them untouchable. Liyba only formally admitted responsibility for Lockerbie in 2003 - after the terms of the compensation package had been agreed upon.

Before the deal was made, the conversations likely went along the same lines as Argentina's are now. "We will wipe the slate clean, for a price"

 

[Amargo]

Probably it is not bad news for Argentina. Sometimes it is better to tear down something and start from scratch than trying to fix it. This is only going to accelerate the decay.
It would be great if the country is tore down when the KKs are in power: hopefully it will cure this bad disease called peronismo in all its forms.