Carlos Menem Sentenced To Prison

[PaulBee]

In case you didn´t see this :
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/argentina-s-ex-president-menem-sentenced-to-7-years-of-prison.html?cmpid=yhoo

 

[jp]

If he serves a day I'll be surprised. Happy, but surprised.

 

[sergio]

The K government is far worse. I lived through the Menem years. At least there was a sense of optimism, not this persistent gloom and doom. And services like telephones went from barely functional to first world.

 

[ghost]

This administration is realy great with the bread and circus BS. How many 80 year plus guys have been sentenced in the last 3 years.??? JOKE.

 

[EdRooney]

Menem and his cohorts (including the young Nestor Kirchner) auctioned off the country's resources for a song. His plan to privatise everything (YPF, Aerolíneas, Utilities, Transport... etc.) created unemployment in the 25% range which led to the worst financial collapse in the country's history. Yet what is he guilty of? Trafficking arms. Like Al Capone being guilty of tax evasion.

On the other hand, saying Menem's administration was better than the current (lousy) one because there was "a sense of optimism" is akin to acclaiming Stalinism for its great propaganda posters. I'm no fan of the current tenants in Olivos, but do let's put things in perspective.

 

[CedarPawn]

Way to go, Kirchnerites! I'm sure imprisoning that prick Menem will fix everything! Why, I can hear the peso climbing already!

 

[trennod]

Interesting how the Kirchnerists like to have a go at Menem, despite him being one of them. Bajo this one is for you I cant believe the Ks would even be aligned with a "Neo-liberal" - look, they are still protecting him and refuse to let him go from the Senate:

http://www.lanacion....de-la-oposicion