Brazil and Argentina will face American tariffs on steel and aluminum, President Donald Trump announced early Dec. 2. “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies, which is not good for our farmers. Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into […]
Burn, Neoliberalism, Burn by Pepe Escobar…
Neoliberalism is – literally – burning. And from Ecuador to Chile, South America, once again, is showing the way. Against the vicious, one-size-fits-all IMF austerity prescription, which deploys weapons of mass economic destruction to smash national sovereignty and foster social inequality, South America finally seems poised to reclaim the power to forge its own history. […]
Thousands of Guns, Grenades Mailed to South America Are Seized in Crackdown on Florida Ring…
Thousands of assault-style weapons and explosives shipped through the mail from South Florida to South America were seized this week in a law enforcement crackdown on arms traffickers who rake in millions on the black market while supplying criminal gangs, federal authorities said Friday. A portion of the 5,300 firearms and components was confiscated in […]
Trump Administration Identifies 36 Countries That Fail to Guard Intellectual Property, Emphasises China…
The Trump administration placed three dozen countries on an annual list of trading partners that “present the most significant concerns” regarding the lack of intellectual property (IP) rights protections. Among the worst, placed on the “Priority Watch List,” are Algeria, Argentina, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Venezuela, according to a […]
Trump Administration Turns Over Massive Collection of Intelligence Records on Human Rights and Argentina…
47,000 Pages of CIA, FBI, NSC, DOD and State Dept. Records Touted as “Largest” Government-to-Government Transfer of Declassified Documentation…Documents Spotlight Buenos Aires Base for International Death Squad Operations sponsored by Condor States; Record Ruthless Repression by Argentine Security Forces during Military Dictatorship, 1976-1983…National Security Archive Commends Completion of U.S. Government’s Special Argentina Project as ‘Model […]
Vatican Sex Abuse Cover-Up Unravels as Prosecutors Hone in on Bishop Protected by Pope Francis…
Argentinean prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation for alleged sexual abuse against a bishop and close personal friend appointed and protected by Pope Francis, according to the attorney general’s office of the province of Salta, Argentina. The target of the investigation is Gustavo Zanchetta, who was named bishop of the diocese of Orán by Pope […]
Argentine Navy Submarine Found 2,600 Feet Deep in Atlantic a Year After Disappearing…
A submarine that went missing over a year ago together with 44 crewmen aboard has been found, the Argentinian navy said early Saturday. The ARA San Juan submarine disappeared on Nov. 15 last year, sparking an international search operation assisted by the United States and other countries. The discovery of the sub was announced just […]
Crew in Missing Argentina Submarine Reported a Fire, Leak in Final Message…
Enrique Balbi, a spokesman for the Argentine Navy, told reporters that in it the ARA San Juan’s last message, the vessel’s captain said water had entered through the snorkel when the sub was charging batteries. He said the water entered through the ventilation system to a battery connection tray in the prow and “caused a […]
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Indicted in Argentina Corruption Case…
The former Argentinian president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was indicted on Tuesday in a corruption case involving public works. Federal judge Julian Ercolini approved charges of illicit association and fraudulent administration against Fernández, and two former aides…
Argentina’s Former Public Works Secretary Caught Burying $8.5 Million…
Back in April, an Argentine prosecutor requested that former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner be investigated in a wide-ranging money laundering probe…