Brazil, Argentina Play Nice with Iran
The publication of an alleged Iranian document in Perfil, the Argentinian daily newspaper, has touched off an issue no American can ignore. The document claims that the governments of Argentina and Iran had reached an agreement to freeze the investigation into the 1994 AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) bombing that killed 85 people — and that the two countries were discussing and considering trade agreements with an estimated value of $1.2 billion.
Argentina’s Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, who traveled to Israel on Wednesday, April 7, for a two-day visit, sidestepped the issue, raised by both the Israeli Foreign Ministry and journalists. The Israeli Foreign Ministry, which had considered canceling Timerman’s visit, asked Argentina for a clarification of the reports. Timerman met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for 45 minutes during which time they discussed terrorism, the victims of the attacks, and how best to combat this deadly trend. Israeli spokesmen, meanwhile, made no specific comments on the matter.
Relations between Argentina and Iran were seriously damaged following the AMIA bombing. The disastrous police investigation carried out during the tenure of former president Carlos Menem was described by his successor, Nestor Kirchner, as a “national disgrace.”
Further inquiry led to the conclusion that there was prima facie evidence for the involvement of the Iranian Embassy, for which the Argentine government requested — and Interpol did issue — an arrest warrant for several Iranian authorities and one high ranking member of Lebanese Hezbollah said to be behind the plot. Since the issuance of that warrant, however, two of the individuals on that list have died or been killed.
In 2009, Menem, son of Syrian immigrants, and retired judge Juan José Galeano were indicted in federal court for alleged irregularities in the investigation into the AMIA attack. Also indicted were the ex-president’s brother, Munir Menem, former secretariat of state intelligence (SIDE) Hugo Anzorreguy, commissioner Jorge “Fino” Palacios, former deputy secretary of intelligence Juan Carlos Anchezar, and the retired commissioner Carlos Castañeda, accused of obstruction of justice.
So everyone is stunned that you can’t get justice from Argentina? Say it ain’t so. Israel knows who set the bomb in Argentina and Israel will take the steps to avenge those killings, just like we attacked Libya in the 1980s for bombing that disco in Berlin. Trials and motions at the United Nations don’t really mean much to a country like Iran, especially with the mullahs in charge. So I doubt any of these current moves by Argentina will have any effect on what Israel eventually does to avenge the deaths of those people.
As for Brazil, that country will do business with whatever country gives it the best deals. So long as we can out-compete the Chinese and the Russians for various trade agreements with Brazil, they would be foolish not to do business with us. And if they don’t, well, it may not be that terrible. The only thing that matters is that foreign troops, ships, and aircraft are not permanently based in Brazil. Then we would have real problems. As for trade, there’s really not much we can do about it, unless you want to take over the whole country (which I doubt anybody wants to do). So if we’re better business people, then I’m sure Brazil will play ball. If not, it’s just another failure of the Obama administration to hold on to one of our former allies.
staying at a hostel in Tauranga, New Zealand, there are hundreds of Argentinian visiting / temporary-working women here, are they ever beautiful, wow… must ask them about their politics sometime, ha ha.
What a stupid, ignorant comment in response to the cruel mass slaughter of Jewish innocents by Muslim humanity haters.
Dear Linda,
With all due respect, why is it stupid? The dirty dealings of a government shouldn’t necessarily reflect on what the people of a country want!
JH,
Please ask those women what they think of Carlos Menem and this whole ordeal…I would like to know.
Bible, Genesis: 4:10 And God said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.”
When Jews were murdered in the Argentina massacre, the Islamics emulated the example of founder of Islam, Mohammad, a huge slave trader, who is regarded as the perfect man and role model by Muslims who follow their religion. Mohammad murdered/beheaded 700 Jewish men because of the Jews’ great love for, and intense loyalty to God – our Creator. The Jews refused to follow another god and the new religion of Mohammad. The Jews’ wives and children were seized for slaves.
How dangerous for these Catholic countries to make agreements with Iran. Christians suffer severe Islamic persecution in the Middle East, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other places. They live in daily fear. Jews are targeted first. Christians second. There is a well known saying in the Middle East. It’s also scrawled in graffiti: “First the Saturday people (Jews). Second, the Sunday people (Christians).
Christian majority towns, Nazareth, and Bethlehem in Judea, Israel, are now Muslim majority towns, the Christians driven out by severe and relentless Muslim persecution.
Jihad is an obligation in the Koran. The Koran commands all peoples and nations to be conquered and subjugated under excessively cruel Islamic sharia law where defenseless non-Muslims have no human rights. And that includes the hated infidel countries of Brazil and Argentina.
Pretty simple…Brazil is actively lining-up votes for its attempt to overcome USA’s opposition to it becoming a permanent member of UN’s Security Council. Remember the Radical Islamist’s shooting of catholic school kids a few weeks ago in Rio de Janeiro? Well, former President Lula said that was a deranged individual’s act of random violence. Hours of tapes and computer videos made by the Islamist Radical have disproved Mr. Lula’s statement. Mr. Lula had to placate Arab World leaders, because he needs to keep their support in line for Brazil’s upcoming vote to UN’s Security Council permanent seat. Brazil know’s USA will block this vote. That’s why Brazilian Administration officials hate everything American. This is visible in TV, media, and printed news outlets. More so, now that a communist-marxist is at Brazil’s helm. Brazil is a “command” economy, with symptoms of fragile development evident…massive corruption, murder rates skyrocketing, an epidemic drug problem with “oxi” now on the market, child and slave labor, childhood kidnappings for sale overseas and underground trafficking of body organs.
VERY well put Messup