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In reply to the discussion: Argentina says will pay all creditors in Buenos Aires [View all]JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)35. A lot better than what would have happened...
If the U.S. government had succeeded in perpetrating on Cuba the same treatment as it did on Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras...
It's simple: If a U.S. court steals Argentinean assets to meet the criminal demands of these vulture hijack artists, Argentina should retaliate by seizing equivalent U.S. assets.
As for "no one," that's a lot of capitalist blah blah. Argentina was doing very well following its default - an example for the world. Maybe one reason why these libertarian fanatic pirates decided to pull their murderous stunt.
The vultures are mass criminals, as bad as any of the murderers who appear on the front pages of the tabloids except they're trying to kill a nation. Stop making excuses for them.
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Touché. You vultures want your red meat, fly down to Buenos Aires and get it.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#1
And when the vultures arrive in Buenos Aires they could be introduced to the inside of an
Louisiana1976
Aug 2014
#16
That's right. What the vultures want to do to Argentina is financial rape. It's capitalism at its
Louisiana1976
Aug 2014
#15
And the vulture funds VOLUTARILY chose to buy those very discounted Argentine bonds. nt
bemildred
Aug 2014
#20
Landowners from other countries already took compensation offers from Cuba long ago.
Judi Lynn
Aug 2014
#34
Earlier story posted at D.U.: US Council of Foreign Affairs supports Argentina, blasts Judge Griesa
Judi Lynn
Aug 2014
#7
Argentina is not broke, how did you conjure that up? The Council may know more about it than you
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#17
And What Is Not In Dispute, Sir, Is What A Great Majority Of The Bond-Holders Agreed To Accept
The Magistrate
Aug 2014
#24
Two creditors tried to fuck over an entire country, and other creditors to boot.
riqster
Aug 2014
#30