Stories for June 12th 2005
Falklands War - Official History: “Result could have been different”
New revelations in the soon to be published British official “History of the Falklands Campaign” indicate that a few key acts by Argentine commanders could have produced a different outcome, possibly avoiding defeat.
Bolivia is “a creditor not a debtor of G 8”
Bolivia's main opposition leader Evo Morales described the G 8 rich countries decision to condone the entire debts of 18 poor countries, including Bolivia, as a “small step forward”, although he argued that his country is not a debtor but rather a creditor of the rich world.
President Lula top aides mentioned in bribes scandal
Private and government companies helped financed the “vote buying” in the Brazilian Congress revealed the Lower House representative who first talked about the explosive issue to the newspaper with the largest circulation in Brazil.
Bielsa runs for Congress and leaves December
Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Bielsa will run as candidate for the Lower House of Congress for the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina's second most important electoral district.
