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Argentina ignores Paraguay; builds new canal to pump water from shared river
Landlocked and Mercosur member Paraguay will formally complain to its peer Argentina the non consulted and unilateral decision to build a canal adjacent to a shared river that acts as a natural border and provides both sides’ agriculture and ecosystems with a vital water supply. Read full article
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Sep 23rd, 2010 - 06:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0I did it my way LOL
More argy theft ...typical!!
Sep 23rd, 2010 - 08:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0Wouldn't it be cheaper and simpler to just dredge the canal they already have?
Sep 23rd, 2010 - 11:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0Of course not.
Sep 23rd, 2010 - 04:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is the way Argentina operates. They are gradually taking over Uruguay by stealth.
On this front, Paraguay is blocking Venezuela's accession to Unasur. This is part of the softening-up process to get Paraguay to give in.
“This is the way Argentina operates. They are gradually taking over Uruguay by stealth”,
Sep 23rd, 2010 - 06:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I don´t know how I´m received so well in ROU.
Masoquism?
Or perhaps you know nothing about our countries?
This is the “UNITED” Latin America that some are announcing in their post, isn´t it ??? LOL
Sep 24th, 2010 - 01:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0With this kind of friends, who need enemies ? Be aware, Paraguayans.....
The Chileans have a lot of experience about....
““Hi Pepe, Pepe Mujica, president of Uruguay, I want to thank you in the name of all Argentines for your immense gesture on not allowing an English naval vessel from taking provisions and fuel in Uruguayan territory”, wrote Mrs Kirchner on Thursday in her Twitter.”
Sep 24th, 2010 - 08:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0Followed by Mujica, in essence, saying, “Crap. We have things to sort out with Argentina. When that's done, it'll be back to the staus quo ante.”
Sergio, I see that you are a provocateur, looking for argentine reaction.
Sep 24th, 2010 - 04:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I have lived in Patagonia, very near from you and have a lot of memories about ugly attitudes to us: Punta Arenas radar role, spies, movilization of troops, etc.
But I will not discuss those past differences here, as should be the ultimate goal of our enemies, whatever they are.
In the course of life I also have had the pleasure of working and travelling many times through Chile and could understand than not everybody thinks like you reflect here.
As every neighbour has, we have “crossed bills” and a biased judgement on “the other” history toward us.
Today, both countries have made huge advances and minimized suspicacies.
Unless some people with the speech of division and hate.
You can stay in the past of warmongering or you can stand in the present/future of integration.
Another example of the humongous political capacity of the Kirchner-Dragnich (half-blood from Punta Arenas) government to resolve those “colossal international conflicts” that the Argentinean Nation, in her habitual genetically originated gargantuan malevolence and wickedness loves to provoke just to bully her small innocent neighbors……:-)
Sep 24th, 2010 - 05:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Case solved and (nearly) closed
http://www.paraguay.com/nacionales/argentina-suspende-obras-de-apertura-de-nuevo-canal-en-el-rio-pilcomayo-47469
“You can stay in the past of warmongering or you can stand in the present/future of integration.”
Sep 24th, 2010 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Allow me to translate:
You can stand your ground and do what is best for Chile or you can do what Argentina tells you to do.
Yup, not content with all the natural resources it already has, yet doesn't fully exploit, Argentina wants to own and control even more resources already owned by a neighbour; sounds about par for the course.
Sep 26th, 2010 - 02:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think Argentina certainly has designs to be some sort of leader in South America but unfortunately with the Kirchners as an example of leadership they have already tied their legs together before any foot race.
On the surface you might think that this is not an Argentina (i.e., not a Federal) action, but an Argentina provincial action. But, as the governor of this province is a “K” person, you might have second thoughts!
Sep 26th, 2010 - 05:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It is important to realise that “Argentina”, in one or other of its guises, has attempted to take control of Uruguay and Paraguay before. Once they get the idea that some bit of land ought to be theirs, they just won't let it go.
Sep 26th, 2010 - 06:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I believe history shows that at one time both Uruguay and Paraguay were part of “Argentina”; when it belonged to Spain.
Sep 26th, 2010 - 11:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Some brits can´t understand a different approach than the imperialist one.
Sep 27th, 2010 - 02:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not our approach.
Put down your prejudices, pleeeease.
Integration is an southamerican win-win strategy. Something some posters here seem don´t know what means.
BTW, this new is uncomplete as Argentina Federal Gvt has immediately ordered to stop any kind of construction that alteres what is agreed with Paraguay.
“The porteños bungled their effort to extend control over Paraguay by choosing José Espínola y Peña as their spokesman in Asunción. Espínola was ”perhaps the most hated Paraguayan of his era,“ in the words of historian John Hoyt Williams. Espínola's reception in Asunción was less than cordial, partly because he was closely linked to rapacious policies of the ex-governor, Lázaro de Rivera, who had arbitrarily shot hundreds of his citizens until he was forced from office in 1805. Barely escaping a term of exile in Paraguay's far north, Espínola fled back to Buenos Aires and lied about the extent of porteño support in Paraguay, causing the Buenos Aires cabildo to make an equally disastrous move. In a bid to settle the issue by force, the cabildo sent 1,100 troops under General Manuel Belgrano to subdue Asunción. Paraguayan troops soundly thrashed the porteños at Paraguarí and Tacuarí.”
Sep 27th, 2010 - 06:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“To make matters worse, the porteño government agitated for Paraguayan military assistance against the Spanish in Uruguay and, disregarding the Treaty of October 11, for unification of Paraguay with Argentina. The porteño government also informed the junta it wanted to reopen talks.”
“When the Argentine envoy, Nicolás de Herrera, arrived in May 1813, he learned to his dismay that all decisions had to await the meeting of a Paraguayan congress in late September. Meanwhile, Paraguay again declared itself independent of Argentina and expelled two junta members known to be sympathetic to union with Argentina. Under virtual house arrest, Herrera had little scope to build support for unification, even though he resorted to bribery.”
Wonder if these excerpts represent Argentina's idea of “integration”.
Wonder how “porteños” is enough for you to encircle all argentinos at the moment, despite part of them remained pro-Spain while Espínola arrived to Paraguay. Do you know that almost half Argentina was founded from Paraguay? Including B.A.
Sep 28th, 2010 - 03:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Wonder how Argentina has suddenly become an independent country with that name in 1813, there are so many brits here that deny so...!
Bored without us? Amazing!
PD: I will ask you for help if the kids need something to their National History homework!!!
:-)
You mistake. Argentina didn't exist in 1813. “Portenos” of course refers to the inhabitants of B.A. province, the only bit that did exist.
Sep 28th, 2010 - 06:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Good idea to get your kids taught on here. At least that way they'll get the truth!
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