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Argentine truckers strike to protest Swiss justice investigation of their leader
Argentina’s powerful truck drivers’ union called for a strike to be held on Monday to show their support to the head of the CGT Labour confederation, Hugo Moyano and his family that are being investigated in Switzerland for alleged money laundering. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules“ ... He also threatened to block those media that publish news against the union or its leader ...”
Mar 18th, 2011 - 04:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0Ah, Argentina's famed freedom of speech. Still, a strike should work. I'm sure the Swiss will be impressed :-)
How appropriate for Argentina! Make the local citizens suffer for something that should be addressed with the Swiss. An honest government would notify Switzerland that they would cooperate fully with their investigation. Let us see how long it takes Cristina and company to issue such a statement.
Mar 18th, 2011 - 04:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0Is this man an idiot? How does striking in Argentina bother the swiss in any way at all.
Mar 18th, 2011 - 08:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0Guy clearly has a bit of power and it's gone to his head.
@3 Zethe, nearly as smart as when they demanded that their own ship be “returned” to them!
Mar 18th, 2011 - 09:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0Another nail in the Argentine idiocy coffin.
Mar 18th, 2011 - 01:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You can tell who his mentor is cant you .
Mar 18th, 2011 - 01:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0With any luck the whole of Argentina will go on strike to protest against this disgraceful injustice. A couple of years should do the trick.
Mar 18th, 2011 - 01:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Argentina bloggers are very quiet today,
Mar 18th, 2011 - 02:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0they have packed their bags and gone away.
even on other blogg quiet they have been.
for its better to be heard, but never seen
Poor Argentina she’s run out of steam
Led by a woman who’s not had her cream
Argies love my poems ,but condemns out of hand
For they have no sense of humour
Just a head full of sand..
I hope he goes to jail. What about Tony Blair And Thatcher's son?
Mar 18th, 2011 - 03:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Their illegal fortunes make look Moyano money like pocket change.
I understand that Moyano himself is not named in the Swiss paperwork, but a company which he and his family apparently own is named in the paperwork. And it is this company that is being investigated for money laundering.
Mar 18th, 2011 - 04:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Marcos,
Mar 18th, 2011 - 05:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I also hope that, if he is found guilty, he suffers/they suffer punishment appropriate to the crime - and that there is no slippery side-door through which he/they can avoid such punishment.
I don't know about Mark Thatcher, but I have freqently called for Blair to face a war crimes tribunal for (allegedly) lying his way to taking a country to war.
As for Blair's fortune - this was not made through corruption whilst in office (like Lula, allegedly). It has been accumulated on the world circuit of lecturing since he left office. Like Clinton and Lula (Veja).
9 Marcos Alejandro,
Mar 19th, 2011 - 01:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0Agree, I don't like this guy one bit, he's trash.
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