Piñera submits bill to repeal financing military expenditure with copper exports

Friday, May 20th 2011 - 10:42 UTC

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Chilean President Sebastián Piñera signed a bill which, if approved by Congress, would eliminate a substantial source of revenue for Chile’s Armed Forces. Under current legislation, 10% of all export revenues from Chile’s National Copper Corporation (CODELCO) are directed to the Superior Council of National Defence, to be spent on weaponry and equipment. Read full article

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briton
mmmm number one in south america for military might,
cold she may be, but a powerfull fire she still has ?
argentina on the other had, falls just below uruguay, i belive,
dont shoot the messengers arggg??
May 20th, 2011 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Artillero601
are you ok man?
May 20th, 2011 - 11:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
You'd think if you Brits were so far superior and us Argentines so inferior you'd just ignore Argentina altogether.

Instead your enduring insecurity shows up on every single article. Can't blame you though, coming from that tiny patch of dirt you call a “Kingdom”.

How pathetic...
May 21st, 2011 - 06:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zethee
...What? Nowhere on this page does it mention the UK.

Talk about insecure, lol.
May 21st, 2011 - 12:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Art.,
Briton (aaarg; ex-Briton) was just extolling the military virtues of Chile in the voice of Yoda.
“The force is strong in this long, thin country”.
Geoff :-)
May 21st, 2011 - 08:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Once again geoff shows he’s, true geniuses, and house martin shows his true colours [yellow with a white stripe

You'd think if you Brits were so far superior,, and us Argentines so inferior you'd just ignore Argentina altogether, ,WE DO

But in the Falkland’s you don’t.
Who’s superior did you say,
May 21st, 2011 - 10:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
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Look at this article's first comment stupid.

This article is about Chile, yet the first comment was about Argentina, a comment made by a Brit... of course.
May 22nd, 2011 - 03:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zethee
He didn't mention the UK in his first post. It's your own insecurity showing.
May 22nd, 2011 - 09:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ManRod
Piñera is not doing this, because of being a Ghandi alike pacifist. He is doing it, because he's playing with the thought of privatization of Codelco! But that will not be easy for him, as a whole nation (exept the investor lobby) will oppose to!
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