Argentina/Iran ‘Truth Commission’ to resolve 1994 bombing of Jewish centre in Buenos Aires

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“Memorandum of Understanding” including the creation of a “Truth Commission” between the governments of Argentina and the Islamic Republic of Iran and intended to resolve the 1994 terrorist bombing of the Argentine-Jewish Community Centre AMIA in Buenos Aires was signed on Sunday according to the Argentine Presidential web site. Read full article

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LEPRecon
Truth commission???

What a laugh that is considering which two Governments are signing it! Most of them couldn't find the truth with both and a flashlight.

Once again Timmidman has betrayed his fellow Jewish countrymen, and has come away making Argentina looking weak and ineffective.

Other countries when a similar situation would break off diplomatic relations with a country suspected of funding a terrorist act against their own people, but not this Argentine government, who just sign memorandum of understanding! In other words they are so desperate for support, any support, that they put justice for their own people as second to diplomatic relations with a country, which most other countries recognise as a state sponsor of terrorists, and treat them as such.

The so-called Truth Commission is an empty gesture that will do nothing and mean nothing.
Jan 28th, 2013 - 06:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Boovis
They seriously think that Iran is going to admit bombing the club? Are they completely mental?
Jan 28th, 2013 - 07:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
The governments of both countries are despicable in the extreme.

Iran is next on the agenda with the USA and Israel, so that will be goodbye from them.

Let's hope the people of Argentina get their act together soon and remove this viperous bunch of goons TGW TMBOA and her family from the face of the earth. But somehow I doubt it.
Jan 28th, 2013 - 10:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Optimus_Princeps
Prepare the “Lie Telling” Commission to do what all so called commissions do. It's like Bush's “Patriot Act”, which violated the Constitution and the right to privacy. I often wonder if Botox Face doesn't exchange notes with some of his ex-goons.

Usually when it's not a self serving violation of other people's right it has a plain name that doesn't make a pathetic effort to emphasize what it doesn't do. Will politicians ever learn that those tricks get really old really fast?
Jan 28th, 2013 - 11:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
Both parties are scrabbling around to find a way past this problem as they are both pariah states that need one another.
Jan 28th, 2013 - 01:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Dr. Jeorbbels
Will Iran accept a guilty vote? Will Argentina accept a not guilty vote for Iran? No, of course not. What a waste of time for this commission.
Jan 28th, 2013 - 02:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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JohnN
US Ambassador James Cheek: “To my knowledge, there was never any real evidence [of Iranian responsibility]. They never came up with anything.”:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Ukrainian_sentiment#Minister_of_Education_of_Ukraine
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GFace
@6, I think we already have a guilty vote from AR itself, albiet in the form of indictments. That AR wants to court IR to accept it (and they never will) rather than just cutting them cold and dry must leave a bad taste in the rank-n-file Argentine, certainly in the Jewish community, and Timmerman as well.
Jan 28th, 2013 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Simon68
The evidence against the Iranians brought together by the DA Nisman, is aparently compelling enough for the Iranian government to at least talk to the Argentine government about the AMIA bombing.

Of course the Iranians will never admit the guilt of their people, and the kirchnerist rabble will say that it is a huge victory for CFK.

I, personally, feel that the Jewish Community in Argentina has been f@cked over by the government just like the rest of us over so many local problems such as rising street crime, rising inflation, growing government corrution, government pressure on the judiciary, growing unemployment, subsidized vagrancy, etc.!!!!!!!!!
Jan 28th, 2013 - 05:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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JohnN
Correct link to the Ambassador Cheek comment about lack of evidence of Iranian complicity in the AMIA bombing:

Bush's Iran/Argentina Terror Frame-Up:
http://www.thenation.com/article/bushs-iranargentina-terror-frame?page=0,2#
Jan 28th, 2013 - 06:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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battidancer
Amazing how Iran with its repressive regime dupes South American countries!
Of course there will be no admission of guilt by Iran.
CFK's leadership seems to blunder along in many forms of denial. Agree with the pariah states comment.
Jan 28th, 2013 - 06:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Truth Commission’
yeh right,
just like sending monkeys into space.
Jan 28th, 2013 - 07:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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