Cristina Fernandez candidate for Army Chief questioned over human rights record

Wednesday, July 24th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has defended the designation of César Milani as head of the Armed Forces, and complained that “those who previously voted for the Due Obedience and Final Stop laws put in doubt” her administration's “human rights record”. Read full article

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Captain Poppy
It is really ashame that he was not approved. I think he was the best opportunity for a coupe'.
Jul 24th, 2013 - 03:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Optimus_Princeps
@1 You can't be serious. One of the main issues is switching back and forth between one oppressive regime and another. There's only one way for CFK to go out and that's in disgrace. Like most pathetic leaders with a heavy handed authoritarian style, they get ripped to shreds by their former allies.
Jul 24th, 2013 - 04:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
He looks like TMBOA sees him as a shoo-in for the job so they can keep coke head Maximo as second in command OF THE CREAM BUNS!

The Dark Country gets more laughable every day.

Sorry Optimus_Princeps, if I were you I would cut and run.
Jul 24th, 2013 - 04:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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axel arg
BEYOND HYPOCRESY.
If milani committed delits, it's absolutly fair and expectable that he must be judged and sentenced. Especially in a country like argentina, where responsable authorities (militar and civil) are being judged and sentenced like the criminals who they are.
However, what is really despisable and pathetic, is to see many of those who pretend to be the champions of human rights, i mean some opponent politicians, who have never done anything for human rights, and some reactionary newspapers, like clarin and la nación which have supported all the coup d'etats in the last XX century, criticising milani's designation. I say it's really despisable to see them having such a hypocrite behaviou, because actually they dont have, and won't never have enough moral authority in order to talk about human rights, because they have never cared about them.
Jul 24th, 2013 - 06:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
It seems Argentina still has a lot of growing up to do,

human rights are still a game to some..
Jul 24th, 2013 - 06:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mr Ed
'We live in a country where the law rules' said CFK with a straight face, well that's one advantage of botox.
Jul 25th, 2013 - 06:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
So she puts off putting him in office until after the elections because:

a-it saves her supporters from be voted of of office for choosing him
b-Most of her supporters will be out of office by then and it will not matter
c-it postpones a coupe for 5 months

#6 funny....I liked that. She does have a face only a bidet would like
Jul 25th, 2013 - 09:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#4 Well said - beyond hypocrisy indeed!

#7 She has a lovely radiant face =) Btw whats a bidet?
Aug 01st, 2013 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@8

YOU ARE BACK!

Been on your hols then? Bey you didn't get to The Dark Country though.
Aug 02nd, 2013 - 09:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
Seriously BK, you could not google that, or is this your dumb acting? My hat is off and here is your Oscar.

Actually Chris it is getting more difficult for a few people to keep up with these screen names.
Aug 02nd, 2013 - 02:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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