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Prosecutors open investigations into allegations ex president Macri spied on political opponents
Prosecutors in Argentina have opened an investigation into allegations that former president Mauricio Macri spied on political opponents during his four years in office, judicial sources reported on Friday. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSurprise, surprise! At least for many of those used to read hundreds of pieces about Cristina Fernandez' “corruption” in Clarin or La Nacion and reproduced by many other unsuspecting media outlets.
May 31st, 2020 - 01:45 am - Link - Report abuse -2Let's remember that, when Macri took office in December 2015, he was riding high on a successful campaign to paint then president Cristina Fernandez as a corrupt president, even a “thief.” Not only that. The untimely death of former prosecutor Alberto Nisman just after he denounced Fernandez's alleged plot included in an agreement with Iran was abundantly portrayed as a murder by the opposition media. However, at the time he took office, Macri was under trial for spying, including on family members. He was quickly acquitted once in office.
During four years of Macri's tenure, and in spite of huge pressure on judges and prosecutors, not a single charge has been brought to conviction against Cristina Fernandez. It may be different for Macri. Most dirty deals he closed during his time in office have already been abundantly documented, and now that the intelligence services cannot continue working on judges, those trials are going ahead as sure as the sun raises.
Many more interesting stories coming to MP.
(I posted this last night on the MercoPress thread about Chile in answer to Enrique's continuous ignorant mendacity maligning both Brazil and Chile — that's also applicable here as he ignorantly glorifies CFK.)
May 31st, 2020 - 02:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0____
I'm currently savoring a wonderful Viña Laura Hartwig Cabernet this evening and I have to completely agree with Enrique about the tremendous undeniable social injustice and police brutality happening now in the Americas.
I'm watching it on television tonight. Although the BBC terribly misspelled Florianópolis using “Minneapolis” and it's obvious that Bolsonaro has lost control of his country. (I never realized that Brazil had TARGET department stores.)
Those brutal Brazilian riot police ordered by Bolsonaro obviously demonstrate that people are justified in burning buildings due to social inequality. (Those Brazilian rioters are frighteningly concerning as they are not maintaining safe and prudent COVID-19 social distancing.)
Also, I'm fascinated how our progressive cousins' Ministerio de Salud statistics are far lower than ours. (Of course, Argentine government statistics have always been a paragon of truth.)
However, I do need to politely correct Enrique who's confused about who was the Chilean Minister Public Works (and later president) who PRIVATIZED public utilities and so much more, that today is being blamed upon Pinochet.
“In 1988, Ricardo Lagos Escobar helped put his country on the road to democracy.”
https://www.joc.com/chiles-ricardo-lagos-paves-way-nations-future_19940918.html
(Read and you'll understand why I think Enrique is full of mendacious bullshit.)
By the way, that “Island” Enrique refers to is progressing well and I have high expectations of an indoor bathroom facilities installed in two weeks time. He's correct that life is currently great.
We should all be thankful for the opportunity to improve your own life as well as those people you care for.
I do indeed embrace the British SAS motto: Who Dares Wins
¡Saludos!
Again, Chicureo uses diversion tactics to steer attention away from topics he'd rather not hear about.
May 31st, 2020 - 09:11 pm - Link - Report abuse -1As a result, without saying a word about a judicial investigation against former Argentine president Mauricio Macri for systematic spying, our Pinochetist dilettante takes us on a tour to Minneapolis (US), Brazil, to the Cabernet he drank, attacks a bit Argentina's current vice-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, give us a useless link to “prove a point,” boasts some more about his great personal life, and finally drops the British SAS' incredibly sophisticated motto as the proverbial cherry.
If readers expected to know Chicureo's opinion about the new investigation about Macri, they'd be disappointed.
We have asked your opinion about Venezuela for years. Not so much as a peep on that.
May 31st, 2020 - 11:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You are the King of steering away from topics you'd rather not hear about.
Argentina is burning and you just post when Macri comes up.
You steer away from the mess Argentina is in.
Now an article comes up about free-market Macri and everybody knew you'd be all over it.
You don't like the suffering of people?
What is your opinion about Maduro from Venezuela and how he is treating his people?
What about their suffering? No comment from you on that for 3 years at least.
If Maduro were a free-market leader trashing the lives of his country people the way he has for several years now, you'd be spending half your day bashing him.
It is a socialist system and those people have been wrecked for years.
This is how steering away works with you:
Economic suffering in a socialist system = silence
Economic suffering in a free-market system = long post
Socialist ideology and promoting it is what matters to you. Not a people's suffering.
Just like you are doing right now.
If people are suffering under your socialist religion, the pain then is a necessary price for paradise.
With you, people must first convert to your religion.
Only then can they exercise their God given right to pursue happiness for themselves and their families.
Those rioters in Chile should have been pursuing their own happiness. Now they can only extort it out of others by violence. The Marxist way.
This is just CFK paying back Macri, on account of her being a shallow airhead.
He deserves it anyway.
You cry about people living on isolated islands in the midst of other people's suffering.
Your CFK lives in a palace while Argentina burns. You live in Canada, how's that for being isolated from it all.
Talk about steering away! You're practically English!
Move to Caracas. Then you can shoot your mouth off about all the suffering in South America.
EM
Jun 01st, 2020 - 12:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0You have me all wrong, I love my Argentine cousins and avidly follow all the political scandals, that are (as all things Argentine) much larger than my little county is.
(Certainly CFK going under investigation would capture the world's opinion.)
Your Argentine dictatorship was far more successful than my was, with a reported over 30,000 “disappeared” compared to our approximate 3,000.
As all adolescents of my generation in Chile — we always admired Argentina. In the '70s our cousins had everything far better. Buenos Aires was considered truly the Paris of South America. The most beautiful and seductive porteñas wearing the latest fashion were certainly thought by us as goddesses. I remember adoring the temptresses at the beach, wearing high heels and sipping yerba mate with a bombilla in their seductive lips.
Argentina had finest world class leaders of tennis, boxing, Formula 1 racing. The richest agricultural production and certainly the most extraordinary bife I'd ever experienced. Undoubtably Argentine football reigned as the best, and everyone agreed the best wine in South America was from Mendoza.
I remember in the early '70s we crossed the Andes to Mendoza where they had EVERYTHING in abundance to shop for, including toilet paper.
And Argentina had the most powerful and advanced military in Latin America. The Airforce had advanced fighter bomber jets that could attack our capital within 20 minutes! Their mighty Armada was touted as invincible, including with a heavy cruiser and aircraft carrier that would easily destroy our decrepit fleet in a confrontation. Little did I know how events would affect myself, as my family was in near financial ruin.
Argentina is indirectly responsible for paying for my higher education, my love life and family and certainly now enjoying because of making prudent financial decisions. Thanks to our country's economic policies, the poverty level has dramatically lowered and many of us are doing very well.
BP
Jun 01st, 2020 - 06:05 am - Link - Report abuse -2Oh hello there, BP! I am flattered you took the time to comment about my comments -- and about those you believe I should write. Your post reads almost like one of those old epic poems...I like the presentation. By the way, are you or were you really a bush pilot? I always admired them. In Calgary, Alberta, we have Ken Borek Air, a legendary company known by its feats that included rescuing South Pole workers in 2016 in a very risky operation.
Anyway, I won't be able to respond to your elaborated post -- not now at least. Can't sit for too long in front of a computer as I used to do before. Just accept my excuses for not commenting about Venezuela as you wish -- before commenting I like to do a little research and time being such a scarce resource I prefer to keep to what I know better.
I will say this: You are erroneously, as other posters here, assuming that I preach Socialism because I support CFK and Alberto Fernandez and I am indeed a fan of Nestor Kirchner.
Peronism was never a Socialist ideology, and I recommend you don't believe me -- just do some impartial reading. Peronism, in its classic definition, sought a third position not aligned with either the U.S. or the former Soviet block. Peronism does not want to end capitalism -- just wants it to accept a measure of wealth re-distribution. As you know, a Socialist state will appropriate the main means of production, something Peronism generally does not seek.
The Kirchnerist form of Peronism positions itself a bit more to the left than traditional Peronism -- without changing the fundamentals.
Oh, and Argentina is not burning. Some are now complaining about the lockdown being too long, but the majority are pleased with Alberto Fernandez' decisions that have contained coronavirus contagion at levels that health services can handle.
Chicureo
Very nice piece about Argentina although I am not proud of our Junta's crimes. Still nothing about Macri's troubles with the justice.
bushpilot
Jun 01st, 2020 - 03:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You'll note how the Marxist socialist goes on to deviously explain that the glories of Peronism has nothing to due socialism, but indeed does “...wants it to accept a measure of wealth re-distribution. (I learned all about all the glories of ”wealth re-distribution” during Allende's administration.)
Then our cunning Marxist goes on to say: “The Kirchnerist form of Peronism positions itself a bit more to the left than traditional Peronism -- without changing the fundamentals.”
And he deviously explains in on a long sentence — asking for your acceptance of his excuse “...for not commenting about Venezuela...”
Note how he conveniently has the time before his computer to flatteringly comment about your post, saying it reminds him of an epic poem and personally knowing fellow bush pilots — but not time to deny he supports the criminal Marxist Maduro regime in Venezuela...
As Enrique Massot scolds in his earlier posts — the inhabitants of the Americas should be all appalled of the social unrest in Florianópolis (erroneously misspelled as “Minneapolis”) that makes it's obvious that the oppressed and underprivileged natives are simply expressing what happens in undeveloped countries of the Americas when they are denied lots and lots of free government handouts — a hallmark of Peronism...
Enrique Massot assures this is actually happening in the Americas due to social inequality: https://youtu.be/vCHUhxGbIZw
Finally, if Enrique would read some of the current Argentine independent news reports regarding COVID19 he might indeed learn that many in the national media there are severely criticizing their own Ministerio de Salud erroneous statistics.
As I said before, I have always loved my Argentine cousins — but I don't trust them!
Ooooops! Somebody is getting mad here, and who would that be but usual suspect Chicureo.
Jun 02nd, 2020 - 01:24 am - Link - Report abuse -2Note how fast has he dropped his smug and condescending tone and returned to his usual hateful, calumnious rant. Once again, this specimen from a bygone Cold War era accuses me of what he believes is a sure deterrent: he calls me...(sound Cymbals, Chimes and Marimbas) a Marxist! Just in case, he adds...Socialist! I am surprised he did not use Trotskyist, Anarchist, Tree-hugger, Taliban, Bohemian, Duck Trainer and whatnot.
Further in his post, Chicu really descends into mad, incoherent rambling. I don't believe it's the effects of abusing his customary Viña Laura Hartwig Cabernet.
Listen, Achicoria boy: you may keep calling me names, but you can't prevent me from saying mis cuatro verdades here.
Until next time.
Enrique Massot
Jun 02nd, 2020 - 04:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh really I'm not angry, but instead resigned that debating with a Peronist is futile.
And it's always helpful in vino veritas to express tolerating their ignorance.
I'm fortunate to have a close friend in San Juan, whom I stay in frequent contact. (He has joined his family with ours on skiing vacations at Las Leñas for several seasons and we share a unique bond as we both served in our respective navies.)
Although technically we were once enemies, we both share a very similar belief that our society is incapable of significant progress without pursuing a prudent sound fiscal governance. Reasonable and affordable social justice with a properly regulated free-market capitalistic system is our path to lifting the masses out of poverty.
And yes, for many of us — who are willing to dare, do sometimes succeed exceptionally well. We also assume great risk and can lose almost everything, including by unanticipated events which we are experiencing now.
It's obvious developed nations, like where you yourself reside, will experience an economic recession and sadly — underdeveloped nations will certainly face an economic depression.
Enrique, your continued glorification of Peronism which you describe: “...wants it to accept a measure of wealth re-distribution.” Identifies your foolish socialist ignorance.
Past history proves Peronism, Marxism and certainly Laissez-faire Capitalism all lead to eventual disaster.
As far as name calling, I would just note the curious absence of your continual silence regarding the decidedly MARXIST socialist human-rights disaster in what was the third wealthiest nation in the Americas blessed with the largest proven petroleum reserves in the world.
It is said, silence sometimes speaks very loudly...
In any case, I sincerely wish you and your family good health.
“Among those allegedly spied upon are ambassadors, television journalists, union leaders, businessmen, lawmakers, state governors and even officials close to Macri.”
Jun 03rd, 2020 - 03:54 am - Link - Report abuse -1Talk about a style of government! Mauricio Macri wasn't really governing -- it became increasingly clear to many as the economy deteriorated and the foreign debt escalated.
For that reason he was the lone president to be given the boot after a single term in office since the 1983 return of democracy.
Macri, his friends, associates and family members were going after lucrative business opportunities, acting from both sides of the counter. In order to do that they used methods typically used by the Mafia: intimidation, threats, bribing, damaging media stories prepared on command by henchmen reporters and much more.
Macri sought to control friends and foes by using the intelligence capacities of the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP).
Entrepreneur and TV show host Marcelo Tinelli wasn't amused when the scandal broke out.
“They would listen to your phone conversations, read your emails, intimidate you with AFIP. They used the State machine, paid by us, to prosecute those who thought differently or friends going astray,” Tinelli noted in a twit.
Finally, I can totally agree with our socially progressive commentator that they should indeed lift the legal amnesty and protections from prosecution of all the former Presidentes de la nación Argentina — for a through lengthy investigation, including of all their friends, associates and family members that were going after lucrative business opportunities, acting from both sides of the counter.
Jun 03rd, 2020 - 04:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In order to do that they used methods especially used by the Peronist Mafia: intimidation, threats, bribing, damaging media stories prepared on command by henchmen reporters and much more.
It would result in some really interesting reports from La Nación and El Trece TV...
By the way, does anyone else notice how a Canadian resident of Latin heritage — continuously and viciously criticizes the freely democratically elected presidents of Brazil and Chile yet fails to remain completely silent about the human tragedy occurring in Venezulea?
A parliamentary commission has began investigating Argentina's massive capital flight that took place during the tenure of Mauricio Macri as president.
Jun 03rd, 2020 - 10:47 pm - Link - Report abuse -1From December 2015 to October 2019, over $86 billion took flight from Argentina, while the country was on a foreign borrowing spree, about 100 individuals and 850 corporations concentrate a $65 billion portion of the total amount spirited out of the country.
The next step will be a request for an audit by the Central Bank of Argentina -- something that is worrying members of Together for Change, formerly known as Let's Change, alliance that supported the Macri government and his foreign borrowing strategy.
The driving idea behind the investigation is to end past practices by which new governments abstained from investigating excessive, non justified foreign borrowing and capital flight perpetrated or facilitated by previous administrations.
Time to end a shrewd mechanism that has allowed numerous Argentine administrations to take in mountains of cash with dubious destination, while leaving huge foreign debt amounts to be paid back by generations of Argentines.
Like I said, I would welcome a full investigation of all past presidents currently shielded from prosecution. It would indeed result in some really scandalous reports from La Nación and El Trece TV. (It would be especially interesting about tax fraud committed.)
Jun 04th, 2020 - 12:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Avoiding taxes is common in South America and a national sport in Argentina.
It is rumored during previous ski seasons — it was a not an uncommon practice for Argentine businesses to establish offshore agencies that would offer vacation packages redeemable in Argentina for tourists — which were highly popular.
Hypothetically, a family residing abroad could enjoy an Argentine resort vacation at an outrageously discounted rate — and the Argentine business owner could perhaps shelter that undeclared income in dollars safely abroad. Those tourists would splurge at superb restaurants and tipped generous gratuities that were always paid in cash.
It actually became far more economical for a Chilean family to take a ten day vacation at a resort in Argentina, than instead vacationing domestically. Certainly Argentina excels in extraordinary service, outstanding bife de chorizo and truly magnificent Malbecs.
Several methods to achieve this, for example — a reliable chalet owner could possibly offer accommodations indirectly to an opportunistic renter in an offshore transaction.
Each time the government imposes increased taxes, restrictive price controls and denies its citizens a stable national currency — it's necessary for long-term financial survival — that the very clever Argentine people find ingenious solutions to their challenges.
And that's the sadness, because Argentina should be today one of the five wealthiest countries in the world — as it certainly was a century ago.
One paradoxical question for you Enrique: Do you know who is — the wealthiest woman in South America?
Attempting to minimize capital flight as some sport practiced by smart citizens going around governments' unfair “increased taxes, restrictive price controls,” Chicureo lines up a long collection of frivolities.
Jun 04th, 2020 - 08:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“...a family residing abroad could enjoy an Argentine resort vacation at an outrageously discounted rate — and the Argentine business owner could perhaps shelter that undeclared income in dollars safely abroad.”
No, that's not what capital flight impacting a country -- Argentina in this case -- that my comment was about.
That is why during Macri's 2015-2019 tenure massive borrowing did not leave any tangible traces: no new roads, bridges, pipelines, dams -- in a word, no new economic development initiatives were taken in spite of all the money entering the country.
Instead, what's called 'formation of actives abroad' more known as capital flight showed a degree of concentration not seen before.
“A reduced group of 100 agents purchased for u$s24.679 millones.”
That's not bife de chorizo in a restaurant.
Enrique
Jun 05th, 2020 - 02:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0You're unfortunately missing the point that
capital flight, tax avoidance and creative accounting is a major sport practiced by smart Argentine companies.
Routinely going around the government unfair taxes and restrictive price controls is an ingrained mentality for survival in Argentina.
Those long collection of frivolities are an example of ...death by a thousand cuts...
The number of financial transactions abroad with Argentine business owners are stunning —finding safe shelter as undeclared income in dollars or euros safe abroad.
Uruguay, Panama, BVI, Curizao... The number of Argentines that indirectly own luxury apartments in Miami through shell companies in places such as Luxemburg, etc... is amazing.
Those thousands of incidents add up to billions of US$ and is why incoming capital vaporizes.
It's sort of like systemized embezzlement.
It's not a beef steak, but instead a large part of the herd grazing upon the vast pampas...
Brazil does it on even a grander scale.
One question lingers...
Do you know who is the wealthiest woman in South America?
Afraid to answer?
Chicureo:
Jun 05th, 2020 - 05:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0“You are missing the point capital flight, tax avoidance and creative accounting is a major sport practiced by smart Argentine companies.”
I agree with you on this. However, some governments attempted at least to reduce this 'national sport' while others allowed -- even enjoyed -- it.
Former president Mauricio Macri dismantled capital controls. A lot of foreign capital entered Argentina, exchanged into pesos, stayed for a while earning the sky-high interest rates Argentina paid at the time, and then departed whenever they wanted, taking with them their earned profits.
Interestingly enough, one month after the August 2019 preliminary election predicting a strong result for Alberto Fernandez, Macri rushed to contain capital flight by implementing some restrictions.
From one day to the next, corporations were required to get Central Bank authorization to buy dollars in the foreign-exchange market, except for international trading, while citizens saw US $10,000 per month purchase limits.
Let's see what Bloomberg had to say about it on Sept. 2, 2019:
“The move represents a bitter irony for the pro-market president, who set about dismantling capital controls as soon as he took office in 2015. Amid rising public panic and the looming specter of default, Macri is trying to stanch the hemorrhaging of dollars from the country by ripping up his orthodox economic playbook, reintroducing the kind of interventionist policies he once excoriated.”
This is what I was referring to. As for the wealthiest woman in South America, I couldn't care less who she might be. You are welcome to let us know, Chicureo.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-02/capital-controls-return-to-argentina-as-macri-fights-to-survive
Enrique Massot
Jun 05th, 2020 - 03:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I sincerely appreciate your civil answer, and although I understand your frustration of how enormous capital inflows (as well as going abroad) essentially vaporized — its just as futile irrigating water on a drought stricken farm.
Forgive my simple farming analogy, but as a grower we've learned to use water as a precious resource and instead of traditionally flooding vineyards — now use precise drip irrigation to apply water to the root zone of each vine. We constantly measure the soil moisture with sensors.
We've learned to precisely apply capital to a specific precise objective and established a method of monitoring performance. That method obviously did not occur during the Macri and the CFK administrations. (It was instead like pouring a bucket of water upon the dry Atacama desert.)
And that is why I would greatly enjoy a full investigation of BOTH ex-presidents. (I don't blindly support Macri, but I also know Peronism is corrupt systemic embezzlement scheme.
If you lived in South America, especially in Argentina — you would understand that the underprivileged are rarely helped by their governments and the rich just keep getting richer. (That's why aspiring families here place a great effort in the costly education of their children to the best schools.)
You are living insulated in one of the most egalitarian and civilized responsibly governed democracies in the world. That is not the reality south of the USA!
Regarding the wealthiest women in South America — it's a trick question, because officially the true wealth is hidden, but the entire female progeny of Hugo Chavez are all — the wealthiest women in South America.
The stolen billions are cleverly hidden in a labyrinth of bank accounts and assets. However, you still can see it's not a secret and one small example:
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/children-of-venezuelas-elite-including-ex-leader-hugo-chavezs-daughter-flaunt-wealth-ng-22af92afbb1a12ec841fa36348748a1f
¡Salud!
Chicureo, bushpilot
Jun 06th, 2020 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Reekie's “Again, Chicureo uses diversion tactics to steer attention away from topics he'd rather not hear about”.....
Says the master of 'diversion tactics', as we can safely presume that can be said of whom refuses to answer, or simply ignores questions they can't reply honestly to
Confirming the above, here's his reply to bushpilot :
“Just accept my excuses for not commenting about Venezuela as you wish -- before commenting I like to do a little research and time being such a scarce resource I prefer to keep to what I know better.”
Really? he needs to research to conclude that VZ is in the shit due to his leftist dictator buddy ?
And his “I prefer to keep to what I know better” takes the prize....If he stuck to Canada, and/or stopped forgiving CFK for all her past malfeasance, one might give him credit....BUT, he knows more about Brazilian politics....and Lula ....than I do.....
Anyone who reads or listens to news from leftist-biased journalists will always lap up their “version” of the facts....not the (undistorted) “facts”.
“I am indeed a fan of Nestor Kirchner” says it all.....to support a politician at election time, is one thing, but to be a fan of a politician ?
I voted for Bolsonaro because he was the only option to halt the PT in their attempt to submit Brazil (and the rest of Latin America) to the principles of the “Foro de São Paulo”....which caused the unprecedented levels of corruption during the PT reign.
The other “moderate” politicians in 2018's presidential race did not have enough popular support to win.
Chicureo, you have, as I have, realized it is useless to try to reason with a socialist.....their truth is based on untruths, and if they agree with you, they will implode their own utopic view of the left.
But funny, way above didn't Reekie allege he didn't have time to reply to bushpilot on VZ ? yet he has the time to plug away at his support for the lefties....
His silence on VZ is the answer in itself.
A growing spying scandal involving former Argentina president Mauricio Macri is growing by the day.
Jun 06th, 2020 - 09:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A federal judge has summoned current vice-president Cristina Kirchner and the chief of government of Buenos Aires Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, to have them recognize recently sequestered computer and mobile phone material containing information on them that is being investigated as part of an alleged illegal spying operation.
The list of those being spied by the Macri government through the Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI) is growing and includes numerous personalities not only belonging to the opposition to the Macri government, but also to many of its own officials, such as Larreta, and members of the former Cambiemos alliance.
The spying network is alleged to have used the services of a drug trafficker to place an explosive device that did not explode in a building where an official of the Defense Ministry lived.
The country gradually begins to realize that not only the former president wasn't skilled at governing -- it appears Macri was intent on knowing what friends and foes were doing at all times. The former president also used to take frequent breaks and holidays, which earned him the popular nickname of “reposera.” (Sun lounger chair). All these activities, added to seeking good business opportunities for friends and associates, would have left the man little time to attempt to do good governance.
More of the SOS..........is it true ? or just another conspiracy theory, being divulged by the current government to make it look like the victim of foul play, 'n to destroy any opposition ?
Jun 07th, 2020 - 05:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0When things are looking bad, find a scapegoat.
I doubt we'll REALLY find out - but who cares ? - as long as the K press is having a field day and making things appear as if they are swinging in the right direction for the K gang..
Some may be asking, why would former president Mauricio Macri want to spy friends and foes? Well: Spying wasn't an end, but just a way to reach his goals.
Jun 07th, 2020 - 11:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Macri, who assumed his 2015-2019 term in office while on trial for previous illegal spying including on family members when he was governor of Buenos Aires city -- he was acquitted promptly when in office -- used the illegal information to make sure friends did not stray, and also to attack and neutralize foes. Many legal cases against former officials of the CFK government started with intelligence information that was passed on to friendly journalists. After publication, the judicial system would take action, and there you had it -- people went to prison as a result.
It would appear that Macri's system once in power wasn't to do a good government, but rather focus on destroying the only party in opposition to ensure a long period in power.
However, Macri also appeared to have underestimated both the Argentines' capacity of reaction and CFK's political acumen.
As the electors said, 'fool me once...'
“Well: Spying wasn't an end, but just a way to reach his goals...”.
Jun 08th, 2020 - 01:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0'I condemn you for spying against CFK', says the judge, jury and executioner......in a court of Law, presided by Hon. Reekie, speculation and rumors are as good as proof, and only leftists and thieves get aquitted.
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