Nobody knows exactly what Cristina stands for. She will probably distance Argentina from Chavez and Venezuela, although at a point after the crisis, Venezuela was the only buyer of Argentinian state obligations, most likely pure subsidies.
And the neverending conflict with Uruguay has to come to an end.
She identifies herself with Hillary, yet she gave a harsh speek at the Mercosur summit yesterday regarding the US' role on the continent. Where did the US$ 800 000 Venezuelan Antonini Wilson carried to Argentina in August, come from. The story came public just before the election, aiming to weaken Cristina's candidacy by speculating that they were black campaign money. "I will not allow any dirty pressure," she responded.
Similarly, in Bolivia, the strong opposition and demand for independence and autonomy in the three rich, southern provinces, is giving Evo Morales real headaches. They do not appreciate his nationalization plan for the energy sector. They want things to remain the way they are and the money to keep floating into their pockets instead of into the National Bank. And neither do the US. It is far easier to control a poor and scattered country than to control a unified population with cash in hand. Silvo da Lula and Michelle Bachelet even went to La Paz this week to demonstrate backup for Evo.
As far as Cristina goes, she is now coming forward with her view of things. She plainly said that the shit that happends on this continent comes from abroad. And abroad means the US. And so far they get away with it.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
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