Argentina, US in diplomatic spat

Argentina, US in diplomatic spat

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In a statement late Sunday, President Cristina Kirchner's government said it would lodge a protest with Washington and ask it to cooperate in a probe into the air force's attempt "to violate Argentine laws by bringing in hidden material in an official shipment."

Argentina has said it seized "sensitive material" that had not been declared in a manifest submitted by the US embassy.

"Among the material seized, which the State Department makes no reference to, are from weapons to different drugs, including various doses of morphine," the foreign ministry said in Sunday's statement.

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Heh-heh...Uh-oh...Looks like somebody's been caught with their hand in the cookie jar, and has some 'splainin' to do!

So a C-17 tries to sneak in undeclared weapons and drugs in what were supposedly "routine equipment" to "train the Argentine Federal Police", and gets inspected and seized at customs.

Now, I wonder, just what part of the Police training involves MORPHINE? lol

Sounds to me like a routine CIA mission, smuggling drugs and weapons into a country.

It will be interesting to see if this one creates any more noise, or dies off quietly (most likely due to threats or a pay-off I would imagine).

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reply to post by DimensionalDetective


So "Air America" is still flying...

I hope this isn't pushed under the rug..
I highly doubt it's a one off incident..
No wonder the US have so many overseas bases..

reply to post by DimensionalDetective


love your posts!

BTW your 18,601st flag,, was me.......

just in case you keep track

reply to post by DimensionalDetective


It will probably die off after a week or so

weapons and morphine sounds more like aid in a potential disaster, attack, or uprising.

Oh for God's sake.

Pull the aircraft, pull all US personnel from the nation, halt and pull all the foreign aid, and block further US travel to Argentina.

If they're that particular, then they will embrace the absence of the US or its money.

Originally posted by wingsfan
weapons and morphine sounds more like aid in a potential disaster, attack, or uprising.

If that were true then the US would have had no issues with declaring it on the manifest..

reply to post by backinblack


maybe we know something they don't. with the whole egypt thing and the massive hillary meeting, maybe there is intel on these things that argentina is best not privied to? "various doses of morphine" strikes more of medical note then a malicious "drug" note.

Originally posted by wingsfan
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maybe we know something they don't. with the whole egypt thing and the massive hillary meeting, maybe there is intel on these things that argentina is best not privied to?

Well if you believe the WH then their multi $Billion intel agencies knew little of the Egyptian crisis..
So why would they know anything in Argentina.??

Though you are right, I'd check the planes on the way OUT..

reply to post by DimensionalDetective

Well it could very well have to do with a supply route to neighboring Paraguay.

Paraguay in a spin about Bush's alleged 100,000 acre hideaway

or this:

The little-known tale begins with George W. making a phone call to secure a $300-million deal for a U.S. pipeline company -- a deal that provoked a political firestorm in Argentina, drawing scrutiny from legislators and a special prosecutor.

reply to post by DimensionalDetective


After what USA did to argentina over about two decades , culminating with the 2001 MURDER AGAINST THE ARGENTINIAN PEOPLE...
Almost nothing amazez me...
I think all started in afganistan were some OIL COMPANIES ( ONE ARGENTINIAN AND ONE AMERICAN ) HAD A "LITTLE FIGHT" OVER A PIPELINE!
From that on it all went bad for ARGENTINA...
This is for those that still have "good thoughts" of US LEADERS...
And when I remember how all those americans just stood there in washington at freezing condtions waiting for their "BELOVED BLACK PRESIDENT THAT WILL BRING CHANGE IN AMERICA"...
They said it right ...
"YES WE CAN!!!"
god damm it , YES THEY CAN ...( do everything they whant on this planet)...

for those "a little bit ignorant" please do watch this movie (all 12 parts) , you'll be smarter ....
Argentina's Economic Collapse - Part 1 of 12
www.youtube.com...

p.s. : ARGENTINA IN 2001 LOST A INCREDIBLY BIG WAR WITHOUT EVEN FIGHTING LITTERALLY...
THEIR COUNTRY WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED/DISSASEMBLED SYSTEMATICALLY BY US GREEDY PUPPETS ...
in a country that used to produce what they need in a proportion of 95% , THERE WERE ARGENTINIAN PEOPLE (CHILDRENS EVEN), DIEING OF HUNGER!
HOW OBAMA OR BUSH EXPLAIN THIS?

Originally posted by wingsfan
weapons and morphine sounds more like aid in a potential disaster, attack, or uprising.

Kind of what I was thinking as well.. The morphine doses could be for medical command.

Originally posted by FarArcher
Oh for God's sake.

Pull the aircraft, pull all US personnel from the nation, halt and pull all the foreign aid, and block further US travel to Argentina.

If they're that particular, then they will embrace the absence of the US or its money.

So it would be OK with you if other countries' military brought stuff into the US without declaring them; or is it just your military that should be able to do this? Anything the US does is sacrosanct is it??

I don't think so.

Guess the poor would-be revolutionaries in argentina wont be getting their care package from uncle sam this month...

reply to post by wayno


Well said.

Talk about spitting the dummy because you are required to follow the same rules as everyone else.

sounds like a cia liquidation kit. i wonder who was the target.

First Egypt now Argentina, man Obama is being a busy man!

Heh-heh....Looks like my initial gut feeling and intuition on what this ACTUALLY was may be turning out to be true!

Sounds like a can of worms has been opened up, BIG TIME on this one folks!

Confiscated U.S. Military Cargo in Argentina Was For A South American Black Op; CIA Operatives Under Investigation

In light of this smuggling incident, authorities in Argentina have discovered a major black ops smuggling ring, involving several government officials, judges, and federal agents that receive and give the green light to such shipments, receiving orders directly from the U.S. Military SOUTHCOM (Southern Command). A lot of the equipment was labeled ‘Secret.’

The illegal cargo was apparently requested by former CIA and FBI agents, who are now working in the private sector in Argentina. The alleged purpose of the equipment was to train Argentine military forces for ‘hostage situations.’ These former (or apparently still active) CIA and FBI operatives are being investigated.

The military aircraft, apparently a U.S.A.F. C-17 Globemaster III, with registration AMC-77184 is still confiscated inside the Ezeiza Airport in Argentina.

Full Story:

deadlinelive.info...

reply to post by DimensionalDetective


nothing new here other than it being 2011 insteaf of the 70's and 80's. Countries do stupid stuff like this, all of em and not just the US.