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Argentine President Hardens Stance Toward United States

By Martin Hacthoun | Prensa Latina | October 1, 2014

Buenos Aires – President Cristina Fernandez has taken a harder stance against the United States, even issuing a warning against groups inside Argentina confabulating with foreign forces to topple the government, after the ruling by New York judge Thomas Griesa that decreed Argentina in contempt.

“Don’t think for a moment that this is simply an isolated action by a senile judge in New York,” she said in four speeches last night at government headquarters, the first at the Bicentennial Women’s Hall, where she announced policies to encourage public works and urban renewal.

The other speeches were delivered at each of the three courtyards at the presidential palace where young political leaders and union members were gathered.

In response to a request from the vulture funds, Griesa declared Argentina in contempt for its non-compliance with his previous ruling that demanded the country pay the speculative groups $300 million.

Fernandez asked who would ever bet on Argentina again “if we ruin everything” for the 92.4 percent in order to favor the one percent, alluding to the vulture funds who launched the litigation under the protection of the U.S. judicial system.

“The absurdity has never gone so far, and yet the absurdities continue to mount. What a coincidence that the ruling came out the day before we were to make our second payment (of the year) to our creditors,” she pointed out.

Fernandez charged that the real motive is to throw the entire restructuring of Argentina’s restructured debt out the window and return the country to forced debt payments in the billions.

“And if that means doing away with sovereignty, international respect, they have no problem with that, except that afterwards, they cloak themselves in the gorgeous robes of defenders of the law,” she criticized, insisting that “sovereignty is not negotiable.”

“I wouldn’t be the least surprised to see them insist on economic sanctions 20 days from now,” in relation to the possible fine threatened by Griesa.

With respect to the confabulations against the national and popular plan that she is pushing forward, she warned that “they are exerting pressure on the exchange rate so that the currency can be devalued and collective agreements liquidated.”

Fernandez said that economically and politically powerful groups are looking to unleash an internal crisis. “This is not an economic problem; these are concentrated sectors that want to overturn the government,” she denounced.

In the same vein, she warned about the interference from the interim Charge D’Affaires at the U.S. embassy in Argentina, Kevin Sullivan, even calling the alleged threat against her from the terrorist Islamic State group, published in the opposition newspaper, Clarin, a tall tale that has no factual basis.

“If something happens to me, no-one should look east; look northward instead,” Fernandez emphasized, in a clear allusion to the United States of America.

October 1, 2014 - Posted by aletho | False Flag Terrorism | Argentina, United States