Argentina

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 * Is it a bird? A plane? No. It's a 43-year-old in trouble for having a gun. **



Oscar Lefosse, a former policeman and is 43 years old, has been patrolling the outer parts of the city. The people of Buenos Aires have seen him riding is motorcycle while wearing his blue mask and armour. Osacr uses the superhero name of Menganno. His identity was discovered when he was carrying an unlicensed gun during a fire at what seems to be as muggers. Mengannlast had a gun license which terminated last year. Menganno has over more than 30,000 Facebook followers, and posted a picture of his car with bullets shot through the windshield. Policemen did an investigation with a conclusion stating that the bullets came from the inside of the car. They also mentioned that Menganno is an irresponsible person, and he could have killed an innocent person.

Gloria Cantarines



I chose this article because it was interesting to me. At first when I started to read the article it was funny, but then I realized that in Latin countries there is so much violence happening. Innocent people are killed each day by a lunatic like Menganno. I was glad to know that the policemen were taking action in this situation. In many other Latin American countries the policemen ignore the situations, or sometimes do very little.

Gloria Cantarines UK. "Argentina 'Superhero' Menganno Is An Ex-Cop." //Skynews.com//. BSkyB, 24 Jan. 2013. Web. 27 Jan. 2013 <[]>

=Amia Bombing: Argentina and Iran Agree Truth Commission=

Argentina and Iran have agreed to jointly set up a commission to investigate the bombing of the Israeli-Argentine Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires in 1994. The commision be composed of five independent jugdes who will be neither Iranian nor Argentine. The dispute arises from Argentina blaming Iran for the death of 85 people during the bombing, for which Iran has denied involvement. The comission will "analyse all the documentation presented to date by the judicial authorities of Argentina and Iran. Cristina Fernandez de Kichner, president of Argentina, has declared this a "historic" moment which " guarantees the right to due process of law, a fundamental principle of international criminal law." The agreement still remians to be ratified by the parliaments of both countries.





I chose this article because it highlights a historic moment in foreign policy for Argentina and Iran. I think the agreement to have this commission will put to rest and give peace to the victims of the attack and their families, and bring the attackers to justice. [|Amia Bombing: Argentina and Iran Agree Truth Commission] Maria Gabriela Castro