The Argentinian prosecutor in charge of investigating the bombings at the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, has accused Iran of infiltrating several South American countries and building intelligence stations from which terrorist attacks could be planned and carried out. Alberto Nisman issued a 502-page indictment on Wednesday assigning responsibility for the bombings, which killed 85 people, on the highest authorities in the Islamic Republic. In Read more [...]

Argentina’s lower house of congress is debating today legislation that pardons tax dodgers who invest undeclared funds in either the construction industry or in bonds to finance increased oil and gas production. While the government says the amnesty aims to bring part of the $160 billion hidden from the authorities into the legal economy, opposition lawmakers say the offer is a carte blanche for drug dealers and other criminals to launder money. “We are embarking Read more [...]