Nestor Kirchner to head South American bloc

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Nestor Kirchner to head South American bloc
By RAUL O. GARCES and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA
The Associated Press
Tuesday, May 4, 2010; 12:00 PM

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The leaders of South America named former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner as their secretary-general on Tuesday, setting aside their differences in hopes that the 12-nation Unasur group can consolidate into a regional force for unity, development and democracy-building.

The group was formed years ago, in part as a counterpoint to the Organization of American States and other regional organizations dominated by Washington, but the nations had failed to agree on a leader. Unasur's permanent headquarters near Ecuador's capital, and a parliament building planned for Cochabamba, Bolivia, remain on the drawing board.

According to Unasur's founding treaty, the secretary-general must focus solely on regional matters and not national politics during his two-year term. That may be problematic for Kirchner, a leader of his political party who has all but declared himself to be a candidate to succeed his wife, Cristina Fernandez, in Argentina's presidential elections next year.

Kirchner also will have to give up his job as a deputy in Argentina's Congress, either by quitting outright or by asking for a leave of absence, which would enable him to keep his congressional immunity from prosecution.


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[nyy1998]

1. Chavez must be pissed off

[Peace Patriot]

2. Chavez and Kirchner are very close friends and allies. Why would Chavez be pissed off?

When the Bushwhacks sent their dictate down to South American leaders that they "must isolate Chavez" (circa 2006), Nester Kirchner replied, "But he is my brother!"

Chavez is close friends and allies with several Latin American leaders--including Lula da Silva, Evo Morales and Fidel Castro--and he is politically aligned with these and others, including Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Fernando Lugo of Paraguay--but, of all of them, I would say that his friendship with Nestor Kirchner is possibly the strongest of all. So there is no reason whatsoever for Chavez to be in any way put out by Kirchner heading UNASUR. Kirchner is one of his best friends.

You need to do more widespread reading and research, and "reading between the lines" of the corpo-fascist press, before making a remark like the above.