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| February 4, 2015
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Did Argentine President Murder State Prosecutor Nisman to Hide Lucrative Oil Deal With Iran?

State Prosecutor Alberto Nisman had drafted arrest warrants for Argentina’s President & FM before his death, fueling additional speculation of murder from the highest office.

By Ari Soffer

 

Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman had drafted arrest warrants for Argentina’s president and foreign minister before he died under suspicious circumstances, it was revealed Tuesday.

Murdered Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman (ז”ל)- Photo: Reuters

In a 26-page document – found in the trash at his apartment and revealed by Argentina’s Clarin newspaper – Nisman had written a request for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her Foreign Minister Hector Timerman to be arrested on charges of covering up Iran’s involvement in the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in exchange for lucrative oil deals.
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| January 22, 2015
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Argentine President’s Latest Letter: Prosecutor did not commit suicide

In President Cristina Kirchner latest letter, she professes no doubt that Nisman’s death was not a suicide, contrary to her previous claims but goes on to say the Prosecutor’s report was riddled with inaccurate information.

By Ynet

 

In a strange turn of events, the president of Argentina says the death of prosecutor who tried to pin her with covering up Iran’s role in the deadly bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994 was not a suicide, saying she had no doubt there was foul play.

President Cristina Kirchner. – Photo: Getty Image

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner took to Twitter to voice her opinion on the death of Alberto Nisman, which many have said she might have played a role in. Continue Reading »

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| June 2, 2013
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Argentina-Iran cooperation will continue despite indictment of Iranian officials

The Iranian gov’t agreed to establish a “truth commission” to investigate the attack.

Argentinian prosecutor accused Iran of building clandestine stations from which to sponsor, foster & execute terrorist attacks.

By: JTA

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina will continue to work with Iran to investigate a terror attack despite an indictment that accuses Tehran of terrorist activity in South America, the foreign ministry in Buenos Aires said.

emains of the AMIA after the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Photo: Wikipedia commons

Remains of the AMIA after the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina – Photo: Wikipedia commons

“We will continue to promote the legal way to find and prosecute those responsible for Argentina’s worst ever terrorist attack,” read a foreign ministry statement released over the weekend, referring to the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, in which 85 people died.

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