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Pope Francis Linked to Exocet Missile Acquisitio​n, According to British Government Source

Margaret Thatcher's Death and Queen's Pending Resignatio​n are Connected.

(BRUSSELS / LONDON) - Whatever it is that dwells in Rome behind the mask of religion and empire is inexorably being revealed.

And its mask slipped further yesterday with more startling revelations involving the new Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio.

Argentina: Justice vs. The Rule of Law

The order of a judge in New York could cause havoc to Argentina's economy.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina ) - The majority of Argentina's creditors are bond holders who did not sell out to vultures when the default occurred in 2001.

They waited until a new government in Argentina offered to exchange the defaulted bonds for new bonds that would allow them to recover their losses. Argentina has vowed to keep on paying what it considers it's legitimate debts but not give a penny to the vultures.

Cowboy Rob

Cowboy Rob had been pushed from pillar to post ever since he arrived in Argentina last March.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - The latest chapter in the life of a wayward cowboy began with a garbled phone call on a sunny Monday afternoon.

Most of our calls are garbled because they are in Spanish and the earpiece in our cheap handset makes everyone sound like a frightened chicken. This call, however, was in English...

Malvinas in Britain`s Imperialist Claws

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says the UK harbors secret plans to plunder the natural resources.

(TEHRAN) - The simmering tensions over the Malvinas Islands or Falkland Islands (off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic) as called by the British occupiers.

The British Royal Navy is planning to send the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless, a state-of-the-art warship, to the region on her maiden mission

Occupy El Bolson

Public protest is firmly entrenched here as one of the central pillars of Argentine political life.

(EL BOLSON, Argentina) - I thought we were going to have occupy el bolson, but it turned out to be just more of the same ordinary everyday protest that we live with down here. If you are interested in the story, it is here for your disposal.

Last week we got word from our barrio information network that the occupy movement was to come Patagonia with a special edition of “Occupy El Bolson” this past Saturday.

RAF Tornado Pilots Abort Targets to Avoid Civilians

To kill or not to kill; for once it was not a question.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An article in The Telegraph by Con Coughlin today details the kind of moral military story we don't hear too often in our Wikileaks-based world.

Royal Air Force Tornado jets returned to their base after a raid on Libyan military forces loyal to Gaddafi, with their weapons still slung underneath the wings of their airplanes.

New Agricultural Agreement in Argentina: A Land Grabber`s `Instruction Manual`

The "instruction manual" contains a set of clauses entrenching a business model that maximises the company's profits and leaves it free of liability.

(BUENOS AIRES ) - What are the implications when one of China's most powerful agribusiness firms starts acquiring thousands of hectares of land in the Province of Rio Negro, Argentina for the production of soyabeans, wheat, and oilseed rape to ship back to China?

Argentina Recognizes Palestine as an Independent Country

Argentina follows Brazil in announcing support for the Palestinian state.

(BUENOS AIRES) - Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman confirmed in a press conference that he country recognizes Palestine as a free and independent State, under the conflict with Israel.

“The decision is part of the Argentina willingness to promote the process of resolving the conflict” Palestinian-Israeli in the Middle East, the official said.

Chimango Caracara, Milvago Chimango, Chimango

The several subspecies of chimango caracara occur throughout much of southern South America and are found in parts of Chile.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - The chimango caracara is actually a falcon. Despite its great numbers, little is known of this raptor which is a common in southern South America.

It seems to take a similar niche to the Oregon crow, opportunistically eating carrion alongside roads, gleaning scraps near garbage dumps and following plows. It also consumes worms, insects and their larvae, small birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

Cheviot Sheep, Red Coats and Argentina`s Deserts

Recalling the irreversible damage from Britain's third invasion of Argentina.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - Watching World Cup Football with some neighbors here in NW Patagonia, I thought halftime would be a great opportunity to ask what their opinions were on the Falklands Islands controversy that seems to be heating up again.

Our hostess had trouble saying the word “Falklands” as the word got stuck in her mouth and just couldn’t come out.