Word: argentinian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though she now lives in the affluent Agassiz neighborhood, she has said her parents, Argentinian immigrants who didn't speak much English, had little money when she was growing...
...inflation in the economy right now ? but there?s a lot of uncertainty out there right now coming from Argentina," he says. Latin America?s third largest economy has mounting debt, is mired in a recession, and is stuck with a currency that it can?t afford. "The Argentinian peso is tied one-to-one with the dollar, and with the dollar so strong, countries with devalued currencies like Brazil are killing it on exports because their goods are that much cheaper." If Argentina buckles under the pressure and devalues, the whole region will take a beating from the markets...
...Falklands War, Thatcher was responding to an invasion of sovereign British territory, territory whose inhabitants despised the invaders. While the eventual liberation of the islands might not have made "economic sense" as DeDeo points out, there was still a moral imperative to act decisively in the face of Argentinian aggression...
...Football Against the Enemy, by Simon Kuper. From Scotland to Soweto, Kuper analyzes the socio-political ramifications of soccer in nations throughout the world. How did Person try to use soccer to his advantage in Argentinian politics? How are Eastern European clubs linked with organized crime? Fascinating questions like these are revealed, and then answered, in very readable style...
...German authorities are working out an international extradition deal with Rome and Argentina, where Priebke was originally arrested. Italian authorities promised not to surrender the former Nazi to another country when they whisked him back to Italy for trial two years ago, but the German Justice Ministry is asking Argentinian officials to drop any opposition to another extradition and trial. Rabbis at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles called the decision a black mark for the Italian justice system and "a slap in the face" for the victims of the massacre and their families. The battle is not over...