From our Bureau of Extreme Latrine American Antics with some assistance from our Theater of the Absurd Bureau
“Don’t come after me, Argentina,
The truth is I never paid you;
All through my wild days, my mad existence,
I broke my promise,
Please keep your distance.”
Castro, Inc. might be facing financial ruin over the 72 million it owes to European vulture capitalists. But that debt is far less serious than the $15 billion it owes to Latrine pal Argentina.
If Argentina ever decides to collect this debt in some court of law — which is highly unlikely — Castro, Inc. would find itself in an even tighter spot. Aaah, but that won’t happen. So, Castro, Inc. is off the hook, and it can calmly serenade its leftist friends in Buenos Aires with the best-known song from the musical “Evita” — with different lyrics, of course.
Trucutú Díaz-Canel willl be visiting Argentina soon, to attend the Super-Left CELAC summit. He’d better start rehearsing, in case the subject of this debt is brought up by Argentina’s president. Aaah, the many joys of Latrine American theater of the absurd.
Loosely translated from Diario de Cuba
Unlike the debt acquired by the Cuban government in 1982, which in a few hours will be the focus of a trial in London, Havana has another with Argentina that dates back to 1974, and which could be part of the issues that Miguel has to face. Díaz-Canel on his announced visit to that country to attend the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that is being held there.
The Argentine media Infobae wonders in a text about whether the debt, estimated today at the astronomical figure of 15 ,000 million dollars, (15 billion) will be on the agenda of the bilateral meeting that will be held on Tuesday, January 24, by the Cuban ruler and President Alberto Fernández .
According to the summary offered by the newspaper, the origin of the obligation dates back to February 1974, when the then Minister of Economy José Ber Gelbard agreed with the Fidel Castro regime on a loan of 1,278.8 million dollars so that he could buy tractors, agricultural machinery, heavy trucks and Fiat 125 cars, as well as Renault 12, Ford Falcon, Citroën Ami 8, Peugeot 404, and 9,000 Dodge 1500 units.
“It was the largest credit granted by Argentina to any country up to that time,” said diplomat Juan Archibaldo Lanús in his book From Chapultepec to the Beagle.
It was a gesture of rapprochement with the socialist bloc headed by the USSR, so the chancellor’s tour continued in Moscow, Budapest and Prague.
The economist Orlando Ferreres commented that the value would now be around 15,000 million.
Whole ridiculous story HERE in Spanish
The Latrines will never play hardball with their fetishized fantasy object, the mythical Cuban “revolution.”
And here’s a tip for women of a certain age: wear your hair according to your years–you’ll be better off.
And a tip for decrepit old men: Do not wear jogging or sporty apparel; it makes you look ridiculous.
“…. the 72 million it owes to European vulture capitalists.”
I assume it was suppose to say venture capitalist but vulture capitalist is even better. That is the key point. You can borrow and steal from chump businesses and nations but not from venture capitalist. They did not get rich by letting creditors off the hook. Hell, they even got the US government to give them a bail out in 2007. I am sure they have been working on this case for many, many years. I am glad to see Cuba has found someone as ruthless and heartless as they are. Whatever goes around, comes around. Enjoy the show.