And, yes, I DO take it personally: The U.S. and the IMF are all the same in Buenos Aires

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Saturday, April 16, 2005

The U.S. and the IMF are all the same in Buenos Aires

About 200 members of the Martín Fierro Grouping and the December 19 Neighbourhood Front yesterday burned a US flag in downtown Buenos Aires during a protest against the International Monetary Fund, which is pressing Argentina into making a new offer to creditors who were left out of a controversial debt swap.

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