Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Cristina Fernandez Slams New 'Plan Condor' in South America

Latest: Corruption and Money Laundering.

Cristina Fernandez Slams New 'Plan Condor' in South America


Former progressive Presidents Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of  Argentina 

and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil.

 | Photo: AFP


Various left-wing leaders in South America have accused conservative politicians of steering a new coordinated "dirty" campaign to seize power.

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said Sunday that recent accusations of corruption and money laundering against former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva represent a new “Operation Condor” inSouth America.
Fernandez tweeted Sunday a link to an editorial published in Ecuador’s El Telegrafo Saturday which made the claim, saying that the piece “impressed” her with its “accuracy.”
The editorial, titled “The new Plan Condor now takes aim at Lula and Cristina Fernandez,” asserts that it is no “coincidence” that former left-wing leaders in South American countries are now accused of public malfeasance by former conservative rivals who have seized political power across the region.
“If before it was armed groups within Latin American military institutions, now it is the judicial and media devices. But the same ones are always behind it,” reads the

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