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For people who don't know about Argentinian politics it's important to emphasize that Cristina Fernandez has her own NSA project: http://www.argentinaindependent.com/currentaffairs/newsfroma...

Not only that, Cristina's Government anticipates Obama using the local IRS against the opposition and individuals speaking against the government in the press.

Finally... a few days ago Assange said: "Argentina has most aggressive surveillance ‎system in Latin America" http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/29/311375/assange-argen...

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Well, that assertion by Assange is somewhat out of context. What he said is that of the medium sized Latin American countries, Argentina's surveillance was the most aggressive. He also said it was nothing compared with what's being done in the USA, the UK or China. So calling it "her own NSA" seems a bit disingenuous, at least from this perspective.

Link to the interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If7MbOvuEbg

You can't compare the NSA with the Argentinian intelligence agencies because the countries are in a very different scale.

Indeed, Argentina lacks the ability or manpower to launch a worldwide program like PRISM but it has more than enough to do similar things to its <40MM population.

That and a set of laws that allow the government to make life a living hell to any dissidents: had Snowden been Argentine getting his passport cancelled would be the least of his problems.

The reaction of different latin-american governments has nothing to do with the NSA scandal, but with the prohibition given to Evo morales to flight and leave Europe.

In particular, she is not taking a stance regarding spying, but against the humiliation suffered by the president of a sovereign nation.

Do you know how many people is she humiliating in Argentina?

I don't see how your rhetorical question constitutes a point towards the importance of "emphasize that Cristina Fernandez has her own NSA project" in this discussion.

Can you clarify and expand your comment?

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