Those Crazy Argentinians

[Nbadan]

Oct 6, 2005

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Four homemade bombs exploded on Thursday at U.S.-owned banks and a Blockbuster video store in Argentina in what appeared to be a protest against U.S. President George W. Bush's visit next month, police said.

No one was hurt in the early-morning blasts targeting two Citibank branches and another belonging to BankBoston outside the capital, Buenos Aires. But damage at the Blockbuster store was considerable.

Pamphlets that read "No to Bush in Argentina!" were found in the debris, signed by unknown groups including the "Che Guevara Anti-Imperialist Commando," said Oscar Rodriguez, police chief in the suburb of San Miguel.

Vandals also smashed windows at a Ford car dealership, police said.

Reuters

[sarcasm]Someone should have told the bombers that blowing up a Blockbuster would actually make some Americans happy.[/sarcasm]

[smeagol]

There are stupid pople everywhere and we have a fair share of them.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

They are extreme left wackos basically, but some of those groups are even composed 100% by secret service members, acting as a leftist group . What I'm more concerned about is that the city of Mar Del Plata could be wiped out of the map. The city will host the OEA (Organization of American States) Conference, where Bush will participate, and everyone is going mad about security. Entire areas closed where only the people who live there can get in showing an ID card. Ground to air missiles installed in a 60km. perimeter from the place where the conference will be hosted.

I hope nothing happens.