Topic: Cristina Fernandez

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner backtracked on her initial claim that prosecutor Alberto Nisman committed suicide, now stating she is convinced he was murdered. Nisman was investigating the 1994 AMIA bombing and had accused the President of trying to cover up Iranian involvement in exchange for trade deals. The hosts note the role of social media in forcing the President's change of stance.

Analysis of the 2014 World Cup semi-final suggests the 7-1 defeat of Brazil by Germany may have been influenced by external pressures or gangsters. A geopolitical thesis is presented where Argentina is favored to win the tournament to stabilize its domestic economic crisis and sovereign debt default. The discussion explores how FIFA might prefer a European-South American final over an all-South American matchup to maintain global interest.

Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez is recovering from skull surgery to remove a blood clot. In China, giant hornet attacks have killed 42 people and injured over 1,600, leading to a mobilization of firefighters to destroy nests. Also, Monsanto executives were awarded the "World Food Prize," which the hosts clarify is not a Nobel Prize despite misleading headlines.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner published an open letter to David Cameron demanding the return of the Falkland Islands. The timing is linked to the 180th anniversary of British control and the upcoming March referendum on the islands.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Buenos Aires to demonstrate against President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The protests focus on rising inflation, crime, and corruption, as well as Kirchner's attempts to change the constitution for re-election.