WASHINGTON—While the world was concentrating on Iran’s nuclear drama, some Latin American nations were going nuclear too. Argentina and Brazil have relaunched their nuclear energy programs big time and in Chile, despite President Michelle Bachelet’s initial skepticism, officials are beginning to consider that option.
In the case of Brazil and Argentina, it’s all about an old rivalry so bitter that cross-border jokes run something like this: A Brazilian tells an officer that he has run over an Argentine visitor and neglected to inform the victim’s family.
“Well done, you might have caused a war if you had told them. You are a pacifist,†the officer replies.
“But when I buried him, he shouted that he was alive,” explains the contrite Brazilian.
“Don’t worry, †comes the response, “they all lie.â€
Original article on September 6, 2006.
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