international litigation in Hague court has caused on this side of the pond some of the most heinous journalistic caps that I remember. Apparently hardly anyone was able to resist the temptation to make any legal paralelisimo between conflict and the World Cup which the pathetic selection of Tenfield-Uruguay was deservedly removed, and the two court sessions were presented as two times of a football game. That is, a deep and complex conflict can bring untold consequences on the lives of two countries that should be one, he was treated from the covers of many as the revenge of the Chinaman, as a substitute healer of national pride, hurt by the absence of the biggest football event in the world. It is understandable to the simultaneous start of both events, many journalists have been tempted by comparison, but the real problem associated nations most disgusting and superficial patriotism-the association of it with a dirty shirt that wins or lost - as if it were a conflict that political and environmental, is difficult.
But this is not what worries me, nor much the trial itself, on which I have feelings instead found, on one hand the International Court at The Hague is a respectable body, and even necessary, something which proves that the U.S. government unknown what the other hand it seems as sepoy of the world South America to settle a conflict in Europe, using European or Anglo-Saxon lawyers and relying on a panel of members of the EEC, which has obvious interests in common with the companies involved in the litigation. Either way I will not talk about the roles and discourses of the parties in conflict, as vi-return later on "what I saw" - it seemed just a simplification to the world, the divergent points view of both countries. That is, a succession of irrefutable facts and do not allow the slightest doubt once exposed and do not recognize opposing views. As in all trials, how to fuck.
What interests me is the small Chicano self-mailer made by the Uruguayan defense chief Hector Gros Espiell when referring about that in Uruguay there is "widespread corruption", a strange statement to come from who a skilled diplomat and wise-in fact the best that the country-and can be interpreted without much trouble as a new entry in the book "Argentines are all a bunch of thieves (first to last)." I forgot to say "not as some" moving eyes and eyebrows at the bank of the Argentines, but we must not be very likely to understand what he meant.
I'm not getting to argue about whether Uruguay is a corrupt country, corruptísimo, corruptito or incorruptible, because it is a bit long as a topic and should mention the infamous Red Crab case, the judicial scandals that have been happening for some time, sequences of nepotism in the Municipality of Canelones, BHU etc scandals. etc. etc. I think that Uruguay is a country that has a lot of bureaucratic corruption, institutionalized and surrounding it with a ring of legal impunity, thus avoiding excessive lack of control and wild but widespread in small doses throughout society. Either way in the sea of \u200b\u200brelativity guess Uruguay may be considered a less corrupt than Paraguay or Argentina in Menem times, which is also a relative merit. However, this incorruptibility is another characteristic self-attributed by the Uruguayans, or at least its government, which, along with humility, solidarity, high culture and faith in democracy are part of that pantheon of "we what we say we are "I would call" Uruguay Natural. "
But this also is long and controversial, what I want to go is to a certain point. I said above I had not seen the statements of The Hague rather than a very partial and limited. This was not simply a lack of time but because the rights to broadcast the trials, obviously a matter of national interest, were acquired by VTV , we assume that the most legitimate, making the sessions could be seen only by subscribers to that cable channel. That of course is none other than the property of Francisco "Paco" Casal , owner of the monopoly on football broadcasts in Uruguay, the transimisones Carnival of the souls of many of the local sports journalists and lives 90% of local soccer players. And besides, one of the most emblematic of corruption and Uruguay because of its murky but not very black handling contracts directly related to the sport of soccer,.
One could argue that everything was done just to be in tune with the futbolización of this litigation, but listening to Gros Espiell talk about Uruguay as a country without "widespread corruption" in the right corner watching the TV the logo superimposed VTV seems above all a joke. It's like watching a priest say Mass with a t-shirt Anton LaVey. To see boys, some seriously.
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