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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 1, 2012

  Will the latest association of Latin American and Caribbean nations, known as Celac, ever be more than just a talking shop?

  Celac - Just another talking shop?   By  David Roberts     Will the latest association of Latin American and Caribbean nations, known as Celac, ever be more than just a talking shop? Celac - or the Community...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 30, 2011

  Obama's human after all

By David Roberts   President Barack Obama's first official visit to South America was, perhaps not surprisingly, given more international media coverage because of events in Libya, and to a lesser extent Japan, than anything directly related to his host...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 16, 2011

  Venezuela is on life support

The slow death of a democracy   By Peter Krupa:     In September, when a political alliance in opposition to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won a majority of the popular vote and a large number of seats in the national assembly, some observers...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 4, 2010

  WikiWHAT?

By Christian Molinari If you're a normal citizen of the planet, chances are you've come across - if not been bombarded with - news about WikiLeaks releasing some 250,000 documents on communications between US embassies throughout the world and the main office, the State Department in...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 3, 2010

  Venezuela at the Crossroads: Voices from Inside the Revolution

By Luke Stobart - International Socialism: In recent years Venezuela has been the centre of attention for much of the international left, since mass mobilisations defeated a military coup and oil industry lockout, and left wing President Hugo Chávez famously launched his plan to create...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 19, 2010

  Sisterhood between the Bolivarian Republic and Cuba

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) I had the privilege of talking for three hours last Thursday 15th with Hugo Chávez, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who had the gentility to once again visit our country, this time arriving from Nicaragua. Few...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 24, 2010

  U.S. Bases in Colombia Rattle the Region

By Benjamin Dangle, The Progressive: On the shores of the Magdalena River, in a lush green valley dotted with cattle ranches and farms, sits the Palanquero military base, an outpost equipped with Colombia’s longest runway, housing for 2,000 troops, a theater, a supermarket, and a casino....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 20, 2010

  Canada & Venezuela

by Yves Engler - Znet: The government of Hugo Chavez was correct last week when a representative said Ottawa supports "coup plotters" and "destabilizers" in Venezuela. But it's not because Harper is of the "ultra right" as suggested. In fact, both Liberal and Conservative governments...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 21, 2009

  Venezuela's Chavez renames world's tallest waterfall

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -- Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Sunday renamed Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall, saying it should be called by its indigenous name Kerepakupai Meru. Angel Falls are named after a US explorer Jimmie Angel, who in the 1930s crashed his plane onto...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 3, 2009

  Is there a margin for hypocrisy and lies?

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) IN its battle against the Cuban Revolution, the United States had its finest ally in the government of Venezuela: that of the illustrious Don Rómulo Betancourt Bello....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 27, 2009

  Cubans fear hard times ahead, impatient for change

By Marc Frank: HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Cubans are bracing for hard times in 2010 as President Raul Castro slashes imports and cuts government spending to get Cuba out of crisis -- and they are growing impatient with the slow pace of economic reform. Hurricanes, the global recession, US...... [view]

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