September 18, 2008
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Venezuela’s Military in the Hugo Chávez Era
Council on Hemispheric Affairs In recent years President Hugo Chávez has become Washington’s ultimate Latin American nemesis, with the Venezuelan leader striving to bedevil the U.S. at every possible opportunity. While his rhetoric and flamboyant attitude might otherwise go unnoticed, Venezuela is an oil rich country and Chávez has used his ‘petro-dollars’ to upgrade his Continue reading
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Russia And The Next Phase Of Nuclear Doctrine Part One By Nikita Petrov
‘We don’t see any threats to Russia coming from Poland,’ he said at a news conference after his talks with Sikorski. ‘But we cannot ignore the fact that an inalienable element of the U.S. strategic systems will be deployed close to our border. – Lavrov Continue reading
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Benjamin Dangl, “The Machine Gun and the Meeting Table: Bolivian Crisis in a New South America”
Source: MRzine On Monday, September 15, Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Santiago, Chile for an emergency meeting of Latin American leaders that convened to seek a resolution to the recent conflict in Bolivia. Upon his arrival, Morales said, ‘I have come here to explain to the presidents of South America the civic coup d’etat Continue reading
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Bolivia: Fascism Seizes Power – Morales Complains By James Petras
Ever since Evo Morales was elected President over 33 months ago, the Bolivian far-right has taken advantage of every concession, compromise and conciliatory gesture by the Morales regime to expand their political power, block even the mildest social reforms and paralyze the functioning of the government, through legal maneuvers and gangs of violent street thugs. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 