Reid to announce push for 'public option'... Oct 27, 2009
2010 and the 2012 elections can't come soon enough, or will this once great country turn into another Venezuela. Think about. (The Drudge Report)
Chavez’s 'Blitzkrieg' Oct 27, 2009
Former President Zelaya attempted a coup, conducting an illegal referendum to change the constitution to allow for indefinite presidential re-elections, a change that Chavez had already imposed on the Venezuelan people ... In Panama, the Minister of Government and Justice, Jose Raul Mulino, was surprised to find members of the Venezuelan embassy giving lectures throughout the country in which the so-called Bolivarian revolution of Chavez is presented as the solution for Panama ... When asked... (Human Events Online)
Wilson's 'fear and beware' tour Oct 26, 2009
Secondly, the congressman sends the message that national security of our nation is being compromised by the coddling of rogue nations like North Korea and Venezuela, Iranian nuclear production, insulting our allies and the lack of attention being directed toward them. Untrue, Americans for the first time in years can be comfortable and content with the fact that no one through a slip of the tongue or the intimidation tactics prevalent during the past administration will put our country in... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Country profile: Uruguay Oct 26, 2009
His win was part of a regional trend which had seen the emergence of left-wing governments in Brazil, Venezuela, Chile and Argentina. Mr Vazquez, a cancer specialist and a former mayor of Montevideo, said he would pursue a moderate political course, with the emphasis on alleviating poverty. (BBC News -- Americas)
Senate to increase national debt above $13 trillion; Dems looking for political cover... Oct 23, 2009
If you lefties hate America so much, I hear chavez needs help in Venezuela ... If you lefties hate America so much, I hear chavez needs help in Venezuela. (The Drudge Report)
'Street-brawling'... Oct 22, 2009
" Party: Independent Reply #11 Oct. 21, 2009 - 10:39 AM EST Once there is even the hint that the W.H. has an enemies list it's downhill from there. Apparently the W.H. needs a shakeup to stop this as people have been through this before and remember it well. It NEVER leads to any good for the W.H. It spirals out of control, as said, and eventually only harms the BULLY that puts it in place and the person that doesn't stop it. There is NO NEED for total control unless you have something to hide.... (The Drudge Report)
Outfoxing The Spin Oct 21, 2009
You differentiate between Bush and Obama with your "modern president;" Obama is a throwback to other eras and idealogies that remain modern only in countries like Cuba and Venezuela. Russia, China are more capitalistic than the US will be. (Investors Business Daily)
Transcript of the Fourth Pillar Meeting, Istanbul Convention, Center Taksim Meeting Room Oct 20, 2009
Now it is nine when Spain chairs the constituency with Mexico, Venezuela and other countries. When that constituency is chaired by Mexico, for example, it is only eight European Directors. (IMF News)
SENATE HEALTH BILL: 1,502 PAGES Oct 20, 2009
Finance Committee bill has been filed - Live Pulse - POLITICO.com. Finance Committee bill has been filed. (The Drudge Report)
Marblehead resident Weltner takes Honduras into her heart Oct 15, 2009
Going a step further, she explained that she thinks the opposition s charges against Zelaya (including charges of critics outside the country) that he is under Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez s tutelage are unfounded and belie what is really going on ... During her travels, she has been to Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize the list goes on. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
POLICY ON SUBMISSIONS Oct 13, 2009
A. G. Evans wrote on Mar 18, 2009 8:06 PM:" Regarding the MEA Board's latest tactic, "gagging" Mgr Carmony from criticizing them, I think Lois Lester and the rest of this "Electric Junta" might do well to read the Constitution of the United States. Wayne Carmony can criticize whatever he wants, and the Board can fire him if it doesn't like what he says. Mr. Carmony can then sue MEA in civil court for breach. That's how it works here in the States. Apparently Ms. Lester & Gang are confused. This... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Cal Thomas: Obama administration budget would mortgage our future Oct 9, 2009
If we don't, the future belongs not to us, but to China, Japan, Qatar, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, among others all holders of our national debt. About Comments. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Josephine Bakers Rainbow Tribe, Merlind Theile, Spiegel Online Oct 6, 2009
Child number 10, a small indigenous boy from Venezuela, came in 1959. The global mother needed to complete her collection. (Harper's Magazine)
Chavez, Lula, Obama Make Honduras Unstable Oct 6, 2009
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- If Honduras descends into civil war, we can thank Venezuelan President and credit Brazilian President da Silva with an assist ... Well see if this inaugurates a new era in which Brazil and Venezuela throw their weight around and increasingly interfere with their neighbors politics ... Making things even worse, President administration, which correctly criticized Venezuela and Brazil for letting Zelaya into Honduras, says it wont recognize the scheduled November... (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Iran Won Atomic Talks Oct 5, 2009
The much talked about gasoline embargo won t work because Russia is prepared to make-up any Iranian shortfalls via rail resupply from under worked Russian refineries and besides, Venezuela signed a pact in Sept. to ship 20,000 barrels of gasoline to Iran beginning in Oct. and China recently increased its gasoline shipments to Iran by one-third to improve its leverage with the West. Moscow and Beijing are not likely to abandon their economic and strategic ties with Iran to support sanctions. (Human Events Online)
Rio's victory is a victory for Lula da Silva, too Oct 5, 2009
That pragmatism has served him well on the international front, where he is on good terms with the leftist governments of Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador as well as with the United States and the European Union. "Lula knows how to play the game," Valente said. (CNN -- World)
DeMint encouraged by Honduras trip Oct 4, 2009
Have you seen him trying to come in a Venezuelan airplane into Honduras- that was such a big show- but unfortunately he was instigating his followers to get on the runway to allow the plane to land ... It is ridiculous how Cuba and Venezuela are part of the UN and OAS and Honduras has been kicked of both for not following democracy ... Cubans and Venezuelans do not have a democracy; they have their rights violated everyday. (TheHill.com)
In Honduras, Etc.: Pas d'Ennemis a Gauche Oct 2, 2009
After the fashion of his ideological mentor, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Zelaya had tried to rewrite the constitution to serve a second term - with the anticipated next step of having himself declared president for life ... THE OBAMA administration joined a multitude of marxian regimes in "the international community" - including those in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, and Argentina - in going ballistic ... You might think Obamians wouldn't be aiding and abetting Fidelistas... (Townhall.com)
If Obama is a dictator, how must he be stopped? Oct 1, 2009
The folks down in Venezuela actually elected their little dictator. Anyone want to debate whether he is or not. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Iran Won't Bend in Nuclear Talks with Western Nations It Blames for Unrest Oct 1, 2009
Venezuela has said it is ready to supply 20,000 barrels of gasoline a day to Iran starting this month, and Chinese companies are now providing as much as 40,000 barrels a day -- or one-third of all imports -- via third parties, said Lawrence Eagles, head of commodities research at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York. It is unlikely Iran will agree to strict international supervision of its facilities, even if the U.S. allows some enrichment to continue, said , an Iran expert at in the U.K.. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Voice: Czars, Hitler and socialists Oct 1, 2009
After listening some of the speeches of his czars, that s what I think he is thinking Venezuela s government a mod for us to follow (Mark Loyd), population control by force (John Holdran), animal rights, animals can sue people (Cass Sunstein), etc. Most Americans are not going to take this sitting down. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
* World News Quick Take Sep 30, 2009
Wearing a loose, brown shirt and dark sunglasses, Qaddafi left most of his security guards behind at the Hilton Hotel to duck into luxury stores and stroll by the pool as tourists gawked at the North African leader who has forged strong ties with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. I felt very nervous, and excited, seeing him in front of me, said Mariela Cartaya, a 30-year-old tourist from the mainland. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
S American leaders in bank deal Sep 30, 2009
Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Ecuador will create a start-up fund for the bank ... The concept of the bank was first suggested by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez during his presidential election campaign in 1998. (BBC News -- Americas)
Wheres proof of Obamas birth place? Sep 30, 2009
DR wrote on Sep 29, 2009 12:23 PM:" When you look at the nutjobs that run places like Iran, Venezuela, Libya, N. Korea, etc, The nutty left thinks you can sweet talk these people and make them play nice. Obama has proven that he has nothing on his mind but HC reform. He cant control the dictators, so he'll settle for Socialism in the USA. He wants to bully us, but let those nutjobs threaten Israel and the US, and oh Europe too. That is cool with Obama, his agenda is not the security of the US,... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
9 comments Sep 30, 2009
The Iran-Venezuela Nuclear Axis - HUMAN EVENTS. The Iran-Venezuela Nuclear Axis by 09/29/2009 ... In a September 8th presentation made at the Brookings Institution, which I attended, New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau warned about the numerous political, financial and economic links already existing between the governments of Muhammad Ahmadinejad in Iran and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. (Human Events Online)
LETTER: President's allegianceis to the 'radical left' Sep 25, 2009
Communist Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is currently in the process of removing all radio and TV stations in his country that are critical of him. It is more and more apparent to me that while Obama might have run under the Democratic label, the radicals which he is surrounding himself with, leave little doubt of his hidden racism, as well as his final allegiance to the radical left. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Behind the golden doors Sep 25, 2009
Although his article said that Russian foreign policy should be defined by the goal of modernisation, Mr Medvedev shook hands with Venezuela s Hugo Ch;vez on an arms deal (see ). We will supply Venezuela with the types of arms it asks for, acting in compliance with our international obligations. (The Economist)
Brazil's president defends Iran's nuclear program Sep 24, 2009
US worried about Venezuelan arms buildup. A U.S. official said Monday that Venezuelan arms acquisitions could spark an arms race in Latin America and he also expressed misgivings about the country's possible nuclear ambitions ... State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said U.S. officials were worried about Venezuela's arms buildup, "which we think poses a serious challenge to stability in the Western Hemisphere.". (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: Who are wimps in today's world? Sep 24, 2009
"The first rule of warfare is: 'Take the high ground.' Even the simplest Taliban fighter knows that," said David Rothkopf, energy consultant and author of "Superclass." "The strategic high ground in the world -- whether it is in the Middle East or vis-a-vis difficult countries like Russia and Venezuela -- is to be less dependent on oil. And yet, we simply refuse to seize it." ... Such a tax would make our national security healthier by shrinking our dependence on oil from countries that have... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Brazil's Lula Defends Iran's Ahmadinejad, Plans Visit to Tehran Next Year Sep 24, 2009
Since coming to power in 2005, he has visited Venezuelan President , the U.S.s fiercest critic in the region, as well as governments in Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, where U.S. Secretary of State said May 1 that Iran was building a huge embassy that undermines U.S. interests in the region. Irans push to expand economic and political ties in Latin America is disturbing and not in U.S. interests, Clinton said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Ahmadinejad Skirts Nuclear Issue in Speech Sep 24, 2009
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 23, 2009. Russia, U.S. Eye Unified Sanctions ahead of Meetings Next Month; Obama Toughens Rhetoric as. (CBS News)
Venezuela to pay $4.6bn debts Sep 23, 2009
Venezuela to pay off $4 ... Venezuela will pay off more than $4 ... President Hugo Chavez said Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) will pay the debts it has accumulated with oil contractors by the end of the year. (BBC News -- Americas)
Zelaya's Return to Honduras Promises Fresh Violence and Political Turmoil Sep 23, 2009
The Micheletti regime and its handful of conservative Republican backers in the U.S. Congress, however, insist they're saving the hemisphere from the clutches of left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Ch;vez and his radical regional allies, including Zelaya ... That turned out not to be true, but it reflected the wishes of the left, especially Nicaragua and Venezuela, which on Monday spoke against the San Jos; Accord ... When Zelaya attempted to fly back to Honduras in July, he rode in a Venezuelan... (Time.com)
Click to read:Honduras under Curfew as Zelaya Returns Sep 22, 2009
The country's Congress and courts, alarmed by Zelaya's political shift into a close alliance with leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuba, backed Zelaya's removal ... Apparently, our glorious president wants to submit Honduras to the same oppression Venezuelans and Nicaraguans are suffering today ... So the U.S. government sneaks in a Chavez-like dictator wannabe so he can subjugate his people just like Chavez does in Venezuela or Chavez's mini-me Ortega in Nicaragua. (CBS News)
Honduras Extends Curfew After Zelaya Returns Sep 22, 2009
The country's Congress and courts, alarmed by Zelaya's political shift into a close alliance with leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuba, backed Zelaya's removal ... Sevilla, the defense minister, told reporters that Zelaya allegedly entered Honduras from Nicaragua in a car licensed in a South American nation that "is not Venezuela.". (Fox News)
Ousted leader returns to Honduras, defies arrest Sep 22, 2009
The country's Congress and courts, alarmed by Zelaya's political shift into a close alliance with leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuba, backed Zelaya's removal ... Associated Press reporters Catherine E. Shoichet, Martha Mendoza and Alexandra Olson in Mexico City and Fabiola Sanchez in Caracas, Venezuela, contributed to this report. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Presidential Control Freaks Ruin Democracies Sep 18, 2009
A leftist pal of President of Venezuela, Zelaya tried to push a referendum to change the constitution, enabling him to run for re-election in November ... He abolished term limits, weakened the judiciary and silenced dozens of Venezuelan radio and television stations. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Obama helps strengthen GENERAL ELECTRIC-Putin ties... Sep 18, 2009
Obama to Putin: "Stop the weapons to Venezuela and maybe I'll drop the shield thingy.". What an inept and juvenile president we have. (The Drudge Report)
Polish Prime Minister Refuses To Take Hillary's Call... Sep 18, 2009
After Bush announced this silly plan to put missiles on the border of Russia they sent a warship to Venezuela. Yesterday Venezuela announced its own Nuclear program that Russia is going to help them with. (The Drudge Report)
Al-Qaeda chemical expert 'killed' Sep 17, 2009
China in huge Venezuela oil deal. Suspect in 1979 murder case named. (Yahoo News -- Terrorism & 9/11)
Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated' Sep 17, 2009
China in huge Venezuela oil deal. Many killed' in Yemen air raid. (Yahoo News -- Kosovo)
US curbs 'behind WFP Somali cuts' Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 21:43 GMT, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 22:43 UK. US curbs 'behind WFP Somali cuts. (BBC News -- Africa)
Insight: Russia's leading men Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 23:46 GMT, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 00:46 UK. By Bridget Kendall BBC diplomatic correspondent. (BBC News -- Europe)
China in huge Venezuela oil deal Sep 17, 2009
Venezuela has announced a $16bn (10bn) investment deal with China for oil exploration in the Orinoco river. The move comes shortly after Venezuela signed a similar agreement with Russia, which is estimated to be $20bn (12bn) ... President Hugo Chavez said the deals would boost oil production in Venezuela by about 900,000 barrels per day. (BBC News -- Americas)
'Gene cure' for colour blindness Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 17:03 GMT, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 18:03 UK. Gene cure' for colour blindness. (BBC News -- Americas)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Sep 17, 2009
China in huge Venezuela oil deal. US folk singer Mary Travers dies. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
BBC looks to copy protect content Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 14:47 GMT, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 15:47 UK. BBC HD has proved extremely popular. (BBC News -- Technology)
Cy Vance wins Manhattan prosecutor primary Sep 16, 2009
Closer US oversight of Iran, Venezuela links urged. The growing relationship between Venezuela and Iran is stoking the nuclear ambitions of both countries and needs to be more carefully tracked by U.S. authorities, a veteran New York prosecutor said Tuesday ... In a speech at The Brookings Institution, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said investigations by his office show Iran is using Venezuela's established banking network to skirt international sanctions and acquire the... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Allis: The races are on Sep 13, 2009
It also famously gets cheap oil from Venezuela anti-American strongman Hugo Chvez, whose cynical generosity could have caused beaucoup problems for a candidate Kennedy. Once Kennedy pulled out, the fun started. (Boston Globe)
Mayor Bloomberg to the rescue? Sep 13, 2009
They're too busy not offending the Muslims, the Chinese, Venezuela, Iran and other enemies, and their testicles have atrophied so much that they haven't the strength to do more than preen and posture for the public like court eunuchs. This is what passes for leadership in America today. (Townhall.com)
U.S. Accepts Iran's Offer for Talks Sep 13, 2009
Chavez: Venezuela to buy Russian missiles ... The U.S. would like tobelieve that the "cold war is over" except based on Missiles to Iran, and Venezuela, as well as a whole host of other insults and provocationsIt is clearly business as usually for the Kremlin. (CBS News)
Race to replace prestigious Manhattan DA nears end Sep 13, 2009
Closer US oversight of Iran, Venezuela links urged. The growing relationship 00003C1F between Venezuela and Iran is stoking the nuclear ambitions of both countries and needs to be more carefully tracked by U.S. authorities, a veteran New York prosecutor said Tuesday ... In a speech at The Brookings Institution, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said investigations by his office show Iran is using Venezuela's established banking network to skirt international sanctions and acquire the... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
AP News in Brief Sep 13, 2009
Venezuela to export gasoline to Iran. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sealed an agreement to export 20,000 barrels per day of gasoline to Iran, state TV reported Monday. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Country profile: Venezuela Sep 12, 2009
Venezuela has some of the world's largest proven oil deposits as well as huge quantities of coal, iron ore, bauxite and gold. Yet most Venezuelans live in poverty, many of them in shanty towns, some of which sprawl over the hillsides around the capital, Caracas ... Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez, says he is leading the country - which is enjoying a windfall from high oil prices - through a socialist revolution. (BBC News -- Business)
Details Still Lacking on Obama Proposal Sep 12, 2009
Mark Lloyd is a believer that the same methods used in the Venezuela revolution to bring Hugo Chavez to power should be modeled in the US and that the first amendment (Freedom of Speech) should not be used to prevent localism. View video- http://www. (CBS News -- US)
News Briefs | Sept. 11, 2009 Sep 11, 2009
Venezuela recognizes rebel regions of Georgia Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that Venezuela will join Russia and Nicaragua in recognizing two rebel regions of Georgia in a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ... Political experts suggest that Venezuela recognized the regions in order to secure closer relations with Russia ... In particular, Venezuela seeks to purchase arms from Russia. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
UN wants new global currency to replace dollar... Sep 9, 2009
g.) Venezuela for oil in some non-dollar currency, it is precisely and exactly NONE OF AMERICA'S BUSINESS.. Mike on September 09, 2009 at 06:49 AM. (The Drudge Report)
South of the Border: Hugo Chávez and Oliver Stone's Love Story Sep 8, 2009
" His film is no more nuanced. He sees the geopolitical glass as all empty (the U.S. and its world-banking arm, the International Monetary Fund) or all full (Ch;vez and his comrade Presidentes in South America). But there's an undeniable fascination in the project, even some inspirational value, in Stone's conversations with a half-dozen leaders of nations struggling to emerge from under the shadow or boot of the U.S. Stone extends his rigorous dichotomy to the film's structure. The first half... (Time.com)
'Surprise' visit Sep 8, 2009
He's one of the most controversial figures walking the political stage at the moment - but at the Venice Film Festival, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been walking the red carpet ... Rumours that the president might be paying a "surprise" visit leaked out a day or so in advance - helped by the sudden presence of Venezuelan military officials in the city ... The film tells the story of Venezuela since Chavez came to power in 1998. (BBC News -- Americas)
On Your Mind Sep 7, 2009
Smells of Venezuela and Hugo Chavez (Lloyd s hero and model), silencing his opposition ... I think Cheney should apply for political asylum while he still can in countries like Somalia, Yemen, Cuba, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia ... Will we wake up one morning to find ourselves in another Venezuela, Cuba, or the old Soviet Union. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Ahmadinejad, Chavez Vow Stronger Ties Sep 6, 2009
Sept. 5: Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, shakes hands with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a meeting in Tehran on Saturday. TEHRAN, Iran Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez railed against the West on Saturday, pledging to deepen their ties and stand together against the United States and world powers the two perceive as imperialistic ... The leftist Venezuelan leader is also to visit Belarus, Russia and Spain in the trip he has described as a bid to build... (Fox News)
* Chavez visits Syria, calls government of Israel genocidal Sep 6, 2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the Israeli people not to support their government, which he described as genocidal on Friday, the second day of his trip to Syria ... The Venezuelan president has singled out Israel for criticism during his visit to Syria, slamming it for mistreating the Palestinians and being an agent of US imperialism ... Chavez, whose remarks were broadcast by state television in Venezuela, added that the people of Israel shouldnt support a genocidal government. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Market Forecaster Sep 5, 2009
The primary destinations were Japan (306,600 MT), Mexico (173,100 MT), South Korea (94,400 MT), Venezuela (91,500 MT), Morocco (76,300 MT), the Dominican Republic (57,300 MT), and Canada (56,000 MT). As of Aug. 30, the 2009 crop was rated at 69 percent g/e vs. 61 percent a year ago. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
WA to change the face of the Kimberley forever Sep 5, 2009
Big oil, shut out from the Arabian Gulf, Brazil and Venezuela, is lining up to develop these fields and Barnett - a veteran of the development of the North-West Shelf - is standing firm on terms. If successful, his stance will force quicker development of the Carnarvon and the Browse basins and be positive for WA and Australia economically, at least short-term, and may help cut global greenhouse gas emissions more quickly. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Why Chavez is wooing autocrats abroad Sep 5, 2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at al-Shaab presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday part of a multi-nation tour ... Less popular among Latin leaders, the Venezuelan president is on an 11-day trip to visit allies including Libya's Qaddafi and Iran's Ahmadinejad ... Caracas, Venezuela - Stymied in trying to advance his anti-US agenda in Latin America, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is tightening the screws at home and touring friendly... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
