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reuters.com - 1/29/2009
Chavez tells Obama to give Guantanamo back to Cuba | International
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BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to return the military base of Guantanamo to Cuba after applauding his decision to close the prison for terrorism suspects there. The anti-U.S. Cuba ally has tense relations with the United ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 1/25/2009
There Are No Files
— washingtonmonthly.com — There Are No Files From the Washington Post: "President Obama's plans to expeditiously determine the fates of... about 245 terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and quickly close the military prison there were set back last week when incoming... (more) There Are No Files

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Obama signs order to close Guantanamo Bay facility
cnn.com - 1/23/2009
Obama signs order to close Guantanamo Bay facility
— cnn.com — A guard keeps watch from a tower at the military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.... (more) Obama signs order to close Guantanamo Bay facility

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washingtonmonthly.com - 1/25/2009
This explains a lot
— washingtonmonthly.com — THIS EXPLAINS A LOT.... Hilzoy reported on this overnight, but I don't want the news to get... lost in the shuffle. It's one of those breathtaking stories that is almost too painful to believe. Upon announcing his plan to close... (more) This explains a lot

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Blago Convicted, Despite His Blatherings At Hearing
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Chavez tells Obama to give Guantanamo back to Cuba
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... U.S.-led forces invaded Afghanistan to root out al Qaeda and its Taliban protectors in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Chavez said he wants to improve relations with the United States but is waiting for further signs Obama will move away from U.S. "imperialism." "Let's wait and see, I don't have many illusions, the empire is intact," he said. "In Venezuela we are prepared to resist 10 more years, 20 more years, 100 more years of imperialist aggression." Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50S6WF2... To the MSM Chavez urging Obama become ...

“A strange choice of favourites!” [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom — ... Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to return the military base of Guantanamo to Cuba after applauding his decision to close the prison for terrorism suspects there. The anti-U.S. Cuba ally has tense relations with the United States and was been one of the most outspoken critics of former President George W. Bush, though he has kept open the possibility of improving ties with Obama.“Now he should return Guantanamo and Guantanamo Bay to the Cubans because that is Cuban territory,” he said in a speech at the World Social Forum in ...

Fidel & Chavez to Obama: Return Gitmo to Cuba
Flopping Aces — ... Another Obama supporter, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, echoes the same demand as positive signs Obama is breaking from American “imperialism”. ...

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