Blackout in Venezuela: 15 Minutes on Latin America
faustasblog.com 18 days ago — In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern: The country suffers power shortages while Chavez sends troops to the Colombian border. Related reading: Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela Bolivarian bully Chavez Orders Venezuela to Ready for War as Colombia Urges Calm Chavez Says ...

Nuclear Venezuela: 15 Minutes on Latin America
faustasblog.com 9/9/2009 — In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern, Hugo Chavez confirms in an interview with Le Figaro that Iran is helping Venezuela develop a nuclear program “for peaceful purposes” You can read the original interview (in French) here: «Ma main reste tendue vers Obama et son peuple» ...

The Iran-Venezuela Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
faustasblog.com 9/28/2009 — Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. The week’s big news: Iran’s nuclear development, and its ties with Venezuela, and Mel Zelaya’s arrival at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, from where he’s calling for a final offensive against the ...

The 1-day-late Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
faustasblog.com 9/15/2009 — Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. The big news of the week: Hugo Chavez’s tour and weapons purchases. Read The Economist’s report, Venezuela’s foreign policy: Friends in low places Hugo Chávez dreams of forging a new world order and Venezuela’s ...

The “Zelaya’s baaack” Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
faustasblog.com 9/22/2009 — Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. The top story of the week: Mel Zelaya’s back in Honduras. Check out La Gringa excellent blogicito for the latest. Roberto Micheletti replies to Zelaya in today’s Washington Post. I’ll be talking about the latest news ...

Should we even have a Columbus Day?
csmonitor.com 10/13/2009 — Though the holiday has been used to teach American ideals, we need to remember that to many native Americans, Columbus symbolizes slavery.

Israel: Venezuela and Bolivia Providing Iran with Uranium
faustasblog.com 5/26/2009 — My latest article, Israel: Venezuela and Bolivia Providing Iran with Uranium is up at Real Clear World. This is also the subject of today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern. Chat’s open at 10:45AM, and all podcasts are archived for your listening convenience.

Iran and Venezuela: A Dangerous Alliance
pajamasmedia.com 9/22/2009 — The United States should discourage her enemies and encourage her friends.

Who's behind the Obama Honduras policy?
centerforsecuritypolicy.org 30 days ago — The Obama Administration has made serious mistakes in its handling of the crisis in Honduras where it supports the return of the deposed president, Mel Zelaya. The Administration categorized the removal of Zelaya as a coup when, in fact, the Honduran ...

Is it time to confront Hugo Chavez? 15 Minutes on Latin America
faustasblog.com 9/30/2009 — Today’s podcast at 11AM: Is it time to confront Hugo Chavez? Jorge Castaneda thinks so : The Venezuelan lieutenant colonel has repeatedly provided sanctuary, arms, diplomatic support, and financing to the FARC guerrillas fighting to overthrow the Colombian government. He has engaged ...

U.S. trade deals could languish for another year — Reuters: Politics 10/14/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It could be more than a year before U.S. free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia come up for a vote in Congress, a Democratic supporter of the pacts said on Wednesday.