news.yahoo.com - 11/14/2008
—
AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to travel this month to Cuba and Venezuela, which have increasing military and trade ties with Moscow.
english.eluniversal.com - 11/7/2008
—
english.eluniversal.com —
Politics Although the Venezuelan President never gave names,
if we examine the profile he outlined ("a black...
man of African descent, from humble origins and young") it is obvious that Hugo Chávez was not referring to US Republican presidential ...
(more)
Daily News
embavenez-us.org - 11/7/2008
—
embavenez-us.org —
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela - Ministry of People's
Power for Foreign Affairs - Communiqué (Unofficial Translation).- In...
this day of hope for the American people, President Hugo Ch vez, on behalf of the people of Venezuela, congratulates the ...
(more)
:: Embassy of Venezuela in the United States ::
telegraph.co.uk - 11/12/2008
Comments
Blog Reactions
Open Thread
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Medvedev heading to Cuba and Venezuela.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to travel this month to Cuba and Venezuela, which have increasing military and trade ties with Moscow...The Soviet Union was a stalwart supporter of Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the Cold War. Under Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has moved to buy millions of dollars in Russian weaponry and invited Russian energy giants to drill in the country's oil fields. A Russian naval flotilla is on its way to the Caribbean ...
China, Russia to Make Hay While Obama Shines
Daily Pundit —
Russian leader Medvedev heading to Cuba, Venezuela - Yahoo! News
MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to travel this month to Cuba and Venezuela, which have increasing military and trade ties with Moscow.
The U.S. has objected to Russia’s greater links with the two countries that have antagonistic relations with Washington.
The Monroe Doctrine is dead. Look for China and Russia to carve substantial areas of influence out of our southern hemisphere. And don’t look for Barack Obama to do anything to stop ...
Medvedev in Havana: So you wanted to be President, Mr. Obama
Roger L. Simon —
... Joe Biden was wrong when he predicted that Obama would be tested by our enemies within six months. Seemingly only ten minutes after his election, and long before his inauguration, a resurgent Russia is on the move, first by stating it would put missiles in Kalinin, now by their president revealing his intention to visit Cuba and Venezuela — a symbolic, though still obviously small scale, reconstitution of the USSR. ...
Southern discomfort
Belmont Club —
Russia is tightening its bonds with Cuba and Venezuela, indicating another potential troublespot for the United States. MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to travel this month to Cuba and Venezuela, which have increasing military and trade ties with Moscow. … He will also visit Brazil during the trip. A Russian naval flotilla is on its way to the Caribbean to hold joint military exercises with Venezuelan forces. But not everybody thinks that Chavez is a negative force. ...
Related Content
Dear Little Michael, Love Greg Palast
reason.com 12/13/2008 — Looks like I triggered Greg Palast's Google Alert. The Chavez-loving "investigative journalist" took exception to my including him in this piece and sends along this sober, academic rebuttal: Subject: post this, Little Michael Your ...
Cuba training guerrillas in Venezuela
upi.com 10/6/2008 — SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The Venezuelan government is operating a secret paramilitary training camp with the help of Cuban military advisers and leftist Colombian guerrillas. The camp near San Cristobal offers six-week courses for ...
Russian Warships Sail to Venezuela
nytimes.com 10/30/2008 — MOSCOW A squadron from the Russian Navy’s North Sea Fleet sailed for Venezuela on Monday, a Russian Navy spokesman said, in a bid by Russia to bolster military links in Latin America as relations with the United States continue to deteriorate. The ...
Is This Parody?
corner.nationalreview.com 12/1/2008 — Sean Penn, apparently not content with the edited version of his dispatches from Cuba and Venezuela that ran in The Nation, has dumped the unexpurgated version on Huffington Post. Part I of "Mountain of Snakes" is a mere 10,000 words long. However, ...
Interfax: Cuba, Venezuela may host Russian bombers
news.yahoo.com 3/14/2009 — MOSCOW A Russian Air Force chief said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers, the Interfax news agency reported. The chief of staff of Russia 's long range aviation, Maj. ...
Iran, Cuba and Venezuela Hail Obama Win
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 11/6/2008 — The regime held a massive anti-Israel anti-US rally this week in Iran. ( ISNA ) Cuban and Venezuelan leaders welcomed the news of Barack Obama's huge win on Tuesday. Iran Press TV reported: Cuba and Venezuela, two countries known for their ...
FBI Report: Ayers/Weather Underground Aided By Cuba
nicedeb.wordpress.com 11/4/2008 — BUMPED
Because it’s an important story and more people should see it. Originally posted on Oct. 29:
Former Weather Underground leader William Ayers was aided by Fidel Castro’s Cuba in the 1970s, according to an FBI report:
CFP ...
Beating the Drum on Cuba Policy
democracyarsenal.org 12/10/2008 — Jake Colvin is a fellow with the New Ideas Fund and a Vice
President with the National Foreign Trade Council, a non-profit trade
association based in Washington, DC. This article was cross-posted on the Huffington Post.
For a small country, U.S. ...