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Hugo Chavez 'doubts' brutality of Idi Amin

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:20 +0000

Fresh from defending Carlos the Jackal Hugo Chavez managed to upset Ugandans on Sunday by claiming that Idi Amin was not as brutal as everyone made him out to be.

Shot in the Dark found this 25 hours ago on telegraph.co.uk

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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez defends 'Carlos the Jackal'

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:03:00 +0000

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defended jailed killer "Carlos the Jackal" and several world leaders he says are wrongly considered "bad guys". In a speech to international socialist politicians, Mr Chavez said "Carlos", a Venezuelan, was not a terrorist but a key "revolutionary fighter". ...

Commonsense & Wonder found this 3 days ago on news.bbc.co.uk

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Chavez now making clouds abort from the presidential palace

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:10:33 +0000

Remember how the other day Hugo Chávez was saying that he was having Cuban technicians bomb clouds for rain ? He proclaimed it on TV (video in Spanish) Well, Hugo Chávez claims he is now able to make the clouds abort by firing rays from a cannon housed at his presidential palace. ...

Fausta posted 4 days ago from faustasblog.com

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» Chávez dice que “hay muchos gordos en Venezuela” y los manda a rebajar en Noticias24.com

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:03:12 +0000

El Presidente Hugo Chávez ha criticado hoy, en el programa Aló Presidente, que “hay mucha gente gorda en Venezuela”. Revisando un estudio nutricional ha afirmado que el porcentaje de obesidad ha pasado de un 6,3 a un 14,5% .“Ojo con los gordos: a rebajar, a hacer dieta, a hacer ejercicio”, les ...

PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts found this 13 days ago on noticias24.com

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U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:30 +0000

WASHINGTON — America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.

Think Progress found this 4 days ago on mcclatchydc.com

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Blackout in Venezuela: 15 Minutes on Latin America

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:03:14 +0000

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 ...

Fausta posted 13 days ago from faustasblog.com

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Chavez asking Cubans to 'bomb clouds' amid drought

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:31:14 +0000

*Cubans to try to seed clouds in South American nation *Government criticized for poor planning in drought CARACAS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights to "bomb clouds" to create rain amid a severe drought that has aroused ...

Babalú Blog: an island on the net without ... found this 8 days ago on alertnet.org

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Chavez's Economic Problems Turn Nasty

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:42:50 +0000

For a long time I have been saying (along with a lot of other people), that Hugo Chavez was running his country into the ground. He diverted investment funds from PDVSA, Venezuela's state-run oil company, into social programs. As long as the price of oil kept rising, he could do ...

Instapundit found this 11 days ago on meganmcardle.theatlantic.com

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CHAVEZ CONTINUES HIS LEFTWARD LURCH AND HIS DOWNWARD SPIRAL

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

GLENN TONIGHT: MEGAN MCARDLE: Chavez’s Economic Problems Turn Nasty: “For a long time I have been saying (along with a lot of other people), that Hugo Chavez was running his country into the ground. He diverted investment funds from PDVSA, Venezuela’s state-run oil company, into social ...

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 11 days ago on astuteblogger.blogspot.com

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MEGAN MCARDLE: Chavez’s Economic Problems Turn Nasty: “For a long time I have been saying (along w…

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:09:00 +0000

MEGAN MCARDLE: Chavez’s Economic Problems Turn Nasty: “For a long time I have been saying (along with a lot of other people), that Hugo Chavez was running his country into the ground. He diverted investment funds from PDVSA, Venezuela’s state-run oil company, into social ...

THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS found this 11 days ago on pajamasmedia.com

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Hmmm, Venezuela just helping people around the world?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:00 +0000

Sahara cocaine plane crash probed The UN is investigating the crash in the Sahara desert of a cargo plane, which is thought to have been carrying cocaine from Venezuela. Alexandre Schmidt from the UN drugs agency told the BBC that the plane could have carried up to 10 tonnes of cocaine, which ...

jhudock posted 7 days ago from commonsensewonder.blogspot.com

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VIDEO Venezuela Franklin Brito’s hunger strike: 15 Minutes on Latin America

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:57:45 +0000

In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern, Franklin Brito, biologist, who recommended that farmers use a blight-resistant variety of yam instead of using the toxic pesticides that the mayor of Sucre municipality wanted, is on hunger strike. Here he explains his plight (in Spanish): ...

Fausta posted 6 days ago from faustasblog.com

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John Kenneth Galbraith News - The New York Times

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:18 +0000

Editors' Note Editors' Note clarifying what Venezuela Pres Hugo Chavez said at United Nations; article, because of editing error derived from translation of Chavez's speech, has Chavez saying he admired Noam Chomsky, and was sorry he didn't meet him before he died; Chomsky is alive; Chavez was ...

JustOneMinute found this 12 days ago on topics.nytimes.com

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‘Chavismo’ Losing Steam in Venezuela

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:16:18 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Hugo Chavez's popularity among Venezuelans has waned in recent years. Less than half of Venezuelans (47%) in August 2009 said they approved of Chavez' job performance -- down from 61% in late 2006 when he was elected to a second six-year term. 9yvm1ubl3uoldeadbwblww ...

Megan McArdle found this 12 days ago on gallup.com

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The lessons Venezuela can teach us

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:30:00 +0000

The difference between a Communist/Socialist government and the free market is that the former always asks you to do with less while the latter is focused on meeting the consumer's wants and needs. Do you think socialized medicine will be different? Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich ...

jhudock posted 12 days ago from commonsensewonder.blogspot.com

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Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:03:14 +0000

CARACAS, Venezuela This country may be an energy colossus, with the largest conventional oil reserves outside the Middle East and one of the world’s mightiest hydroelectric systems, but that has not prevented it from enduring serious electricity and water shortages that seem only to be getting ...

Fausta's Blog found this 13 days ago on nytimes.com

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Hugo Chavez: ‘Prepare for War … Colombia Now in U.S. Hands’ – Ultimas Noticias, Venezuela

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:02:46 +0000

As the Venezuela article we posted yesterday headlined If War Breaks Out, Venezuela’s ‘Fifth Column’ Will Have to Be Confronted ably demonstrates, tensions – and paranoia – are increasing along the Venezuela-Colombian border. A few days ago during his weekly ...

tsteels2 posted 11 days ago from themoderatevoice.com

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The Associated Press: The Chavez Diet: Venezuelans urged to lose weight

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +0000

(AP) 14 hours ago CARACAS, Venezuela Call it the Bolivarian battle of the bulge. President Hugo Chavez said in a televised speech Friday that "there are lots of fat people" in Venezuela and advised his supporters to exercise and eat healthy to trim their waistlines. "I'm not saying fat women, ...

JammieWearingFool found this 10 days ago on google.com

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Islamic militants and the drug trade

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:22:39 +0000

At the Washington Times, Islamic militants boosting role in drug trade The sea lanes of the South Atlantic have become a favored route for drug traffickers carrying narcotics from Latin America to West and North Africa, where al Qaeda-related groups are increasingly involved in transporting ...

Fausta posted 7 days ago from faustasblog.com

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Chavez Sort-of Backtracks on War Statements

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:10:13 +0000

My latest article, Chavez Sort-of Backtracks on War Statements is up at Real Clear World. Please read it and leave a comment.

Fausta posted 11 days ago from faustasblog.com

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