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  • Report to advise Bush on post-Castro Cuba
    28 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Saul Hudson
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. commission is preparing to advise President George W. Bush on how to inject democracy into a post-Castro Cuba, but critics say Washington’s 40 years of isolating the island may limit its chances of heading off a communist succession.
    The report by the Commission on Assistance to a Free Cuba, expected in the next few days, will suggest ways Washington can influence Cubans to turn away from communism and move to democracy and a free-market (…)

  • Latest Confrontation Between US Empire and Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez
    26 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The Latest Confrontation Between the US Empire and Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez - by Stephen Lendman
    I’ve said before it’s easy to know what the empire is thinking (especially its powerful movers and shakers sitting in corporate boardrooms) by reading the Wall Street Journal daily as I do. Despite its heavy pro-empire bias, readers can also get some real news and information - something nearly impossible elsewhere in the corporate media especially from the venerable New York Times I’ve (…)

  • New Estimate of Venezuela’s Total Oil Reserves Makes It the Grandest of Grand Prizes for US
    23 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    New Estimate of Venezuela’s Total Oil Reserves Makes It the Grandest of Grand Prizes for US - by Stephen Lendman
    I just finished reading an important new book the author’s publisher sent me, which I’ll shortly be reviewing for publication. The book is investigative journalist (and in his words "forensic economist") Greg Palast’s latest foray into exposing the hidden from view crimes and wrongdoings of the Bush administration. I’m very familiar with Palast’s important work and can only (…)

  • Chile’s Left Waits For Bachelet To Fulfill Promises
    22 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Brian McAfee
    As Chile struggles to overcome the past and restore justice and human rights, an obstacle remains in the system. In the 1980s Chile’s then dictator, Augusto Pinochet, installed an electoral law that in effect blocked the left from participation in the electoral process. The "binominal" sometimes called binomial system, was composed by the far right and imposed on Chile by Pinochet.
    The Pinochet imposed system allowed the far right to have 35 percent of votes and to have (…)

  • CHAVEZ IN LONDON : ABOUT THE WORKER’S MOVEMENT IN EUROPE
    20 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The workers’ movement of Great Britain is an example for the world By National Radio of Venezuela Wednesday, 17 May 2006
    During the opening speech given to representatives of the British trade unions, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez Frias reiterated that the main reason for his visit to London was to give thanks for the gestures of solidarity that have been organised by the different social organisations in Britain, the TUC prominent amongst (…)

  • VENEZUELA CONSIDERS SELLING OILS IN EUROS By: Michael Fox - Venezuelanalysis.com
    20 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1970
    Venezuela Considers Selling Oil in Euros
    Friday, May 19, 2006 By: Michael Fox - Venezuelanalysis.com
    Caracas, Venezuela, May 18, 2006-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared on Tuesday that Venezuela would consider putting the sale of its oil in Euros. His comments come after Iran had announced that it too is contemplating switching to the European currency.
    “That was an interesting proposal made by the president of Iran,” Chavez (…)

  • CUBA : LIFE EXPECTANCY SOON TO BE 80 YEARS
    19 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    BY NAVIL GARCIA ALFONSO-Granma International staff writer-
    AGING with health is the maxim of the 4th International Conference on Satisfactory Longevity: an Integral Vision, which took place in Cuba’s Hotel Nacional, sponsored by the Caribbean Medical Association and the 120 Years Club.
    Doctor Eugenio Selman-Houssein Abdo highlighted the conditions developed in Cuba to maintain good quality of life conditions, including nutrition, health, physical activity, culture, motivation and the (…)

  • CUBA CONTINUES PREPARATIONS FOR DEALING WITH DISASTERS
    19 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    • Experiences accumulated over the last five years are described as useful, when after several large-scale hurricanes, more than 7 million people were evacuated on the island, with total safety guaranteed
    THE Meteoro 2006 exercise, which has the objective of preparing the population and leadership bodies at all levels for dealing with disaster situations, will take place May 20-21, a few days before the start of the hurricane season, during which 15 tropical organisms are expected to form, (…)

  • VENEZUELA : State Department Looking for a Fight in which it Might get a Black Eye
    19 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    www.venezuelanalysis.com/articles.php?artno=1732
    State Department Looking for a Fight in which it Might get a Black Eye
    Tuesday, May 16, 2006
    By: Council on Hemispheric Affairs
    In yet another blow to the credibility of one of its annually released “certification” reports on the performance of other nations on some broad social or political issue - this time on the degree of cooperation in the anti-terrorism struggle - the State Department in its 2006 compilation included Cuba as a (…)

  • HUGO CHAVEZ IN HISTORIC VISIT SO LONDON by HANDS OFF VENEZUELA
    18 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Hugo Chavez in Historic Visit to London By Hands Off Venezuela Thursday, 18 May 2006
    The visit of President Hugo Chavez to London was one of enormous enthusiasm. Thousands of supporters turned out to see the President over his two-day visit, which was hosted by Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London.
    Five welcoming rallies were organised by Hands Off Venezuela in different locations over the two days with the full support of the Bolivarian Circles and the Venezuela Solidarity (…)