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POPSLand of the Free, Home of the Brave Or, since I am referring to Honduras, "tierra de los libres, hogar de los valientes". Congratulations to the people of Honduras, who maintained their democratic process in the face of tremendous international pressure to abdicate it. It is now only a matter of time before other nations--including my beloved Brazil--will recognize the legitimate government. Look for Chavez' Venezuela to be a spitefully perpetual holdout.
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POPSBetter Late than Never I think the State Dept. may realize they have bet on the wrong horse. Zelaya proves to be more of a loose cannon with the passing of each day.
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POPSChavez Shuts Down McDonalds My guess is that this is just another ploy by Chavez to garner media attention while at the same time tweaking the Americans. I worked for "Mickey D's" for five years, and know that they go WAY out of their way to abide by government regulations. Gotta be tough on the Venezuelans who will be out two day's pay.
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POPSBrazil, Venezuela of the Future? Interesting article by Cristovam Buarque-- Brazilian senator and former presidential candidate. Don't agree with all of it, but he makes some very good points.
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POPSBrazil's Nuclear Sub This is a fascinating development. I would disagree with the statement that Brazil has no enemies in South America. Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is a very real threat, and I believe the Brazilian military knows that. An oil-rich Brazil could be a hindrance to Chavez' planned domination of the region.
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POPSThe Chavez Dance Continues If he succeeds at this, the next step will be to remove the mere formality of elections. Who needs em, if everybody knows the result already?
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POPSHugo's Gag Order Isn't this the same Hugo Chavez that went to the US and publicly criticized George Bush--even calling him the devil? Are there no limits to his hypocrisy? I guess if I ever want to go to Venezuela, I should hope he or his goons NEVER read my blog.
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POPSFreedom of Speech, Chavez Style Can you imagine if Bush tried to shut down every major media outlet that opposed him? Of course, that would mean shutting down basically every major media outlet.
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POPSBolivia Tightens the Screws The article goes on to say that this was the result of "protests". It is no secret, however, that the policy of the current Bolivian government is to pressure her neighbors (at Hugo Chavez' insistence) to cough up as much money as possible to fund her socialist revolution.
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POPSWhere is the Abraço? Brazil is a "huggy" society, and the US is a "keep your distance" society, which makes this picture very interesting. Here it is the American who looks far more at ease with the hug. The expression on Lula's face is one I have seen on many Americans' faces as they are unexpectedly hugged by a Brazilian. So what gives? I really think Lula did not expect to be (and did not want to be) in the position of being Bush's favorite Latin president. He has Hugo Chavez and Co. to thank for Bush's affections.
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POPSLula at Camp David Lula will be the first Latin American president to be received at Camp David since 1991. Cool! I like to see Lula and Bush getting "tight". It must make Chavez gnash his teeth--something else that makes me happy.
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POPSDaniel Ortega and Iran What surprised me was that Ortega actually made it back into power. What does NOT surprise me is the alliances he is making. That should have been a given.
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POPSVenezuelans Voting with their Feet "Chavez doesn't accept political dissidence. Why do they need an enabling law if they have an absolute majority in the National Assembly?" Why indeed? Must be so they can "deepen democracy".
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POPSChavez' Next Power Grab In a couple years, when the consequences are being felt around the world, people will wonder how we let Hugo Chavez come to power. It is because we are turning a blind eye to and rationalizing things like this.
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POPSThe Enabling Bill Chavez says his role model is Simon Bolivar. I rather think it is someone else. http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/10E7CD2C-07FE-4718-97AA-7A85D442E7A8/ http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/0DCD6E16-9C52-4E06-8CF8-1472D2F38FD5/
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POPSChavez' Example It even has a similar name...Chavez calls it the Enabling Law, Hitler called it the Enabling Bill. It's purpose was the identical--total control of the government.
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POPSChavez Hypocrisy What about his own meddling in the affairs of just about every other latin american country, and even in US affairs?
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POPSJimmy Carter's Motives I used to think of Jimmy Carter as a sincere yet misguided individual. After reading this article, I have to strike the "sincere" part. If half of this is true, what Jimmy Carter is up to amounts to treason.
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POPSHugo Chavez = Benjamin Franklin? I had to create a new collection for this one. It is tittled "Whatever!!!!". The amount of intellectual dishonesty and downright misrepresentation in this article is staggering. Also, the notion that there can be a middle class without the upper and lower classes defies logic and basic understanding of human affairs. Also, the idea that the US constitution was based on that of the Iroquois is pure myth. As is the idea that the Iroquois were some sort of Utopian society.
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