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POPSBlood Money: Chiquita Banana Pays Paramilitaries Protection Money Of course, Chiquita has a bad record South of the border, just as the Guatemalans. They have operated in these countries for decades, they knew what was what. When the Army failed them, they called in the AUC. The CEO of Chiquita admitted on camera that if they had not "volunteered" the info, nothing would have happened. And the State and Justice Departments are not investigating, even after a former AUC leader volunteered to turn state evidence.
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POPSVery important artical.... .....about Bush's "Un-war" on drugs. I'm sure we'll be hearing more on this situation on progressive blogs because ys sure ain't gonna hear the truth on Fox Fake News.
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POPSProspects Under Chavez Poor
--<< "Moreover, the disappearance of the party system that dominated Venezuelan politics for more than four decades was not a sudden, Soviet-like collapse resulting from an excessive concentration of power in the hands of a small clique of politicians. Rather, it occurred as a consequence of the decentralization of political and economic power that began in the late 1980s. Chávez's ascendancy owes more to the long term dilution of the political power........ Also, while corruption was and still is rampant and represents an almost insurmountable obstacle for progress, the country and especially the poor have paid a steep price for the national obsession with the need to eradicate it. The idea of corruption is as much of a constraint on Venezuela's development as corruption is itself. Finally, in sharp contrast to Chávez's rhetoric and the perceptions of some foreign observers, the policies of his administration have deeply worsened social conditions, especially for the poor. The pro
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