John Maxwell, who writes a column for the Jamaica Observer called “Common Sense,” has a way of hitting nails directly on the head. He reminds us of things we should never forget. He leads us down paths we might never choose. He reveals connections we thought didn’t exist. Most of all, for [...]
HELLO? Jackson? Jackson Diehl? I know you are there somewhere. Quit hiding behind the editorial page. Step out and accept your accolade. You guys have outdone yourselves this time with the December 26 editorial on Chavez, Fernandes de Kirchner and the $800,000. It is far more entertaining than anything [...]
“This is a recognition of those who fell on Dec. 20 as a result of the cruel and unjust invasion by the most powerful army in the world,” said Rep. Cesar Pardo, of the governing Democratic Revolutionary Party, which holds a majority in the legislature.
Little is known of the US invasion of Panama in [...]
As I peruse the the media and blogs on the Internet for news about Haiti, one thing is constant. No one mentions the US-backed coup of 2004 in which the democratically-elected president was kidnapped. In its aftermath, at least 8,000 Haitians were massacred by a US-installed illegal government and a UN peacekeeping operation [...]
Congressionally recommended increases for Cuba come from reducing Plan Colombia funding where a redirection will take place from military spending to more funds for social programs.
Two-hundred million dollars was appropriated for Haiti.
Stay tuned to this Latin American funding chess board!
MIAMI HERALD
CONGRESS | CUBA DEMOCRACY AND PLAN COLOMBIA
Spending bill to bolster Latin America
House and Senate negotiators [...]
VENEZUELA BOLIVARIANA:
PEOPLE AND STRUGGLE OF THE 4TH WORLD WAR
Calle y Media Collective
http://www.calleymedia.org/
This powerful documentary examines Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela and its relation to the large movement against global capitalism. The film shows the evolution of the popular movement in support of President Chavez after the “Caracazo” riots of 1989 as well as the coup [...]
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While the results of the December 2nd Venezuelan constitutional referendum were being tallied, the opposition, certain of losing, began distributing t-shirts emblazoned with “Fraude” or fraud. Obviously, if they lost the referendum, their Plan B was to charge Chavez and his supporters with tampering with the vote. Yet, when [...]
The Spanish are coming! The Spanish are coming! What the heck is going on in Spain? Has everyone turned into an agent provocateur? First the King disses President Chavez at the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile and now ten women from Spain are in Cuba to march with the “Women in White” [...]
A new film exploring the Venezuelan revolution from New Zealand film makers Activo Productions is premiering in Australia during the month of December. Hopefully it will come to the US soon. See You Tube clip below.
Synopsis - Venezuela sits atop the biggest oil reserves in the world and is successfully defiant of US [...]
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 1099 30th Street, N.W., Washington D.C., 20007
http://www.embavenez-us.org
Washington, D.C., December 3, 2007
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
On Sunday, December 2, 2007, Venezuelan voters once again exercised their rights in a national referendum that overwhelmingly displayed the country’s vibrant democratic system.
Though the proposed constitutional reforms were not [...]
