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U.S. threats to Venezuelas revolution escalate
February 8, 2006Aggressive maneuvers against Venezuela from the Bush government have reached new heights. Here are some indicators. That a coup against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was under way when opposition parties opted out of Venezuela’s December parliamentary...
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Venezuela prioritizes Latin American unity
February 8, 2006Unity is at the top of Venezuela’s agenda for Latin America. Just over a year ago Venezuela and Cuba signed agreements establishing the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), and President Hugo Chávez’ return to Havana...
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Cuba news briefs
February 3, 2006Cuba travel under the gun The Bush administration is cracking down on what it sees as illegal travel to Cuba. A foretaste of what lay ahead was provided in the May 2004 report of the “Commission...
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Iranian govt uses force on Tehran transport strikers
February 3, 2006Iranian police brutally attacked activists of the Tehran and Suburbs Public Transport Trade Union over the Jan. 28-29 weekend. Their strike was violently broken up and nearly 1,200 trade union activists and strikers were arrested. The...
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Venezuelan discounted oil arrives in Philly
February 3, 2006PHILADELPHIA — On Jan. 27 Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) announced that Citgo, a U.S. subsidiary of the publicly-owned Venezuelan national oil company PDVSA, was going to begin shipping 5 million gallons of discounted heating oil here...
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