Since it seems Hugo Chavez is about to die, it's worth looking at his legacy a bit. Of course, it's almost impossible to do so in a measured way. His die-hard supporters (relatively few as they may be in the United States) talk of him...
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Callum McCormick has a very thoughtful essay on the legacy of Hugo Chavez from a leftist perspective. The upshot: While a defeat would for Chavez would be a setback for.
In general, I feel the same way as Yglesias and Attackerman about the Venezuelan Embassy's aggressive spamming tactics. In this case, however, the Venezuelan ambassador's letter to the editor of.
Why try to pretend that this should be taken seriously? Second, it's not just about drugs. The Venezuelan alliance is almost a classic geopolitical attempt to deny the US access to Latin America -- probably including Mexico -- and to gain access to our southern...
Apparently, if Hugo Chavez says something stupid, Evo Morales has to follow suit:President Evo Morales said Wednesday that Bolivia would seek U.N. condemnation of what he called the U.S. military.
The idea that Raul Castro may have moved against Venezuelan proxies in Cuba is fascinating, but there doesn't seem to be much to it. That is, I have no doubt.
Nothing much to see here; Chavez postures, the Russians posture, and perhaps a few lucky bomber pilots and ground crewmen get extended vacations to Venezuela. Here's the most interesting bit:Cuban authorities made no comment last summer when a Moscow newspaper reported that Russia could send...
Peter the Great has arrived in Venezuela:The flag of Venezuela already flies on the mast. It is naval tradition to fly the flag of the countries in whose port you.
RFS Pyotr Velikiy and his (my understanding is that Russians use the masculine in reference to naval vessels, but if anyone has clarification, please don't hesitate) entourage set sail for.
Given that the Russian Navy is hopelessly outmatched by NATO in the Black Sea, what point is there to maneuvers off Venezuela?...a source indicates to me that the task force in question will include RFS Pyotr Velikiy, Russia's 27000 ton nuclear battlecruiser. Now that's exciting....
On Monday the Wall Street Journal recycled an editorial that conservatives have been using more or less since the late 1940s. The theme runs something like this: Democrats are threatening.