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[RedState] Beijing, Teheran, Building Bridges to Latin America: I frequently complain about Barack Obama not paying enough attention to Latin America. The region affects our security directly, yet the Obama administration gives little sign of recognizing the efforts of China, Iran, Venezuela, .

[The Impudent Observer] Adios USA, Says Hugo Chavez: Hugo Chavez never missed an opportunity to attack the United States because for some reason he believes a weak America somehow results in greater power for himself in Latin America. Beijing, Tokyo, Tehran”¦ it’s moving towards the East and the South.” As always, Mr.

[Aftermath News] Chavez in China to strengthen ties built on oil « Aftermath News: “The power of the US empire is at an end”¦ and by contrast other poles of global power are emerging, Beijing, Tokyo, Tehran.” Meanwhile, his Chinese hosts appeared keen to play down any implications that the developing relationship with Venezuela might have for .Seeking closer ties with Latin America “aims at no one,” said Wu Guoping, a professor of Latin American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, according to the state-controlled China Daily newspaper.

[Caracas Gringo] Mexico or Venezuela: Which is the greater threat to US security ...: The Chavez regime’s tacit and/or implicit strategic alliances with the FARC and other non-state actors which profit from illegal narcotics undoubtedly facilitate the drug shipments that eventually transit through Mexico to the US, regardless of what officials like al Assaimi claim with respect to the Bolivarian revolution’s homegrown war on drugs.

[Peter Murphy Lewis] Paper on Chinese - Latin American relations - Peter Murphy Lewis: Since the Sino-American relationship is crucial for solving a number of vital US national security issues, future presidential administrations must be able to effectively manage the bilateral relationship without interference from the Congress or influential academics evoking fears based upon the Chinese fear theory. According to this paper, the military contacts and Chavez continue to be the common concerns, thus clarifying its interests to the PRC and calming internal fears will help pave a smoother road for the Sino-American dialogue. 

[Home_Page] Hellenic Shipping News - Worldwide Online Daily Newspaper on ...: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was due to meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, on the first full day of a visit to Beijing he said would reinforce a friendship built on oil. The flamboyant Latin American leader arrived in the Chinese capital late Tuesday stating he would pursue three "concrete objectives of great strategic significance,"

[Free Canuckistan!] Steynian 343: The lowly King of Palm Sunday and the bloody King of Good Friday are one with the glorious King of Pascha (sometimes called Easter). That his resurrection is the final word on our attempt to silence and murder his world-changing words and love means that the root of history, the root of our freedom, is founded on God’s “Yes”

[christopher columbus] Yantiyesus’s Blog: Abel Tasman was a Dutch commander who worked close to the Dutch East India Company. In 1642 Van Diemen, the governor-general of Java, sent him on an epitomize to memorialize the South Seas and on a procedure to put out to briny deep .

[United Against Islamic Supremacism] FP 2009 Update - Week 13 - The Cable: The Foreign Policy blog The Cable by Laura Rozen is an amazing resource for insider information on the ins and outs on Capitol Hill.  The first week of April began with Robert Gates announcing new members of the DoD squad, including:  Kathleen Hicks, David Ochmanek, James Townsend, Julianne Smith,  Colin Kahl, Christine Wormuth,  and others.  “Undersecretary of defense for policy Michelle Flournoy seems to be importing all of her former colleagues from CSIS and CNAS into the Pentagon, says a Hill Democratic staffer, noting that three of the six latest appointments above fit that bill. “

[Global News Blog Headlines] World News - General - Iran’s Khamenei says Obama overture not enough: Iran’s Khamenei says Obama overture not enough Supreme leader Ali Khamenei says Tehran seeks US policy shifts, not merely ”˜changes in words.’ The US, he says, could begin by ending economic sanctions and retracting ”˜hostile propaganda.’ .

[M. Ulric Killion's space] China’s geopolitical assault on Latin American trade?: According to a February 9 Bloomberg report, analysts have warned that “Asia’s shrinking demand for raw materials amid a ”˜collapse’ in its own exports will show up in Latin America in February and March,” and the region’s “economic slump will deepen.” Opinions, however, differ on China’s susceptibility to the global economic downturn. The international analysis firm Stratfor has argued that: “With plentiful cash reserves, Beijing and its state-owned companies can try to secure access to strategic commodities now, while global competitors are hamstrung by credit crunches and retrenching.” The outcome remains uncertain.

[As It Happens, from TPPR] TPPR blog - As It Happens - As It Happens - Goodbye, Mr. Bush ...: Since the spread of values and open trade are of growing importance to America's relations with at least three other continents (Latin America, Asia and Africa), the Europeans are only part of the story and their historically-based post-imperial claims to co-management with the US are looking distinctly shaky.

[Peace Like A River] Cables, dispatches and memoranda: U.S. Army soldiers load onto a C-130 aircraft as they prepare to leave for Afghanistan from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, March 28, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 100th Brigade Support Battalion.

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