Tag Archives: south-america

Chávez explained

In a poorly written but still enlightening article, openDemocracy tries to explain what the heck is going on down in South America, specifically, what the heck Hugo Chávez is trying to do: “Hugo Chávez believes in integration, but on his terms. That means an anti-Washington pact, built around Venezuelan/Bolivian control of the region’s key energy [...]

Brazil goes crazy

Whoa. It seems that the gangs are rising up in Sao Paulo: “At least 133 people — including 40 police officers [71 gang member, 18 inmates, and 4 innocents] — have been killed since Friday night.” From the article, it sounds like the gangs attacked police stations at the same time as inmates throughout the [...]

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