Walter Bagehot, 19th century economist, political analyst, and editor of The Economist, observed that “it is a question whether the benevolence of mankind does most good or harm.”
At issue is not a failure of policies. The policies are the cause of the failure.
In reality, the potential Islamist threat in Latin America has been on the security radar of concerned states for decades, and these current trends and recent history have been covered in depth
The Venezuelan government was forced to begin importing 50 million rolls of toilet paper this week, due to massive shortages in consumer goods, and food in the country. Venezuela has found itself in a downward spiral of increased crime, and a struggling economy, after more than a decade of rule by it’s socialist president Hugo…
Venezuelan opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, has been protesting the hairline margin by which the incumbent clung to the position bestowed on him by Chavez since the election results were announced. On Thursday, the Consejo Nacional Electoral (National Electoral Council) was unable to make a decision about concerns presented by Capriles regarding irregularities during April’s election. It is unclear whether or not this board operates independently…
According to the Madrid based Spanish daily newspaper ABC, exit polling showed opposition candidate Henrique Capriles with a lead of 51.3% over incumbent Hugo Chávez’s 48.06% with an hour left to vote during Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela. [1] Other reports before the election showed Capriles with a strong lead. [2] Official reports listed Chávez…
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. – Thomas Jefferson During his 13 years of rule in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez has presided over a dramatic increase in violence in Venezuela. In 1999, the year Chavez…
Building recent on efforts to strengthen political relationships between Tehran and South American nations, Iran has announced intentions to launch HispanTV to expand their influence in the region, and give their strategic influence a wider audience. A recent planned tour of leftist Latin Amarican states by Iranian leader Ahmadinejad was seen as a demonstration of…
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