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	<title>Latin American Thought &#187; Hugo Chavez</title>
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		<title>Venezuelan-Colombian Relations at World Politics Review</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2010/03/11/venezuelan-colombian-relations-at-world-politics-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alvaro Uribe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diplomatic relations between Colombia and Venezuela have been at the front lines since a Spanish judge accused Venezuela of assisting FARC rebels on March 1, two years to the day after a raid by Colombian soldiers in Ecuador prompted one of the worst regional diplomatic disputes in recent memory.
The accusations are hardly new; in fact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuelan Influence in Nicaraguan Media</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2010/01/29/venezuelan-influence-in-nicaraguan-media/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2010/01/29/venezuelan-influence-in-nicaraguan-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hugo Chavez]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another opposition media outlet has fallen. And it’s not in Venezuela.
Albanisa, a Venezuelan-owned conglomerate that controls below market-value Venezuelan oil imports in Nicaragua and has business ties to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, recently announced the formal purchase of Canal 8, a leading anti-Ortega media outlet, for US$10 million. The deal, which went through in December [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela Referendum 2009: Why it matters</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2009/02/12/venezuela-referendum-2009-why-it-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2009/02/12/venezuela-referendum-2009-why-it-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Chaskel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>
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Some have argued that the upcoming referendum this Sunday in Venezuela is not all that significant, pointing out that if Chavez loses he will simply try again until he succeeds or that Venezuela&#8217;s economic situation is so dire that even if he wins, the next few years will overshadow this particular referendum. While I believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez and Anti-Semitism in Venezuela</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2009/02/03/chavez-and-anti-semitism-in-venezuela/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2009/02/03/chavez-and-anti-semitism-in-venezuela/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Chaskel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hugo Chavez]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the past few days Venezuelan President Chavez has been accused by many of instigating the attacks on the oldest synagogue in Caracas last Friday, which left damaged Torahs and graffiti on walls with statements such as &#8220;Get out, Jews!&#8221; While the accusations have focused mostly on Chavez&#8217;s statements on the recent events with Gaza [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of the State and the Black Markets of La Guajira</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2009/01/14/the-role-of-the-state-and-the-black-markets-of-la-guajira/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2009/01/14/the-role-of-the-state-and-the-black-markets-of-la-guajira/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Chaskel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alvaro Uribe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Markets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Riding in an old Renault at night in La Guajira, Colombia&#8217;s northernmost state, our driver, Edison, recognizes an opportunity to fill up his tank not by Chevron, Shell, or Texaco signs over a gas station, but by the sight of a large red plastic container under the only lit lightbulb in sight on the side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Weeks and Counting: Venezuelan Regional Elections</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2008/11/09/2-weeks-and-counting-venezuelan-regional-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2008/11/09/2-weeks-and-counting-venezuelan-regional-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 23 November, less publicized but nonetheless very important elections are slated to take place in Venezuela. Many important positions are up for grabs in these regional elections, including 22 governors, 233 state legislators, 326 mayors, and the mayor of Caracas, one of the most influential political positions in the country.
The elections come at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Crisis Has Been Overcome?</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2008/03/09/the-crisis-has-been-overcome/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2008/03/09/the-crisis-has-been-overcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Chaskel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecuador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alvaro Uribe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[border issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ELN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FARC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hugo Chavez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafael Correa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=23</guid>
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After six days of tension which led some to fear inter-state armed conflict in the Andes, the conflict was declared “overcome” by Presidents Uribe, Correa, Chávez, and Ortega on Friday afternoon at the Rio Summit in the Dominican Republic.  After a week of insulting each other, the Presidents reacted positively to Dominican President Fernandez’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Society Reacts in Latin America</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2008/03/07/civil-society-reacts-in-latin-america/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2008/03/07/civil-society-reacts-in-latin-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Chaskel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week has been  characterized by a lot of  saber-rattling and microphone diplomacy by the region&#8217;s dignitaries.  At the OAS, virtually every country in the region took a stance on the conflict between Ecuador and Colombia.  Today, civil society reacted to recent events.  As the screenshot above from Ecuador&#8217;s El [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arming the Colombia-Venezuela Border</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2008/01/22/arming-the-colombia-venezuela-border/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2008/01/22/arming-the-colombia-venezuela-border/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Chaskel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alvaro Uribe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As relations between Colombia and Venezuela deteriorate, U.S. officials took the opportunity this week to express their disappointment with Venezuelan President Chávez during visits to Colombia. On Thursday Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed his concern about Venezuela’s military buildup. According to Reuters, Mullen said that while he [...]]]></description>
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