Brazil proposes Latin American alliance

Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Brazil, Venezuela, Acronym, American Security, Andean Community, Brasilia, Brazil, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula, European Union, Inacio, Latin American Alliance, Latin American Countries, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, Mercosur, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Security Council, Spanish Language, Trading Blocs, Unasur, Venezuela

The creation of a South American Security Council, which would include oil-rich Venezuela, Chile and Argentina, was proposed by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a meeting of 11 Latin American countries held in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, in May.
The security council would be part of an even larger effort led by Brazil to [...]

How Hugo Chavez Courted FARC

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Published in Americas, Venezuela, Angel, Cocaine, Extremists, FARC, Guerilla, Hugo Chavez, Jens, Jungle, Left Wing, Money, President Hugo Chavez, Relationship, terrorists, Ties, Venezuelan President Hugo, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

They called him “Angel.” He was the highest-ranking outside contact for the Colombian guerilla organization FARC. More and more details are now emerging that demonstrate the close relationship between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the jungle terrorists. By Jens Glüsing more…

The FARC Computer: German Left Wing May Have Ties to Colombian Extremists
No Ideology, Just Money [...]

The Coming Euroinvasion

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Published in Economy, Europe, U.S., Billion Dollars, Business Environment, Competitor, Condos, euro invasion, Europe, Europeans, Ipods, Lifetime Chance, Manhattan, Spanish Company, United States

First they came for the iPods. Then the Europeans snatched up condos in Manhattan. Now they’re coming for the companies.
Why is this happening now? The plummeting U.S. dollar has made the move across the Atlantic affordable for many European companies. And this may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to relocate: American companies have rarely [...]

GHOST: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent, Chapter 2

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Published in Middle East, Terrorism, Afterthought, Alice In Wonderland, Alice Wonderland, Beirut, Corporate Security, counterterrorism, Deputy Chief, Diplomatic Security Service, File Folder, File Folders, Fred Burton, Gleason, Hand Lettering, Kamikaze, Lebanon, Magic Marker, Miss Manners, Rabbit Hole, State Evidence, Stratfor, Subheadings, Suicide Bomber, Witness Statements

Editor’s Note: This week’s Terrorism Weekly is the second chapter of Fred Burton’s new book, GHOST: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent. Burton is vice president for counterterrorism and corporate security at Stratfor. He is the former deputy chief of the counterterrorism division of the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service.
Chapter Two: Down the Rabbit Hole
“CT03.” [...]

Black Hawk Down – 56-min Documentary

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Published in Africa, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Air Force Combat Controllers, Air Force Pararescue, American Military Forces, Army Delta Force, Army Radio, Battle Of Mogadishu, Battle Of The Black Sea, Black Hawk Down, Broadcasts, Climatic Battle, Documentary, Gothic Serpent, Hawk, helicopters, marines, Military Material, Militia Fighters, Mission Of Mercy, Mogadishu Somalia, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Pararescue Air Force, Radio Transmissions, Seal Team 6, Somalia, Somalis, Special Operations Aviation, Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Task Force Ranger, Troops Under Fire, Unosom Ii

An in depth look at the troubled US intervention in Somalia. We reconstruct the most devastating battles between marines and Somalis using US army broadcasts.It began as a mission of mercy, to feed the starving in Somalia. But within a year American military forces would be killing – and killed by – those they came [...]

Escape from Zimbabwe

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Published in Africa, Better Life, Current, Face, Journey, Large Numbers, migrants, Ny Times, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Current troubles in Zimbabwe have caused large numbers to seek a better life in South Africa. However, the journey is perilous and the reality migrants face when they arrive often comes with bitter disillusions.
YouTube video
NY Times Video: Zimbabweans Flee to South Africa

Escape from North Korea

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Published in Koreas, Brother And Sister, Brother Sister, Checkpoints, China, Chinese Border, Chopping Board, Collapse, Darkness, Desperate Choices, Exclusive Report, Execution, Exodus, Immigrants, Informants, Journey, Korea Government, Kwan, North Face, North Koreans, North-Korea, Obstacle Course, Perilous Journey, Refugees, Safe House, South-Korea, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Tors, Tumen River, Underground Railroad, Wall Border

So many people have defected from North Korea that the government is now building a wall along the Chinese border. This exclusive report follows one family’s dangerous exodus.
At a safe house in China, a brother and sister collapse into each other arms. For months, ‘Uncle Jung’ has been trying to smuggle his sister and her [...]

China’s Nuclear Submarine Base at Jianggezhuang

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Published in China, Military, Ballistic Missile Submarine, Bay 1, China, Dry Dock, Eastern Portion, Google, Google Image, Google Maps, Image Check, Image Maps, Jianggezhuang Naval Base, Nuclear Attack Submarines, Nuclear Submarine Base, Nuclear Submarines, Piers, Qingdao, Submarine Tunnel, Underground, Wikimapia, Xia, Yellow Sea

Jianggezhuang is a Chinese naval base approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Qingdao on the Yellow Sea. The base spans a bay 1.2 miles (1.9 km) across, with the main facilities located in the eastern portion of the bay. There are six piers, a dry dock, various service facilities and an underground submarine tunnel.
The [...]

Israeli and Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Published in Israel, Military, Syria, Anthony H Cordesman, Center For Nonproliferation Studies, Chemical And Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons, Controversial Force, Csis Web, Delivery Systems, Estimates, Federation Of American Scientists, Global Security, IAEA, International Security, Israeli Report, Missiles, Monterey Institute Of International Studies, Nuclear Capabilities, Nuclear Threat, Nuclear Weapons, Pubs, Scare, Unclassified Reports, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, WMDs, Worst Case

Both Israel and Syria have long been involved in creating weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. The attached two reports look beyond the narrow issue of nuclear weapons, and summarize developments in each country’s full range of weapons of mass destruction — including chemical and biological weapons — and delivery systems. [...]

Officials: 950 million need food aid

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Published in general, Borders, Brazil, Catastrophe, Compassion, Diplomats, Egypt, Food Aid, Food Crisis, Food World, Humanitarian Relief, Iran, Money Ideas, Presidents, Scientists, World Leaders, Zimbabwe

World leaders, alarmed over the spiraling number of hungry in their countries and at their borders, Tuesday urged each other to contribute money, ideas and compassion to feed an estimated 950 million people.
The presidents of Brazil, Iran and Zimbabwe, among others, joined scientists, humanitarian relief experts and diplomats to forge immediate responses and long-term ideas [...]