How Milton Friedman Saved Chile – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in March 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Americas, Economy, Catholic University, Chicago Boys, Chile, Coup, Economic Liberalization, Economics Department, Foreign Investment, Free Enterprise, Government Spending, Intellectual Capital, Milton Friedman, Money Supply, Obstacles, Policy Proposals, Privatization, Quake, University Of Chicago, Wsj

If you are a conservative and want to move to another country, then definitely check out conservative Chile. Although, you might want to wait until the quake mess is cleaned up.
What Chile did have was intellectual capital, thanks to an exchange program between its Catholic University and the economics department of the University of Chicago, [...]

BBC News – Massive earthquake strikes Chile

Posted by Matt in February 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Americas, Disasters, Bbc, Bbc News, Bridges, Chile, Chilean President, Earthquake, Electricity, Massive Earthquake, Michele Bachelet, Pacific Countries, Quake, Tsunami, Two Million, Waves

The 8.8 quake caused widespread damage, destroying buildings, bridges and roads in many areas. Electricity, water and phone lines were cut.
Chilean President Michele Bachelet said that altogether two million people had been affected.
Several Pacific countries were hit by waves higher than usual after a tsunami was set off by the quake.
BBC News – Massive [...]

Japan, Russia on tsunami alert after Chile quake

Posted by Matt in February 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Disasters, Chile, Coastal Areas, Earthquake, Killer Quake, Pacific Dawn, Russia, Tens Of Thousands, Tsunami, Tsunami Alert, World Japan

Japan and Russia went on alert Sunday, clearing tens of thousands of people out of vulnerable coastal areas as a tsunami triggered by Chile’s massive killer quake powered across the Pacific.
DAWN.COM | World | Japan, Russia on tsunami alert after Chile quake

Japan, Russia on tsunami alert after Chile quake

Posted by Matt in February 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, Chile, Coastal Areas, Earthquake, Killer Quake, Pacific Dawn, Russia, Tens Of Thousands, Tsunami, Tsunami Alert, World Japan

‘State of Catastrophe’ After Chile Quake – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in February 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Americas, Disasters, Catastrophe, Central Chile, Chile, Earthquake, Highways And Bridges, Magnitude Earthquake, Nytimes, Pacific Basin, Path, Quake, Rubble, Swath, Waves

A deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, ripping apart buildings, highways and bridges and leaving a path of smoky rubble across a long swath of this earthquake-tested country before sending waves rumbling across the Pacific Basin.
‘State of Catastrophe’ After Chile Quake – NYTimes.com

Rise of the Preppers: America’s New Survivalists – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in December 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Disasters, Favorites, Shelters, Argentina, Chile, Crisis Hits, Disaster Strike, fallout-shelter, Gangs, invasion, Mexico, New Mom, Newsweek, Nuclear War Scenario, Preppers, Southwest, survival, Survival Kit, Survival Problems, Survival Strategy, Survivalists, Term Survival, United States, Uruguay, Water Filtration

Lisa Bedford is one of the new survivalists. She’s a normal mom, but is very concerned about the things she’s seeing. Her family is preparing for the worst.
Do you have a sense that something is wrong? Are you thinking that you need some kind of survival kit for an emergency?
If you feel that you [...]

Bolivia and Chile battle for Silala water rights

Posted by Matt in December 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Conflict, 100 Years, Antofagasta Plc, Atacama Desert, Bolivia, Chile, Copper Mines, Copper Mining, Copper Producer, Driest Desert On Earth, Foreign Minister, Mining Industry, Minister David, Neighbor, Odds, Pipeline, Rivalries, Sea Water, Silala River, Trickles, Water Rights, Water Water

Bolivia and Chile have been at odds over access to the Pacific for more than a century. Now, a highland stream that trickles through the driest desert on earth is stirring old rivalries. Resources are worth fighting for in the Atacama desert.
The region may be too bleak, treeless and cold for even the hardiest residents [...]

Chile Buying American for Low-Level Air Defense?

Posted by Matt in November 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Army, Belgium, Brigades, Chile, Commodity Prices, Dollar, Germany, Level Air, M113, Marder, Mobile Forces, Recent Purchases, tanks, Variants

Rebounds in commodity prices have helped several nations, Chile among them. Their goal is to modernize their military by 2015, and mechanized forces seem to be playing a much greater role in the new structure. Recent purchases have included Leopard 2A4 tanks and Marder IFVs from Germany, M113 variants from the USA and Belgium, and [...]

President Bachelet of Chile Rides High as Term Ends – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in October 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Ambitious Program, American President, Bachelet, Billions Of Dollars, Brazil, Chile, Chile Government, Commodity Boom, Copper Sales, Economy, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Handful, Latin American Leaders, Lula Da Silva, Money, Nytimes, Pension Reform, Pollsters, Popularity, Recession, Stunning Turnaround

Analysts and pollsters attribute her stunning turnaround to her handling of the economy during the global financial crisis and to her decision to save billions of dollars in revenues from copper sales during the last commodity boom. That aggressive saving gave the country money to spend on pension reform and Ms. Bachelet’s ambitious program of [...]

Brazil’s Tilt towards Chavez and Iran | The Cutting Edge News

Posted by Matt in October 12th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Brazil, American Friend, Big Trouble, Bolivia, Chavez, Chile, Conflict, Cutting Edge News, Deterrence, Imperial Ambitions, Iran News, Logic, Lula, Nuclear Weapon, Nuclear Weapons, Peru, Roots, Sophisticated Weapons, Tilt, Venezuela, Wikipedia

Brazil’s Lula is returning to his leftist roots by tilting toward Venezuela and Iran.
If Venezuela gets nuclear weapons or the technology to produce nuclear weapons, then Bolivia will too. If Bolivia gets nuclear weapons, then Chile is in big trouble. Bolivia wasn’t land-locked until the War of the Pacific.
The War of the Pacific (Spanish: Guerra [...]