Brazil wrong about Iran – Sacramento Living – Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health | Sacramento Bee

Posted by Matt in March 9th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Brazil, Iran, Brazil, Breaking The Rules, Food And Wine, Food Health, Food Wine, Hillary Clinton, Home Health, Inacio, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Weapons Proliferation, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Food, Sanctions Against Iran, Secretary Of State, Wine Health

It’s not that Brazil is wrong about Iran. It’s that something else is going on that we don’t know about. For example, could Iran have something that Brazil badly wants? Nuclear technology perhaps?
Even before visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could appeal for Brazil to support sanctions against Iran for breaking the rules of nuclear-weapons [...]

Why Does Brazil Need Nuclear Submarines? – U.S. Naval Institute

Posted by Matt in December 14th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Brazil, Nuclear, 17 December, Defense Strategy, Economic Factors, Global Prominence, Government Of Brazil, Grand Strategy, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, Maritime Areas, Maritime Coast, Naval Strategy, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Submarine, Nuclear Submarines, Peaceful Country, Power Projection, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Salt Layer, Submarine Project

Brazil’s developing nuclear program shows its increasing global prominence.
The National Defense Strategy the government of Brazil released on 17 December 2008 provides little plausible military justification for the recently accelerated nuclear-powered submarine project.1 The document stresses that this traditionally peaceful country has no problems with its neighbors, acknowledging that it has been difficult, therefore, to [...]

AFP: US, Israel lack ‘courage’ to attack: Iran leader

Posted by Matt in November 23rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Afp, Courage, Dialogue, Iran Leader, Iranian President, Israel, Joint Press Conference, Luiz Inacio Lula, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Military Attacks, Military Threats, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, weapons

Visiting Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said Monday that US and Israeli military threats against Iran were a thing of the past, and that, in any case, “they don’t have the courage” to attack Iran.
“The age of military attacks is over, now we’ve reached the time for dialogue and understanding. Weapons and threats are a thing [...]

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 [...]

‘We Want to Join OPEC and Make Oil Cheaper’

Posted by Matt in May 13th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Brazil, Amazon, Biofuels Program, Brazil, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula, Cheap Meat, Darling, Fear, Inacio, Latin-America, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, New Energy, opec, Photo Gallery, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Rainforests, Spiegel, Wall Street, Working Class Hero

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 62, talks to SPIEGEL about why Brazil wants to join OPEC, his country’s biofuels program and Europe’s fear of Latin America’s shift to the left. more…

Photo Gallery: Brazil’s Popular President
A New Energy Leader: Brazil Wants to Join OPEC
Brazil’s Rainforests: Is Cheap Meat Bigger Threat to Amazon than Biofuels?
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US Navy Deploys Around Latin America

Posted by Matt in May 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Military, U.S., American Military Base, Argentina, Brazil, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula, Caribbean Waters, Ecuador, Fleet, Inacio, Latin American, Latin-America, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, Mandate, Manta, Navy, Pentagon, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

The Pentagon is going to resuscitate its Fourth Fleet, with the mission of patrolling Latin American and Caribbean waters.
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The plan to install a military base in Paraguay, close to Bolivian gas fields, was denounced by Brazil and Argentina. Ecuador has made it known that the American military base installed in Manta until 2009 will not [...]