South America




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Alternatives - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "there are - alternatives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( neoliberals - for example in Latin America - tried to portray - as there would be no alternatives ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "( with no welfare cuts - no principal privatisation - and not more inequality ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in Ecuador - and in Bolivia - governments have resolutely turned their back - on that model !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "slash poverty - and inequality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "take back industries - and resources - from corporate control !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "massively expand public services - and democratic participation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and keep getting re-elected - in democratic elections !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the political leader - Rafael Correa - underlines this trend !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "re-elected as President of Ecuador - with an increased 57% share of the vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Ecuador - is part of a well-established pattern !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that followed the re-election of - Bolivia's Evo Morales - Latin America's first indigenous president !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "before were Lula - and Cristina Fernandez !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "despite their differences - they have similar political goals - with no neoliberal dogma !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Rafael Correa was originally elected - in the wake of economic challenges - in Ecuador !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "since then the poverty - is cut by nearly a third !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and extreme poverty - by 45% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "unemployment - is slashed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "while social security - free health and education - rapidly expand !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "including free higher education - now a constitutional right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and that is achieved - not only by using Ecuador's - wealth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to benefit - the majority !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but by making corporations - and the well-off !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "pay their - taxes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( receipts almost triple - in six years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "raising public investment - to 15% of national income - extending public ownership !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "tough renegotiation of oil contracts - and re-regulating the banking system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to support - sustainable development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "all this delivers sustainable growth - and social progress !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( against - "free market" - orthodoxy ! )"

 

 

 

 

 
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  • "social democratic governments - reduce social - and racial inequality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "challenged - the US embassy !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and create genuine - regional integration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with real - independence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( for the first time - since 500 years ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "given what has already been delivered - to the majority !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it is hardly surprising - that the people want - some kind of minimum standard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "( with less corruption - and less inequality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "this transformation - is deeply rooted - and popular !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( while a discredited right - had little to offer ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and for the rest of the world - there are many possibilities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "true their experiences - can't simply be replicated - elsewhere !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but they have certainly shown - there are multiple alternatives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "which win elections - too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Democracy - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "in Ecuador - and in Bolivia - the media !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to varying degrees - often shared the opposition's agenda !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the foreign policy establishment of the USA - had called it - "populism"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but the foreign policy establishment - have proven to be wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "as Ecuador - and Bolivia - are now more politically stable - than they have been for decades !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "they are also more democratic - than they have ever been !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 



 

 

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  • "most of Latin America - is going through a - democratic transition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but for example in Colombia - it had been formally democratic - but neoliberal !"

 


 

 

 

 

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  • "people chose to vote - for left-leaning governments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "because they extend - democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "from politics - to economic - and social policy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "this allows for large reductions - in poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "left-leaning governments - also take greater control - over their natural resources !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and deliver on their promises - to share the income !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "from these resources - with the poor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "this is the way - democracy is supposed - to work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "people vote for change - and got quite a bit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "of what they - voted for !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with reasonable expectations - of more to come !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Democracies stop Financiers - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Bolivia seizes the Spanish company - that controlled its electricity grid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "just after Argentina - effectively renationalises - YPF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "its oil company - expropriating 51% - owned by Spanish firm Repsol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Bolivia and Argentina have both shown - that private firms were investing less !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "not more - than their public predecessors were !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Evo Morales noted - that only US$ 81m - had been invested !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in Bolivia's electricity grid - since privatisation in 1997 !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "YPF in the 1990s - drilled three times as many exploratory wells !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in Argentina - as it did in the 2000s - under Repsol !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Argentina's oil and gas output - was falling !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in both cases Spanish companies had prioritised - the repatriation of dividends - over investment !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in 1999 Repsol bought YPF - over the past decade - the main value of YPF !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "as far as Repsol was concerned - was not the oil or gas - it produced and sold !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but its value as collateral - on the basis of which debt - could be contracted !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "YPF under Repsol - paid high dividends - to its foreign owners !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "which it paid for - by borrowing !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "so while YPF debts soared - and Argentina's oil went undrilled !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Repsol both banked profits - and "invested" Argentinian capital - elsewhere !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Repsol did not guarantee - any of the debt at YPF - the liabilities all fell on Argentina !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in nationalising - Argentina shows that a democratic government - stops financiers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10BRASILIA15

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  • "Brazil - brought to the Conference of the Parties-15 - COP-15 !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "to the UN Framework Convention on Climate - UNFCCC - in Copenhagen !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "its voluntary national goal - of reducing greenhouse gas emissions !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "by 36.1 - percent !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "by 2020 - compared with "business as usual"  !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EU - Brazil Summit - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08RIODEJANEIRO346

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  • "Nicolas Sarkozy announced - that they had agreed to take - a common position dealing !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "with the global financial crisis - at the next G-20 summit - in London !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with Lula we decided - that things must change - and change profoundly !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "we have a common vision - on the future role - of the IMF !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "the system of management - of financial institutions !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "each single - financial institution !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "must be controlled - and supervised !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UN Human Rights Council - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05BRASILIA1672

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  • "the Brazilian government - is in favor of creating a - human rights council !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "which is a sheltered body - to stress the importance of human rights - in the United Nations !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "based on Kofi Annan's - proposal !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "the new council is at the same level - as ECOSOC - and the Security Council !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to give leverage - to human rights groups !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "human rights director Ramos says - "Brazil is in favor of a legitimate - independent body"  !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "to evaluate the human rights situation - in all countries !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARGENTINA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ ARGENTINA




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Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09BUENOSAIRES632

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  • "Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is gratified - to see the US - re-engage with the world !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "she particularly praises - Barack Obama's speech - and his engagement on the Middle East !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and suggests the US - consider launching !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "an infrastructure initiative - for the western hemisphere !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "she is very pleased to see Barack Obama - "re-engage" - on the Middle East !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "which the US had neglected before - for years !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "this engagement is important - for peace - in the region - and the world !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Agriculture - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 08BUENOSAIRES787

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  • "the president of Cargill Argentina - met with the US ambassador !"

 

 

 

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  • "discussed the rising stream of regulations - to increase !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Argentinian control - of agricultural exports !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 


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  • "the new regulations were being issued - without consulting the exporters !"

 

 

 

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  • "the US ambassador agreed - to raise concerns - with the Argentinian government !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and protected - Cargill !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Argentine Cabinet Chief Fernandez - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07BUENOSAIRES406

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  • "the United States - in Latin America !"

 

 

 

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  • "had their own - agenda !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and tried to influence - countries there !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Trade - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08BUENOSAIRES568

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  • "the US embassy had lobbied - on behalf !"

 

 

 

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  • "of US companies - in Argentina !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "they told the US embassy - that they were concerned of regulatory - and tax regimes !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PERU - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ PERU




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Peruvian Foreign Policy - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05LIMA4377

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  • "under the Toledo administration - Peru's foreign policy !"

 

 

 

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  • "had become more aligned - with that of the US embassy !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but Peru advocated policies - that the US embassy did not !"

 

 

 

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  • "adherence to the - International Criminal Court !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the - Kyoto Protocol !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

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  • "the adoption of - "innovative financial mechanisms"  !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Trade - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05LIMA2600

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  • "during a meeting between the US embassy - and the board directors !"

 

 

 

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  • "of the AmCham - which represented - 400 US companies !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "US subcommittee staff director Walker - encouraged representatives - from the companies !"

 

 

 

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  • "to take an activist role - in support of CAFTA - free trade deal !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Foreign Minister Cuadros - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05LIMA2554

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  • "foreign minister Rodriguez Cuadros - expressed concern !"

 

 

 

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  • "that the agricultural chapter - of the proposed FTA - free trade agreement !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "would not be good - for traditional Andean producers !"

 

 

 

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  • "Peru did not have the means - to offer the same sort - of compensation !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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less Poverty - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05LIMA2720

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  • "there has to be - less poverty - in Peru !!!!!!!!!!!! - ( 52 percent )"

 

 


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  • "rural sierra - and jungle areas - have to be better developed !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Peru was handicapped - by a low quality - educational system !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "studies by the ministry of health - argued !"

 


 

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  • "that the price of medicines - would increase substantially - under a proposed FTA !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yanacocha - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07LIMA3075

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  • "Cajamarca's Yanacocha - open-pit - gold mine !"

 

 

 

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  • "had been the most visible - and controversial example !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of the broader challenges - to the mining sector !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it had been majority owned - and operated - by US-based Newmont mining !"

 

 

 

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  • "Yanacocha had been battered by protests - that have forced it to curb investment - and production !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Yanacocha's security chief admitted - that the company made mistakes - in the past !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Father Arana said - "social pressure - has been an effective tool"  !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "in getting the sector - to respond to the community's needs !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Yanacocha's union leader Guillermo Nina - complained about salaries - and working conditions !"

 

 

 

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  • "both criticized - Yanacocha's profits - as unjust !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in the face of the circumstances - in the region !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Majaz Referendum against Mining - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07LIMA3217

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  • "residents of three districts - in the northern region of Piura - vote !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "to reject - development of the - Majaz copper deposit !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the referendum against mining - is supported by civil society - and community groups !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the environment - must not be degraded !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and the poor - must be supported !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tintaya - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05LIMA2115

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  • "at the Tintaya mine - Oxfam found !"

 

 

 

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  • "that people - had been forcibly ejected - from the land !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "where country dwellers - have farmed land for generations - without title to the same !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "BHP management in Australia - moved to incorporate Oxfam !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and other local NGOs - into the negotiations process !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to head off brewing problems - in Tintaya - that local management had ignored !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Copper - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07LIMA221

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  • "Las Bambas - a copper deposit - was concessioned to Xstrata TLC !"

 

 

 

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  • "a Swiss company - for US$ 121 million - plus 19 percent VAT !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Bayovar - a state-owned phosphate - rock deposit !"

 

 

 

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  • "was concessioned to a Brazilian company - for a 3 percent royalty !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "British-owned Rio Tinto got a concession - for the La Granja copper deposit - for US$ 22 million !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the oil and gas leasing agency Petroperu - granted 15 exploration concessions !"

 

 

 

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  • "to foreign oil companies - along the northern coast - and in the jungle !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Labor Leaders skeptical about FTA - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07LIMA884

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  • "labor leaders were skeptical - about the proposed Peru trade promotion agreement - PTPA !"

 

 

 

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  • "it would not - "trickle down"  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "workers - have to be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "the gap between - rich and poor - has to be reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Andean Glaciers - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08BRASILIA1341

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  • "Andean glaciers - have to be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "in the central Andean region - of South America !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "glaciers - are frozen water storage - reservoirs !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHILE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CHILE




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Michelle Bachelet - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06SANTIAGO2661

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  • "the administration's budget - of President Michelle Bachelet !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "emphasizes increased spending - on education - and health care !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and she expends much political capital - on social issues !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

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  • "the US embassy lobbied her - for innovation - and investment !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Trade - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08SANTIAGO938

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  • "the US embassy lobbied for - 12 FTA's in the region - free trade agreements !"

 



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  • "and the US embassy lobbied for - an initiative - so-called "pathways to prosperity" in the Americas !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Michelle Bachelet erneut Chiles Präsidentin - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "bei der Stichwahl um das Präsidentenamt - in Chile - erringt !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "die gemäßigte Sozialistin Michelle Bachelet - einen historischen Sieg !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "sie sagt - es ist die Zeit für grundlegende Veränderungen - gekommen !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "das wird nicht einfach sein - aber das Ziel ist - die Welt zum Besseren zu verändern !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "in ihren ersten 100 Tagen im Amt - leitet sie 50 Reformen ein !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "dazu zählt auch eine Anhebung der Unternehmenssteuern - auf 25 Prozent !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PARAGUAY - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ PARAGUAY




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President Lugo - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "President Fernando Lugo - was impeached in a - "Paraguayan coup"  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the progressive leftwing leader - threatened rightwing - business interests !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a case of 17 farmers was artificially constructed - by the Colorado party !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "as a pretext for the parliamentary impeachment - the police was used by landowners !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "President Lugo was elected - to govern a country - where inequality has to be reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a UN report said - "in terms of ethnicity - gender - and language"  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "democratic citizenship - and participation - must not be undermined !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and where poverty - has to be reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( 38% of Paraguayans )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a conditional cash transfer - and family support programme - of President Lugo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "result in an increase - in the number of families - receiving help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "including new beneficiaries - such as pensioners - and people with disabilities - to 112,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Lugo government starts a social protection system - designed to alleviate extreme poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "still further with public policies - mainly aimed at the poorest areas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the building of more than 500 family health units - means 1.5 million more people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "are now covered - by health services !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and then Lugo also begins plans - for a land reform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for the small-scale farmers - about 40% of the population !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 



 

 

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  • "but that was too much - for Paraguayan landowners ! - ( 2% - 75% of the land ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Soy - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07BRASILIA2184

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  • "Paraguay had become - an exporter - of soy !"

 

 

 

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  • "according to the agriculture ministry - accounted for 38 percent !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the documentary - "Soberania" - sovereignty !"

 

 

 

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  • "produced by a Paraguayan team - portrayed campesinos - small farmers !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the social and environmental consequences - of that agricultural production !"

 


 

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  • "the documentary showed the dark side - of soy cultivation !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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President Lugo - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08ASUNCION624

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  • "President Lugo - told US ambassador - during a dinner !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "which took place before the weekend - were rumors emerged - of a coup planning !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there was a tape recording - of Duarte - and general Lino Oviedo !"

 

 

 

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  • "where they betted that Lugo - would last only eight months - in office !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "President Lugo - is clearly a big picture thinker !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "he hopes his legacy - is !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that he strengthens - democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and make public institutions - work !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "it is for the people - not for himself !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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URUGUAY - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ URUGUAY




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Vazquez Administration - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06MONTEVIDEO230

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  • "Tabare Vazquez - is the President of Uruguay !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "from the left-leaning coalition - Frente Amplio !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy lobbied him - for trade !"

 

 

 

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  • "this would send a message - to the region !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that the US embassy can work - with pragmatic democratic governments !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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President Vazquez - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06MONTEVIDEO229

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  • "the meeting of President Vazquez - with the US embassy !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "helped confirm our previous - positive assessments !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "concerning President Vazquez' - intellect - common sense - and sincere motives !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the embassy had helped to send him - on an "international visitor" trip - when Vazquez was mayor of Montevideo !"

 

 

 

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  • "President Vazquez joked - "oh - yes - they sent me to Baltimore - a city with challenges !""

 

 

 

 

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  • "Tabare Vazquez applied some - decentralization !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "techniques - in Montevideo !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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President Vazquez - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06MONTEVIDEO306

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  • "President Vazquez makes - public comments !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "against a FTA - free trade agreement !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "therefore the US ambassador - asked for a meeting !"

 

 

 

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  • "with minister of industry and energy - Lepra !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "comment US - the national security strategy - was the western hemisphere strategy document !"

 

 

 

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  • "for the US embassy - and the agenda for the America's !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "listed free trade - top - of the US embassy agenda !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Union Protection Law - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06MONTEVIDEO10

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  • "the union protection law - bans discrimination !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "against workers - for union activity !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "business interests - had lobbied against the proposal !"

 

 

 

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  • "but the left-leaning administration - passes the law !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Left uses Human Rights - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06MONTEVIDEO1179

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  • "the left uses human rights - to discredit the US !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "the legacy of human rights - from 1973 to 1984 !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "is not a new theme - in Uruguay !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "in the immediate post period - many writers - and editors !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "accused the US - of sponsoring - "plan condor"  !"

 

 

 

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  • "and of - complicity !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "what is new - is that the left-leaning - "Frente Amplio" - "Broad Front Party"  !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "is in power - and has the political - and media resources !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to make the charges - more uncomfortable - for the US !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SOUTH AMERICA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SOUTH AMERICA

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