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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: longnshort who wrote (319452)1/8/2007 6:48:34 PM
From: RetiredNow  Read Replies (2) of 1576905
 
This is what you and the Republicans' stupid addiction to oil is costing the world:

Chavez nationalizes utilities, calls OAS chief 'idiot'
cnn.com

On Wednesday -- hours after Chavez is sworn in for another term -- former revolutionary Daniel Ortega returns to the presidency in Nicaragua.

In Managua, Venezuelan Ambassador Miguel Gomez indicated Monday that the two countries planned to work closely together, and said Nicaragua could eventually become Venezuela's top aid recipient -- getting even more help than Cuba and Bolivia, which benefit heavily from Venezuela's petro-diplomacy.

The United States remains the top buyer of Venezuelan oil, which provides Chavez billions of dollars for social programs aimed at helping the poor in countries around the region.
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