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September 2, 2008 By Fausta

The 1-day-late Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

Due to the unexpected delays, the Carnival’s a day late.

This week’s big story: the Republican Convention.

Yesterday I was talking to Leon Krauze and Juan Pablo Salas of Radio Caracol. I asked Leon what is the most difficult part about reporting on American politics. His reply was, “Ignorance: Latin Americans do not understand the American political process at all, so in every broadcast I try to explain how it works and what it means.” Radio Caracol is one of several major Spanish-language media present at the Convention. I’ll be talking to others during my stay in St. Paul.

And now for the regular Carnival.

Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. If you would like your posts included please email me: faustaw2 “at” gmail “dot” com

LATIN AMERICA
Bolsa De Brazil Wants To Create A Network With Neighbouring Markets IBD Blog says,

The responsible countries of Latin America, that is, the countries that are going somewhere besides hell in a handbasket, are getting together to make their stock markets more unified and therefore more liquid. Brazil, Peru, Chile and Colombia, all good democratic countries with worthy economies and credible governments, have come up with a new plan to link exchanges. This is a smart idea and a welcome approach. You will not see Hugo Chavez or any of his freakish allies anywhere near this. But you will see this amass power and spread prosperity. Viva Brazil! Viva Colombia! Viva Chile! Viva Peru!

ARGENTINA
Argentina: Rinden homenaje a terroristas que asesinaron a un militar

BRAZIL
Soros Invests $811 Million In Brazilian Oil

A funny kind of reward
Just when production from Petrobras’s big new oilfields gets going, the government ponders changing the rules on oil exploration

Brazilian oil discoveries may cost US$240 billion

And what are they doing with all that money? Lots:
Petrobras Hires 80% of Deepwater Rigs, Inflates Rents

Narco terrorists are chopping heads in Mexico

PERU
Tread softly
Oil and gas extraction does not have to hurt the rainforest, or its people

VENEZUELA
What can Venezuela do to counter Chavez autocratic wishes?

The Miami Venezuelan Maletagate trial part I: Case File “Prior bad acts by Defendant Duran”

Hizballah, Iran becoming entrenched in Venezuela

The Dangers of Hezbollah in Latin America

AMERICAN POLITICS
Fishing

Biden and Latin America, a Chance to Restore U.S. Standing?

Need proof of racial profiling in credit card offers? Ask Rich Aguirre.

This week’s podcasts and posts
Russia and the New Axis of Evil
Ken and Hugo: A partnership from hell
Hezbollah presence in Venezuela feared
Daddy Yankee endorses John McCain
Special thanks to Eneas, GoV, Maria, Maggie and Siggy
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  1. Gringo says

    September 2, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Fausta, in many cases, bad links- puts you not to the article but back to your blog.

  2. Fausta says

    September 2, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    Sorry about that. The HTML didn’t copy well from Word & I had to redo it.

  3. Pat Patterson says

    September 3, 2008 at 1:30 am

    That just shows that even George Soros makes mistakes as oil just dropped below $100bbl and as near as I can figure out he overpaid by at least 1/3 because his offer was based on oil going back up to $145bbl. Unless he is confident that the US will not become energy independent in the near future which could only mean that he is placing his money, more important that convictions, on the Democrats to block any further US expansion.

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