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2005-12-22 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Fred 2005-12-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Foreign energy firms have invested $3.5 billion in Bolivia since 1996.

But after the passage of the new hydrocarbons law in May, and amid increasing calls for an outright nationalisation of the energy industry in Bolivia, they have mostly frozen any new investments for this year."

ROFL. Al Jizz "reportage". Like a whole 'nuther reality. Try "forever", JizzBoy.

Posted by .com 2005-12-22 07:45|| 2005-12-22 07:45|| Front Page Top

#2 The Bolivarian Revolution continues. Next up Cuban staffed missions for the poor and thirsty.

Posted by Leon Clavin 2005-12-22 07:48|| 2005-12-22 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Bolivia to split into two in five, four, three, two, one...

The real question is what happens to the jungle/Coke producing section. Can a nation pull itself out of the third world using just drug money? Or will they find themselves rule by a handful of drug barons.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-12-22 10:34|| 2005-12-22 10:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Kind of hard to believe that the human race has such a proclivity to commit mass suicide.

Posted by kelly 2005-12-22 11:11|| 2005-12-22 11:11|| Front Page Top

#5 The link to divided Bolivia for the curious. The guy causing the trouble mentioned in the linked article is the new Presidente, I think.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-12-22 12:18|| 2005-12-22 12:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Heh, rjs. The new El Heifer. Anybody got a spare sash and some odd bicycle parts he can use? I know where to wrap the chain...

Posted by .com 2005-12-22 12:21|| 2005-12-22 12:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Self proclaimed "America's worst enemy" isn't he? I've got a solution to self proclaimed enemies of the US, and it does involve gasoline. Perhaps not in the way he envisions.

EP

Posted by ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-12-22 12:27|| 2005-12-22 12:27|| Front Page Top

#8 It's been done before, this is the usual outcome

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-12-22 12:39|| 2005-12-22 12:39|| Front Page Top

#9 rjschwarz: now THAT link is interesting. Thank you.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-12-22 15:57|| 2005-12-22 15:57|| Front Page Top

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