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2005-05-13 Caribbean-Latin America

Arabs and Latins Cozy Up, Issue Anti US & Israel Resolution.....

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Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-05-13 01:32|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This has boondoggle written all over it. "Hey guys, who's up for a free trip to Rio?"

Posted by Matt 2005-05-13 08:20|| 2005-05-13 08:20|| Front Page Top

#2 I happened to be in brazil this past week. flying back last night, I encountered two journalists who covered the conference. They worked for al Reuters.

No surprise here.

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2005-05-13 13:40|| 2005-05-13 13:40|| Front Page Top

#3 oh. and they said it was going to be a "nonpolitical" meeting...simply to explore mutual economic interests. Then they told me Chavez gave a ranting, paranoid speech (as he always does these days). I know it railed against US imperialism and Bush, not sure about the other stuff he talked about. So, since this was supposed to be nonpolitical, I asked how the delegates reacted. They said he got a standing ovation. From everyone.

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2005-05-13 13:44|| 2005-05-13 13:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Another blogger (can't remember who, sorry, will post link if I do) was assessing this summit. Only 7 of 22 invited heads of Arab states attended, and one of those was a Kurd (Talabani, heh.) There was a moderate amount of friction between los Americanos and the Arabs, primarily because they had differing agendas. The Arabs wanted to denounce Israel and whinge about the Paleos, the Western Hemisphereans were really only interested in economics. As you can see by the statement, they compromised, but apparently not happily.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-05-13 13:56|| 2005-05-13 13:56|| Front Page Top

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