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2008-04-04 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by gorb 2008-04-04 02:57|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 It's possible there's an Iranian angle to this.

Syria has large interests in the cement industry, and I've wondered for a couple years now if the Hariri family's substantial cement holdings factored into Rafik's murder.

Posted by Seafarious 2008-04-04 07:43|| 2008-04-04 07:43|| Front Page Top

#2 'Cos gangstas luvs their cement, y'know.

Posted by Seafarious 2008-04-04 07:44|| 2008-04-04 07:44|| Front Page Top

#3 love the new graphic :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-04 08:25|| 2008-04-04 08:25|| Front Page Top

#4 The funny part is that after nationalization, they will discover that they don't even know how to make cement.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-04 09:09|| 2008-04-04 09:09|| Front Page Top

#5 No, their Enemies are preventing the equal distribution of cement to The People.

Enemies all around, I tells ya. Behind every rock, and every tree.

Posted by Seafarious 2008-04-04 09:15|| 2008-04-04 09:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Friggen ignorant thug. Straight out of Atlas Shrugged.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-04-04 09:20|| 2008-04-04 09:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Cement prices (also steel and asphalt) have been increasing faster than general inflation for a number of years.

Partly the China economic boom; partly other factors.

Stir in some Hugo style socialism and you have shortages.

Posted by mhw 2008-04-04 09:45|| 2008-04-04 09:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Now all their new buildings will fall down from crappy cement. What a wonderful socialist paradise, no?

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-04 10:07|| 2008-04-04 10:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Flyash Brigade, report to Caracas.

Posted by lotp 2008-04-04 11:09|| 2008-04-04 11:09|| Front Page Top

#10 The nice thing about 21rst century socialism is the emphasis on recycling!

We just take all the stuff from 20th century socialism, and cross off the '19's and write in '20's.

It is all the same old sh*t right?

Posted by flash91 2008-04-04 11:53|| 2008-04-04 11:53|| Front Page Top

#11 The Venezuelan and Argentine governments are both seizing all the cash they can get to fund their patronage (and corruption).

Venezuela expropriates businesses (oil, telecommunications and now construction). Argentina heavily taxes profits and exports.

Both countries are experiencing high (and increasing) inflation as private companies no longer invest to increase productive output. Both economies are headed towards an abyss.

Posted by DoDo 2008-04-04 12:23|| 2008-04-04 12:23|| Front Page Top

#12 The Venezuelan and Argentine governments are both seizing all the cash they can get to fund their patronage (and corruption).

Venezuela expropriates businesses (oil, telecommunications and now construction). Argentina heavily taxes profits and exports.

Both countries are experiencing high (and increasing) inflation as private companies no longer invest to increase productive output. Both economies are headed towards an abyss.

Posted by DoDo 2008-04-04 12:23|| 2008-04-04 12:23|| Front Page Top

#13 Perhaps there is a win-win here. Robert Mugabe, world's foremost expert on nationalizing strategic sectors of the economy, is looking for a job and Hugo is looking for someone with a clue....

Posted by RWV 2008-04-04 12:30|| 2008-04-04 12:30|| Front Page Top

#14 I'd like to see Hugo in cement overshoes.

Posted by Mike 2008-04-04 13:21|| 2008-04-04 13:21|| Front Page Top

#15 He's expecting concrete financial results from the takeover. Methinks he's in the quicksand instead of the quickcrete.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-04-04 14:45|| 2008-04-04 14:45|| Front Page Top

#16 i don't think Mugabe would fit the role of having a clue though RWV

Posted by sinse 2008-04-04 15:57|| 2008-04-04 15:57|| Front Page Top

#17 From the third world dictator's manual: Isn't a 'cement shortage' shorthand for nuclear weapons and or support stuff?????

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-04-04 16:16|| 2008-04-04 16:16|| Front Page Top

#18 Ryugyong Hotel 2, Latin America edition, soon to be coming Caracas' way!

Posted by Skunky Elmereter3408 2008-04-04 22:16|| 2008-04-04 22:16|| Front Page Top

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