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Venezuelan President Supports Korean People's Struggle
2005-10-05
Pyongyang, October 4 (KCNA) -- Hugo Chavez Frias, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, expressed support and solidarity with the heroic struggle of the Korean people to defend independent dignity and stressed the need to develop the relations of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Venezuela and the DPRK in all the fields including politics and economy. He met and had a friendly conversation with the DPRK delegation headed by Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, on a visit to Venezuela at the Presidential Palace on Oct. 2. On hand were the members of the DPRK delegation and the Venezuelan foreign minister, the minister of Science and Technology and the director of the Department of External Relations of the Presidential Office.
Hugo has oil and money to spend. I guess we all know what the Norks have to sell.
Posted by:Steve

#12  Thanks for the link Fred. It is well appreciated.
Posted by: Ruy Diaz   2005-10-05 23:01  

#11  Overstated values (doh!) but sequence remains constant.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-05 19:16  

#10  A quickie run yields:
1) Iran - 36
2) Tie:
Saudia Arabia - 32
Venezuela - 32
3) NorKs - 18
4) Tie:
China - 15
Russia - 15
5) Tie:
Syria - 12
Paleos - 12
Indos - 12
Malays - 12
Flips -12
Posted by: .com   2005-10-05 19:08  

#9  A little exercise... Create a Threat Board...

1) First, make a list of Terrorist Asshats running "states". Those who want to do bad shit.

2) Second, a list of Whores running "states" - that have "bad things, very bad things" to offer the first list, if the price is right.

NOTE: a "state" can be on BOTH lists.

3) Build a matrix with the first list across the top, second list down the left.

4) Put a weighted value in each box:

3 = either entity has unlimited cash and driven by ideology alone

2 = seller has bad stuff & buyer has cash

1 = seller has bad stuff & buyer has trade goods or tech

0 = either seller has nothing to offer or buyer is busted flat; poor chemistry

5) Add 'em up across the bottom and down the right.

There's you target list, whether the actions are military, economic, political, diplomatic, etc - already prioritized from highest to lowest...

Just for fun, ya see.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-05 18:37  

#8  In taht case, welcome to the blogroll.
Posted by: Fred   2005-10-05 18:12  

#7  Thanks ed;

We do what we can, but we have to do something. Our site is not a hobby, but a mission.
Posted by: Ruy Diaz   2005-10-05 16:31  

#6  Ruy,
Nice blog you and Giraldus have going. I stumbled onto it a few days ago and have been browsing it since. Keep up the good work.
Posted by: ed   2005-10-05 14:13  

#5  #1 Secret Master: That is not the whole story. There is something else from today:

Venezuela: Nuclear Research Started
Posted by: Ruy Diaz   2005-10-05 14:07  

#4  Image hosted by Photobucket.com
Posted by: BigEd   2005-10-05 12:48  

#3  Hugo needs to depart.

Aren't we launching another Mars lander probe this month?

I sure NASA can find space.
Posted by: BigEd   2005-10-05 12:07  

#2  Juche works so long as the brain has deteriorated sufficiently. Hugo's well along the road to hell I'd say.
Posted by: MunkarKat   2005-10-05 11:42  

#1  Yikes! Steve that is a horrifying thought.
Posted by: Secret Master   2005-10-05 11:04  

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