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2015-01-08 Caribbean-Latin America

China Boosts Support for Latin Leftists - Good Money After Bad

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Posted by Frank G 2015-01-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Not what I've been reading. Maybe a last minute deal was struck, but the communique I read was full of happy words meaning nothing. Will check.

Posted by Shipman 2015-01-08 07:01|| 2015-01-08 07:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Who knows?
“The funds do not necessarily represent freely available cash that the government can use for imports or to make debt payments,” Grais-Targow said.
However Vzla bonds moved up, which indicates maybe they did get something.

Posted by Shipman 2015-01-08 07:05|| 2015-01-08 07:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Good strategy to get the commies to suck up the basket cases of the world. Let them use their resources. Unlike the ~~commies~~ progressives here who are enthralled with using other peoples money and resources for the maintaining the redistribution plantation.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-01-08 09:30|| 2015-01-08 09:30|| Front Page Top

#4 China gets cheap oil from Venezuela. 200k bbl/day goes th China just to service the debt. Neighborhood loan shark.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2015-01-08 17:47|| 2015-01-08 17:47|| Front Page Top

#5 ...under capitalism, man exploits man while under socialism man exploits man. New boss same as the old boss.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-01-08 19:03|| 2015-01-08 19:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Neighborhood loan shark.

Yep. Make a little money. Buy a little influence. Gain some geo-political advantage. Hey, maybe Cuba, our new BFF, could rent out a naval base or something? It's all good, comrade!

Posted by SteveS 2015-01-08 20:04|| 2015-01-08 20:04|| Front Page Top

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