Saturday night with Che

”Don’t shoot!” I’m Che!” I’m worth more to you alive than dead!”

Che Guevara, 8 October 1967

9 October 2010

Today at Big Government Publius, with this appropriate graphic, reminds us:

“Today, in 1967, leftist murderer Che Guevera was executed in Bolivia. The world became just a little bit freer and […]

Venezuela Calls for Arrest of TV Channel Owner

The Associated Press via The New York Times 6/18/2010

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela on Friday called for the capture of a government opponent who owns a critical television channel and who recently fled the country after authorities sought to arrest him.

The government put out an international request for Guillermo Zuloaga’s capture through Interpol, […]

Argentina Seizes the Central Bank

President Cristina Kirchner wants to pay foreign creditors but doesn’t want to use treasury revenues.

Mary Anastasia O’Grady Wall Street Journal 2/8/2010

After a month of wrangling, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner succeeded in sacking central bank President Martin Redrado last week. In his place she named Mercedes Marcó del Pont, a Yale-trained economist who has […]

Chavez bashes Israel in Syria trip

Venezuelan president visits Damascus, says ‘Israel has become a country that annihilates people and is hostile to peace’

Associated Press 09.03.09

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attacked Israel Thursday during his visit to Syria, calling it an imperialist nation that annihilates other people.

Chavez comments came during a news conference with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad […]

Castro, Morales, Nyerere named official UN heroes

by David Kopel September 2, 2009 The Volokh Conspiracy

Morales is officially “the maximum exponent and paradigm of love for Mother Earth.” Castro is “World Hero of Solidarity.” The late Nyerere is “World Hero of Social Justice.”

General Assembly President Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann said, “What we want to do is present these three people to […]

…And Latin America As Well

By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Friday, August 28, 2009

With allies such as Honduras flatly condemned, and Colombia being left to defend itself over its ties with our military, the United States is squandering its influence in Latin America.

The Obama administration further tightened the screws on Honduras last Thursday, declaring the ouster of President […]

Categories