U.S. Venezuelan Relations: Imperialism and Print This ShareThis  Revolutionhttp://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_58012.shtml

Chavez in response to Washington’s (failed) efforts to isolate him, turned toward a multi-pronged international strategy. (1) He launched ALBA a regional integration project which included Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, several Caribbean island states and briefly Honduras (before the coup of 2009). (2) He organized Petrocaribe a trade agreement to sell oil at subsidized prices to poor Caribbean states in exchange for political support. (3)

He turned to Russia and China to sign multi-billion dollar arms purchases, joint ventures in oil and gas exploitation and increased sales and purchases of energy and manufactured goods. (4) Chavez signed off on extensive diplomatic trade and investment agreements with Iran, on the bases of their facing a common enemy. (5) Chavez championed the resistance of the Palestinians and Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israel attracting a positive response from the Moslem countries

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The Yemen Hidden Agenda: Behind the Al-Qaeda Scenarios, A Strategic Oil Transit Chokepointhttp://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=16786

Vanunu's Re-Arresthttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=36504

Obama's War on Yemen - by Stephen Lendmanhttp://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/01/obamas-war-on-yemen.html

Explosive Reached Ireland After “Failed Test”http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0105/dorset.html

A quantity of explosive, found in a flat on Dorset Street in Dublin this morning, was brought into the country following a failed security operation in Slovakia. It is understood the explosive was one of eight pieces of contraband planted by the authorities in the luggage of unsuspecting passengers at Bratislava Airport in Slovakia last weekend as part of a test of security procedures. Seven were detected by airport security, but the eighth – 90g of research development explosive or RDX – was put in the luggage of a Slovakian electrician who lives and works in Dublin.The 49-year-old unwittingly brought the material to Dublin when he returned from Christmas holidays. Gardaí were eventually alerted this morning following a call from police in Bratislava and the flat on Dorset Street was sealed off.During the operation, the adjoining homes and businesses were evacuated as the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit removed the explosive for further analysis.

The Slovakian man was arrested at the scene, but gardaí are now satisfied that he is innocent and he was released from custody this afternoon. He will not face charges.The Departments of Justice and Foreign Affairs have been informed and the incident will be dealt with through diplomatic channels.Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said he was very concerned about the fact that the gardaí were not alerted for three days and has asked for a full report.

comment-evidence that securitys ervices are planting real explosives inside unsuspecting travellers bags.question is,why did they use''real explosives'',and not phony ones,if it was a drill?this is more evidence,that govvernemnts are planting bombs and setting people up... Jerusalem municipality publishes plans to demolish hundreds of Palestinian homeshttp://www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=37595

Moaz Zat`ari - Al-Maqdese Society Development (MSD)- While the world was celebrating the new year eve, Palestinians in East Jerusalem received the news: the municipality plans to demolish hundreds of Palestinian homes.

Christian Peacemakers deported from Israel http://www.imemc.org/index.php?obj_id=53&story_id=57539

Two members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams have been refused entry into Israel, and deported by Israeli authorities

US aid for Israel tied to arms sales: 75% of the aid must be used to buy military material made in the UShttp://jnoubiyeh.blogspot.com/2010/01/us-aid-for-israel-tied-to-arms-sales-75.html

WASHINGTON: Just before Christmas, the US President, Barack Obama, signed into law one of his country's biggest aid pledges of the year. It was bound not for Africa or any of the many struggling countries on the World Bank's list. It was a deal for $US2.77 billion ($3 billion) to go to Israel in 2010 and a total of $US30 billion over the next decade.

Italy-based group accuses Israel of poisoning Gaza landhttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1140009.html

The Italian New Weapons Committee accuses Israel of contaminating Gaza land through bombing, and the president of the European Jewish Congress termed the claims "unfounded blood libels reminiscent of tales of Jews poisoning wells.

Mossad chief: Time to overthrow Abbashttp://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=252096

 Israeli spy chief Efraim Halevy berated the Palestinian Authority (PA) and President Mahmoud Abbas during an interview with Army Radio on Tuesday. "The PA is useless and nothing but students of Israel and the US. As soon as the US and Israel stop funding the PA it will fade away. Abbas and his PA should know that and know to behave modestly with their threats against Israel," Halevy said during the program Good Morning Israel, hosted by Ghazi Burqai.

How Western anti-Muslim bigotry became respectable: The historic roots of a newly resilient ideologyhttp://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-197361-109-centerhow-western-anti-muslim-bigotry-became-respectable-the-historic-roots-of-a-newly-resilient-ideologybr-i-by-i-brsener-akturk-mujeeb-r-khancenter.html