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Authoritarian states' knack for capitalism has let them buy credibility while reducing political freedoms

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Michael Moran - Jun. 12 (Opinion) - The reemergence of authoritarian powers has been a hot topic among foreign policy thinkers in the past few years. These states find capitalism perfectly acceptable — a few are even getting quite good at it — even as they despise and restrict the freedoms taken for granted by citizens in liberal democracies. China’s economic power, and to a lesser extent, the cash reserves that similarly authoritarian regimes in Russia, Venezuela and Iran have accrued selling oil and natural gas, have given them new credibility in the world. While these countries are vastly different, they are playing a similar game.

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Breakfast at Hugo's

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

American Prospect - By Tim Fernholz - Apr. 02 (Opinion) - The diplomatic rift between the U.S. and Venezuela is more rhetorical than substantive. Chávez used George W. Bush as an international foil, but the U.S. remains the largest consumer of Venezuela's oil -- the single economic factor that allows Chávez to continue the social programs that constitute his "Bolivarian revolution."

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Mumbai, the NYT's revisionism, and lessons not learned

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Salon - By Glenn Greenwald - Nov. 29 (Opinion) - The Times' propagandistic cheer-leading for the military coup in Venezuela is an important illustrative event which should be regretted, but not erased.

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US Should Disclose its Funding of Opposition Groups in Bolivia and Other Latin American Countries

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Common Dreams - By Dan Beeton - Sep. 15 (Press Release) - "USAID is not supposed to be a clandestine organization, but nevertheless the U.S. government refuses to divulge which groups in Bolivia are supported with U.S. tax dollars," Weisbrot said. "By providing clandestine aid to groups that are almost certainly in the opposition, it gives the impression that the U.S. is contributing to efforts to destabilize the Bolivian government."

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Hillary: "Ready to Lie From Day 1" About Venezuela

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Robert Naiman - Feb. 27 (Opinion) - So, according to Senator Hillary Clinton, the leader of Venezuela is a dictator. It's hard to imagine that Hillary is so uninformed -- and has such incompetent foreign policy advisers -- that she doesn't know that President Hugo ChÃ¡vez and his government have won multiple elections that were characterized as free and fair by international observers. But if she knows this, then she is lying.

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Chavez Loses -- But Does That Vindicate Him?

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:25:54 -0800

Captain's Quarters - By Ed Morrissey - Dec. 03 (Opinion) - Chavez almost had a no-lose situation in this sense; if he won the referendum, he'd get even more power thrust into his hands by popular acclaim, and if he lost, he'd prove himself a democrat, at least for now. The only way he could lose is if he claimed victory in a tight election, as everyone would have assumed he manipulated it.

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