Obama and the new Latin America Asia Times | Dec 19, 2008 THE ROVING EYE | Obama and the new Latin America | By Pepe Escobar | SAO PAULO - Even before its Lincolnesque inauguration, the Barack Obama presidency and Latin America already seem to be on a collision course...
Asia Times | By Pepe Escobar | Dig that red VW Beetle showing up this past Sunday morning at a Caracas barrio. Behind the wheel is none other than Hugo Chavez, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (as it has been officially designated since 1999), ...
Front Page Asia Times | By Pepe Escobar | SAO PAULO - Move over the "axis of evil". The time is ripe for the "axis of gas". Meet the Gran Gasoduto del Sur (the Great Gas Pipeline of the South) - the South American entry into Pipelineistan, soon to join networks from Siber...
Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment BBC News Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer. | TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging ministers and singing a song following his arrival in Caracas. | Political tension has been rising because of uncertainty over Mr Chavez's health ahead of October elections. |...
