Sun, 23 March 2008
[Note: poor sound quality - technological fixes on the way]
2.4Mb. 56kbps. mono 5:49 Lisa puts us in the picture, with the latest development in the ExxonMobil legal challenge to the Venezuelan government's buyout of foreign ownership shares in the oil industry - often referred to as 'nationalisation'. The Venezuelan government just wants 51% control over its national resources. Exxon Mobil rejected the Venezuelan government's generous compensation/bouyout offer (although most other oil companies were happy enough), and tried to freeze 3.5 billion dollars of Venezuelan assets around the world. The London judge threw it out of court. |
Sun, 23 March 2008
3.6 Mb.56kbps mono 8:56 mins
Fred Fuentes in Caracas Venezuela reports on the continuing effects of the confrontation with Colombia several weeks ago. The latest meeting of the Organisation of American States was remarkable in the inability of the US to dominate proceedings, as it has done in the past.
Direct download: fredfuentes1_22_Mar_2008_main.mp3
Category:Latin Radical -- posted at: 12:07pm AEST |
Sun, 23 March 2008
3.67Mb. 56kbps mono 9:10mins
Lara Pullin tells us how the political tensions leading up to next year's Presidential elections in El Salvador are not just limited to this tiny nation of 6 million people. The solidarity organisation CISPES has been targetted by the FBI in the US, because its activists sent an invitation to the FMLN's presidential candidate, and hosted him for a speaking tour of the US. Suddenly Quakers, human rights advocates and other US citizens have been accused of being terrorists, or terrorist supporters. |
Sun, 23 March 2008
3.24Mb. 56kbps 8:026 mins
Lara Pullin describes the political tensions in El Salvador which are growing even though it is almost a year before Presidential elections are to be held. Death Squad activity is on the rise, and much of it seems to have been sponsored by the US, while peasant dissidents are classed as 'terrorists' because of their opposition to a growing campaign of privatisation. |
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