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Memoria Histórica en Huévar del Aljarafe

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Costa Rica: The lowest form of military aggression

by Luis Roberto Zamora Bolaños

29 August 2010

On 1 July 2010, Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly authorized the U.S. military to undertake policing duties in Costa Rica, based on an expired “Cooperation Agreement.” There is only one small problem: Costa Rica abolished its armed forces in 1949 and since then has had no standing army, (…)

A Historic Moment:

The Election of the Greatest Con-Man in Recent History

by James Petras

New York (USA) | 12 December 2008

Just as Obama’s electoral campaign and subsequent victory will go into the annals as the political con-job of the new millennium, his economic and political appointments will mark another ‘historic’ moment: The nomination of corrupt and failed speculators and warmongers. Let us join the (…)

No decision so far on devaluation of the bolívar in 2005

by Maitane Larrañaga

Caracas (Venezuela) | 19 August 2004

While the Venezuelan government is elaborating the 2005 budget and projecting the macroeconomic values for next year, no decision has been taken on a new and expected devaluation of our currency.
Nevertheless, if oil prices remain high for a long period, the hike on the currency exchange rate (…)