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| Bush Orders Sanctions Against Venezuela |
| 2004-09-11 |
| EFL - Bush orders sanctions against one of our most critical oil suppliers while gasoline prices are high just prior to an election. Does that mean that he really cares about human rights? I wonder if he will get credit. President Bush on Friday ordered a partial cut in U.S. assistance to Venezuela because of its alleged role in the international trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation. The action means the United States will not support $250 million in Venezuelan loan requests expected to come before international lending institutions during the next fiscal year, a State Department official said. [...] |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #1 President Bush on Friday ordered a partial cut in U.S. assistance to Venezuela.. Er, why are we "assisting" them? We already buy a lot of their oil, so... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-11 6:03:40 PM |