19 April 2009

So What’s In Open Veins of Latin America?

By Cindy Casares at 3:05 PM.

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Hugo Chavez handed Barack Obama a copy of Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano, in the middle of the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, so what does it say? Obama’s flacks have already excused the president from reading the book by saying [...]

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18 April 2009

Clinton Laughs As Chavez Gifts Obama Book On Latin American History

By Daniel Mauser at 9:10 PM.

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As reported earlier, Venezuelan dictator president Hugo Chavez made worldwide headlines for handing U.S. President Barack Obama the book Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano, in the middle of the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton was caught, [...]

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Chavez Gives Obama History Book On Latin America (Video)

By Daniel Mauser at 8:36 PM.

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Venezuelan dictator president Hugo Chavez gave president Obama a history book on Latin America and a lesson on Latin American politics on the second day of the Summit of the Americas. Chavez, who is known for pulling publicity stunts, handed the American president the book Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage [...]

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