It was interesting that Spain bailed on the VZ arms and jets deal last week. I was in Spain and followed this in the presss.
Chavez tried to make it sound as if he was the one who was pulling out because the US was trying to stop the deal from happening. We had refused to license the technology - back in January! The French and the Israelis, however, were perfectly willing to sell the technology to Spain for use in VZ planes and offered to do so.
What really happened is that even pro-communist Spain lost confidence in Chavez' ability to pay for the contract. He's tanking.
Whoa, Nelly! I had no idea about this (Spain and Chavez). Thank YOU for posting this data.