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  • AP: Heritage Foundation 'Conservative', Chavez-Apologist Think Tank 'Washington-Based'

    07/08/2006 3:39:27 PM PDT · by governsleastgovernsbest · 9 replies · 488+ views
    AP/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    by Mark Finkelstein July 8, 2006 Discoverthenetworks.org is a self-described 'guide to the political left.' Go there, enter 'Center for Economic and Policy Research' and what is the FIRST thing that pops up in the entry? "Prominent supporter of, and apologist for, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez." When the AP writes an article on Hugo Chavez's 'new socialism.' it is quick to identify the Heritage Foundation as 'conservative' when mentioning that Heritage "found Venezuela's business climate inhospitable and 'repressed' this year, ranking it 152 out of 157 countries -- just above Zimbabwe and North Korea." On the other hand, we are...
  • Franco-German Alliance Pushes Global Tax Against America

    03/27/2003 2:04:39 PM PST · by Tailgunner Joe · 40 replies · 875+ views
    America's Survival ^ | Cliff Kincaid
    A closed-door meeting of left-wing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was held on January 16, 2003, in Washington, D.C. to consider how to apply international financial pressure through a global tax on the U.S. Bruno Jetin, a representative of ATTAC France, spoke to the gathering and acknowledged in private conversation that his group works hand-in-glove with the French Communist Party and the "Socialist parties on the Left." A representative of the embassy of France in the U.S. was listed as a participant. ATTAC stands for the Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens. The International ATTAC Movement...