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Who holds the most votes, as a block, in the IOC and what is the politics of their current governments? Why Brazil and why at this time? Was it a vote to reward Brazil's leaders for their attempt to put a Marxist thug back in power in Honduras?

"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security..." The Declaration of Independence The Legislature, Supreme Court,...

Never a word from the Obama regime about Venezuela's threat to invade Honduras and restore Chavez crony and fellow usurper Zelaya to power, but there is no lack of volume in Obama’s actions. Instead of facing Venezuela with a palm turned “stop,” Obama is pointedly walking away. AP headline: “U.S. halts military operations with Honduras to protest coup.” This is not just some planned military exercise that has been cancelled. Honduras is a close military ally and a base of operations for the United States in Central America. We will continue to use our bases, but as of now, the...

La Prensa (Managua, Nicaragua) 6/9/09 Op/col. by Carlos Ball, “Immigrants or emigrants” Prosperous countries attract immigrants. Such was the case of Argentina at the start of the 20th century; of Venezuela, in the middle of the last century, and of the United States until recently. Argentina and then Venezuela became countries of emigrants. Now, sadly, everything seems to indicate that the United States is not only in the middle of a recession, but that this great country is falling into a hard decadence, brought about by interventionist policies, excessive government expenditures and high taxes. For many years, foreign students who...