Chávez Pushes For Withdrawal Of International Reserves From U.S. Banks

The left-leaning regional trade alliance supported by Chávez is intended to offer an alternative, socialist path to integration while snubbing U.S.-backed free-trade deals. Chávez noted that the U.S. secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, visited Colombia in recent days, saying "that has to do with this summit." "The empire doesn't accept alternatives," Chávez told the gathering, attended by the presidents of Bolivia and Nicaragua, the vice president of Cuba, Carlos Lage, and other leaders. Chávez warned that U.S. "imperialism is entering into a crisis that can affect all of us" and said Latin America "will save itself alone." ... http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/27/america/venez.php

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