On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 08:15:39PM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Oct 22, 2006, at 7:43 PM, Paul wrote:
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> > Lula's Brazil is mostly another example of neo-liberal
> > disappointments.
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> I keep asking people who say things like that - what else could he
> have done? He'd face a capital strike if he'd gotten too radical.
> Brazil is not like Venezuela; it has high debts and no oil exports.
> Low debt and high oil income give Chavez enormous freedom to maneuver.
>
> Doug
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