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του Κλάουντιο Κατς Μέρος 5ο - Οι σοσιαλδημοκρατικές θέσεις Τους τελευταίους μήνες επίσης, μεταξύ των αντιπάλων της Δεξιάς παρατηρήθηκε μια αύξηση των απόψεων που κατηγορούν τον Μαδούρο για την οδύνη της Βενεζουέλας. Αυτές οι απόψεις επαναλαμβάνουν την παλιά σοσιαλδημοκρατική συμπεριφορά: συμπαράταξη με την αντίδραση στις κρίσιμες στιγμές. Οι φορείς αυτών των απόψεων αμφισβητούν τη νομιμότητα της κυβέρνησης χρησιμοποιώντας τα ίδια επιχειρήματα με την αντιπολίτευση. Αντί να κατηγορούν τη CIA, τους escuálidos [βενεζουελάνικος χαρακτηρισμός για τους εξαχρειωμένους πλούσιους] ή τον ΟΑΣ, θέτουν στο επίκεντρό τους την εναντίωση στον τσαβισμό. Το κάνουν δε στο όνομα ενός δημοκρατικού ιδεώδους που είναι τόσο αφηρημένο όσο και διαχωρισμένο από τη μάχη που καθορίζει ποιος θα επικρατήσει στη διοίκηση του κράτους. Αυτές οι θέσεις έχουν επηρεάσει πολλούς και ποικίλους διανοητές της «κριτικής Αριστεράς» [pensadores del post-progresismo –διανοητές του μετα-προοδευτισμού] που

US feared that Venezuela's state oil company could become the main carrier of social policies under Chavez

The WIKILEAKS Public Library of US Diplomacy (PlusD) holds the world's largest searchable collection of United States confidential, or formerly confidential, diplomatic communications. As of April 8, 2013 it holds 2 million records comprising approximately 1 billion words. The collection covers US involvements in, and diplomatic or intelligence reporting on, every country on earth. It is the single most significant body of geopolitical material ever published. The PlusD collection, built and curated by WikiLeaks, is updated from a variety of sources, including leaks, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and documents released by the US State Department systematic declassification review. globinfo freexchange A cable back in June 2004 that appears to be originated from the US Embassy in Caracas, express the deep concerns of the US officials about the strong potentiality of the Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company (

US nuclear carrier conducts naval drills with Japan as N. Korea threatens H-bomb test

The 100,000-ton US Navy supercarrier ‘Ronald Reagan’ has conducted drills with Japanese warships south of the Korean Peninsula, Japan's military said. Pyongyang, meanwhile, has threatened a further “hydrogen bomb test” over the Pacific. The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force said in a statement on Friday that the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier ‘Ronald Reagan,’ based in the Japanese town of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and its escort ships have been holding drills with Japanese Navy vessels in waters south and west of Japan's main islands since September 11. The strike group is also set to stage a separate drill with the South Korean Navy in October, the Defense Ministry added. The large-scale drill will involve three Japanese warships, including two destroyers and one of the country's two biggest helicopter carriers, and will run until the end of the month. On Friday, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said that Pyongyang is

UN official says 7million Yemenis get food aid

The UN humanitarian chief says the World Food Program delivered emergency food to a record 7 million people across conflict-wracked Yemen in August, “helping to avert potential famine.” Mark Lowcock told a high-level event on Yemen on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s ministerial meeting Friday that this represents a 60 percent increase from the average of 4.4 million people who received food assistance in the first six months of the year. The increase was partially a result of much higher imports in July. Despite the delivery, Lowcock said Yemen “ is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with nearly 21 million people in need of emergency aid or protection, ” most of them children. He said the threat of famine still looms. https://www.rt.com/news/line/ Related: Saudi Arabia, US and Britain "celebrate" 900 days of slaughter in Yemen

Greece could leave the EU: why the Grexit option deserves consideration

With the Greek psyche itself the victim of a relentless shaming campaign, the idea of Greece “going it alone” begins to seem outlandish and quixotic. It is not. But it is as much tied to a revival of spirit and self-esteem as to the nuts and bolts of economic transformation. by Michael Nevradakis Part 1 Eight years into the deepest economic depression that an industrialized country has ever experienced, we are now being told that Greece is a “success story.” Having accepted the “bitter medicine” prescribed by the “troika”—the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund—the storyline today is that Greece is on the road to recovery, firmly within the European Union and the eurozone. This narrative was recently echoed by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in his annual speech at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair, Greece’s equivalent to the State of the Union address. In this speech, Tsipras triumphantly declared that talk of