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...quite the result Chávez got. The PSUV did win 17 of 22 state governorships, the lion's share of mayoral posts and 53% of the total vote, proving that Chávez and his Bolivarian Revolution are still the nation's most potent political force. But el comandante's celebration was blunted by the fact that the opposition won governor seats in three of the most populous states, including Zulia, the nation's oil powerhouse, and Carabobo, an important automobile producer. (Earlier last month, Chávez had threatened to send in tanks if his opponents took Carabobo...
Spain's government was clearly aware that the flights were of questionable legality. A separate document sent from the Spanish section of the Permanent Hispano-North American Committee and published in Monday's El Pais suggests that out of the three U.S. military airports in Spain, Moron would be the "most discrete." That same report urged its recipients to consider that "some of the people transported could have European nationality" and to "weigh the legal consequences...
...could. On Nov. 30, Spain's El Pais newspaper published a document, marked "top secret," that proves that high-ranking officials within the former government of Jose Maria Aznar, including the foreign minister Josep Pique, not only had knowledge of, but gave permission to the United States to use military bases in Spain for layovers during the long flight from Afghanistan to Cuba. (See pictures from inside Guantanamo...
...Aznar government and its Socialist successor have long claimed ignorance of these military flights to Guantanamo, believed to number 13. On the day of the first El Pais story, current foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told the press that he had had "no knowledge of the report" prior to its publication, and called for an internal investigation to locate any other related documents. "Our government is committed to the defense of human rights," Moratinos said. "We have nothing to hide...
Among the crowd-pleasers, this year, was Spain's David Fandila, known simply as "El Fandi," who mixes technical prowess with athletic ability. His moves get people on their feet and almost always end with him receiving a severed ear or two at the end of each match. The multi-talented Fandi arrived for this year's bullfighting season fresh off completing the New York marathon...