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Posada's life does read like a tropical spy novel. Though he maintains Venezuelan citizenship, he has worked often with the U.S. since Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959, serving in the Army and then assisting the CIA in adventures like the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Iran-Contra operation under President Reagan. In 1990, gunmen believed to be Cuban agents shot him several times in the face and torso in Guatemala but failed to kill him. Through it all, as recently declassified FBI and CIA documents indicate, he has been accused of taking part...
...part, the Bush Administration suggests that the Venezuelan government is hardly in a position to lecture the U.S. about double standards given Chavez's own unabashed support of Colombia's Marxist FARC guerrillas, which both Washington and the European Union have designated as terrorists. Though Chavez denies it, laptop computers seized from FARC commanders indicate Chavez has given the rebels, best known today for their kidnapping and drug-trafficking activities, significant political and financial...
...Caracas Backdoor Reforms On the final day of an 18-month period during which he was granted special decree powers, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez quietly enacted 26 new laws that--among other things--created local militias and expanded government control over areas ranging from private property to commerce and agriculture. The decrees revive aspects of a constitutional-reform proposal rejected by voters last December, spurring opponents to condemn Chávez for surreptitiously advancing his socialist agenda despite the people's wishes...
...Moscow MAKING NEW FRIENDS After a face-to-face meeting, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said their countries would work more closely together on energy and foreign policy. This dismayed U.S. officials, who have watched Chávez trade access to his country's vast oil supplies for influence in Central America and farther afield...
...crime rises in many cities, so do his profits: his company sold $9 million in 2007 and matched that figure in just the first seven months of this year. The prestige of wearing Caballero-secured clothing has grown too, drawing high-profile clients like King Abdullah of Jordan, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and actor Stephen Segal. But be warned: in this élite circle of the secure and stylish, there is a hidden cost. In the unfortunate event of stains--blood or otherwise--the garments are dry-clean only...