History is a series of seizures. On Mar 26, 12:31 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, I am opposed to taking anything from Venezuela, until such time > as the Venezuelan government changes its policy towards the United States, ( > *e.g*.; calling our President "Satan" and condemning our Nation, and our way > of life: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/09/20/chavez.un/index.html > ) > > Further, before the United States does any further business with > Venezuela, the Presidente Chavez and the Venezuelan government must be > required to return all seized assets that it has stolen from American and > international corporations. Venezuela must come to terms with acceptable > international behavior, and adopt a free market economy, which would require > el Presidente to rid himself of his corrupt practices, (I know Mark, > something that is not ususlly done in South America) > > ============== > > Tuesday, March <http://en.mercopress.com/2009/03/> > 10th<http://en.mercopress.com/2009/03/10/> > 2009 <http://en.mercopress.com/2009/> - 1:55 am UTC > Venezuela seizes land from Irish company; warns Coca > Colahttp://en.mercopress.com/2009/03/10/venezuela-seizes-land-from-irish-... > > Ireland’s Smurfit Kappa corporation confirmed Monday that the Venezuelan > government had seized 1.500 hectares of land with eucalyptus the company > owns in the country valued in half a million Euros. > > Coca-Cola issued a statement on Monday saying the company is evaluating the > president's request. The bottler said it was optimistic that conversations > with the government would "bring about proposals and alternatives that > benefit everyone." > > Chavez did not say what measures his government could take if the company > spurns his request. > ===================== > > EMERGING MARKETS REPORT > Venezuela moves to nationalize cement industry > Last update: 3:50 p.m. EDT Aug. 20, 2008 > > http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/venezuela-takes-over-cement-ind... > > *NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Venezuela moved to nationalize its cement > industry this week by seizing operational control of plants owned by Mexican > company Cemex and striking deals with two other foreign companies to > purchase their assets. * > > ============= > > *Venezuela to Fight Exxon's $12 Billion Asset Freeze (Update5) > * > > By Steven Bodzin and Matthew Walter > > http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMaMx3TW91KQ&refe... > > Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael > Ramirez<http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Rafael+Ramirez&site=wnews&client...>vowed > to fight Exxon > Mobil Corp. <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=XOM%3AUS>'s effort > to freeze $12 billion of the state oil company's foreign assets, calling the > move ``judicial terrorism.'' > Exxon won court orders in the U.S., U.K., the Netherlands and the Caribbean > freezing assets of Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA, after Venezuela > seized Exxon oil projects in the country. Ramirez, who is also the head of > PDVSA, said the company is ready to fight what could be a five-year battle. > > ====================== > > Venezuela To Seize Foreign Oil Projects State Oil Companies Will Take > Majority Stake In Foreign Oil Projects; Chavez Calls Bush "King Of Liars" > > CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 26, 2007 | by Alfonso Serrano > > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/26/world/main2519183.shtml > > *AP) * President Hugo Chavez ordered by decree on Monday the takeover of oil > projects run by foreign oil companies in Venezuela's Orinoco River region. > > Chavez had previously announced the government's intention to take a > majority stake by May 1 in four heavy oil-upgrading projects run by British > Petroleum PLC, Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips Co., Total > SA and Statoil ASA. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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