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   From: russotto@grace.speakeasy.net   
      
   In article ,   
   edspyhill01   wrote:   
   >On Feb 22, 8:23=A0pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, aka Comandante   
   >Banana"  wrote:   
   >> Nice fellows we are supporting when we waste gas...   
   >>   
   >> HAVANA, Cuba =96 The bloody upheaval in Libya is creating an   
   >> uncomfortable challenge for Moammar Gadhafi's leftist Latin American   
   >> allies, with some keeping their distance and others rushing to the   
   >> defense of a leader they have long embraced as a fellow fighter   
   >> against U.S. influence in the world.   
   >>   
   >> Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said Tuesday that the unrest may be a   
   >> pretext for a NATO invasion of Libya, while Nicaraguan President   
   >> Daniel Ortega offered support for Gadhafi, saying he had telephoned to   
   >> express solidarity.   
   >>   
   >> Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, on the other hand, has stayed mute. Bolivia   
   >> came closest to criticizing the government in Tripoli, issuing a   
   >> statement expressing concern over "the regrettable loss of many lives"   
   >> and urging both sides to find a peaceful solution.   
   >   
   >Not really.  We've always supported dictators for cheaper oil and   
   >other raw materials.   
      
   Yeah.  The US has always been a big supporter of Mohammar Gaddafi.   
   That's why Reagan bombed the shit out of him.   
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