Comentario en Facebook de Gabriela Chavez

Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:51pm

Lo que cabe resaltar es la sagaz acción politica de Reagan con el propósito de apurar el desmembramiento del bloque soviético. El pase forzado en 1978 de Luciani hacia Wojtyła fue coordinado posiblemente entre 2 bávaros: Kissinger y Ratzinger.

Conocedor de detalles, Obama sonríe fácilmente cuando saluda a Bergoglio.

# 230, Chinese economic slowdown and Latin America

230. What China's economic slowdown means for Latin America is center of a new intelligence report by Austin, Texas based Stratfor.

A looming slowdown in the Chinese economy promises trouble for China's economic partners in Latin America, especially commodity exporters. The growing relationship between China and Latin America is on display this week as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tours the region in a trip that will wrap up April 26. Wang is visiting Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina to discuss bilateral financing and trade deals. 

China's slowing economy and potential for domestic economic instability threatens to sharply lower demand for key commodities exported by Latin American countries. Particularly vulnerable shall be countries such as Brazil, Peru and Chile that have seen China rise in importance as an export destination.

# 229, Venezuelan oil production amid political unrest

229. Recently, Stratfor analyzed the endemic risks of Venezuela's energy sector, concluding that the biggest threat to its oil production is not the protest movement but the continued degradation of its energy sector as a whole.

The current political situation differs greatly from the situation in 2002. Twelve years ago, PDVSA leaders joined a general nationwide strike by locking out workers for more than 50 days. During that time, oil production fell from 3 million barrels per day to 150,000 per day. U.S. monthly imports of Venezuelan crude fell from nearly 50 million barrels in November 2002 to 13 million in January 2003, and Venezuela was forced to import millions of barrels of refined products to offset the damage of oil shortages. The strike devastated the country's oil industry and national economy, but ultimately it raised the global price of oil only slightly because producers and refiners were able to compensate for the deficit. U.S. refineries, for example, were able to draw from oil stockpiles, and several months after exports resumed, the markets stabilized. 

After the strike, the government of former President Hugo Chavez fired nearly 18,000 workers, or about 40 percent of PDVSA's workforce, many of whom were trained engineers, accountants and managers, for their actual or alleged involvement in planning the strike. PDVSA has never fully recovered from losing so many experienced personnel. But it has since been made responsible for financing several social causes, which have drained its resources and reduced investment in exploration, production and maintenance. Combined with subsequent energy nationalizations, these factors have prevented PDVSA from producing at pre-2002 levels.

Comentario en Facebok de Diario Correo

Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:43pm

Con seguridad Mario está más cerca de DIOS que cualquier encumbrado eclesiástico. No tiene el lastre de pertenecer a una institución que cobijó a un ente como la inquisición, autora de miles de crímenes sistemáticos y cuya moderna versión al mando del conocido señor Ratzinger se dedicó a encubrir masivamente una serie de casos de pedofilia cometidos por sus miembros en el Mundo a lo largo de decenas de años.

Comentario en Facebook de Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Página Oficial

Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:08pm

Más honesto delante de DIOS es enseñar simplemente a seguir las buenas enseñanzas de Jesús, pues se debe tener en cuenta que cristo (traducción griega del hebreo mesías) fue un concepto de corte político-religioso difundido varios siglos después y en cuyo nombre se llegó a exterminar a un sinnúmero de gente inocente en diversas partes del Mundo, incluyendo América Latina.

Comentario en Facebook de Carlos Bruce

Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:46pm

Abominación es abusar sexualmente de niñas o niños y este crimen es cometido tanto por heterosexuales como por homosexuales, muchas veces dentro de familias o en instituciones religiosas como una bastante conocida que ha sido demandada por fin ante la Corte Penal Internacional y que tuvo que desprenderse anticipadamente de su jerarca sindicado como uno de los principales responsables del delito de encubrimiento a lo largo de varias décadas.

La unión civil es fundamentalmente un acto de equidad y -creo en lo personal- debería ser paso legal suficiente para toda persona que desea formar una familia.

Comentario en Facebook de Profesionales PPK

Wed Apr 9, 2014 8:37pm

Kuczynski es el más capaz, incluso comparado con Belaúnde. Ojalá no se contagie de aquel síndrome de no poder evitar rodearse de algunos pillos como Ulloa.

# 228, Reconciliation between Israel and Turkey

228. Following a recent report issued by the private intelligence firm Stratfor, an energy pipeline project under consideration could help Turkey and Israel renew their partnership after years of strain. On March 23, Israeli financial daily Globes announced that more than 10 companies had submitted bids for the tender of a proposed undersea pipeline that would export natural gas from Israel's offshore Leviathan field to southern Turkey. The statement came shortly before Today's Zaman reported a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personal envoy for energy and security issues, David Meidan, and the chief of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization, Hakan Fidan, in which both parties reportedly agreed to work toward reopening embassies and normalizing relations, which have been fraught since the 2010 flotilla incident that left several Turks dead. 

Israel and Turkey currently find themselves isolated in the region, giving both countries a reason to begin working together again, especially now that Turkey's ruling party has consolidated its power in the recent elections and feels more secure against a domestic backlash. While several technical and political obstacles make it unlikely that the proposed Leviathan pipeline will be constructed anytime soon, the issue could be used as a springboard for normalizing Israeli-Turkish diplomatic relations and opening the door to more bilateral investment and intelligence cooperation.