"What effect must it have on a nation if it learns no foreign languages? Probably much the same as that which a total withdrawal from society has upon an individual." --G.C. Lichtenberg
If it's a strike, don't workers have to be involved?
Charles Dodgson at Through the Looking Glass has an insightful post about the "general strike" in Venezuela, and the Bush Administration's response to it.
Meanwhile, back in Washington D.C., our petroleophile administration, not ordinarily a great friend to labor movements at home or abroad, might be expected to express grave concern and call for the restoration of oil shipments and civil peace, not necessarily in that order. For one thing, the current disruption of Venezuelan oil shipments is a real strategic issue for the United States, which gets 13% of its oil imports from Venezuela. Instead, they have issued statements publicly calling for elections --- effectively, lending the full support of the U.S. government to the demands of the leaders of the general whatever-it-is, which is causing disruption of oil shipments.
I'd like to know whether the administration would suppport Chávez if he were to win the election they're calling for. posted by David at 12/17/2002 12:21:00 PM ::
