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	<title>A Second Hand Conjecture &#187; Hugo Chavez</title>
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		<title>Going John Galt&#8230; quietly.</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/10/30/going-john-galt-quietly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of &#8220;Going John Galt&#8221; makes me a little bit uncomfortable, to tell the truth.    John Galt essentially said screw them all, and shut down knowing that a whole lot of people would be hurt.    It was about the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/10/30/going-john-galt-quietly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez Threatens Colombia Because He Finances Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/03/chavez-threatens-colombia-because-he-finances-terrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/03/chavez-threatens-colombia-because-he-finances-terrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McQ alerts us to this developing story in South America. Colombia, apparently, struck at a narco-terrorist camp inside Ecuador after tracking FARC spokesman Paul Reyes and other leaders there. Reyes and 16 other terrorists were killed. Chavez reacted by sending &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/03/chavez-threatens-colombia-because-he-finances-terrorism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blood For Oil</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/11/blood-for-oil/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/11/blood-for-oil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joseph Kennedy II supports blood for oil. In recent months, my TV has been bombarded with ads from Joe Kennedy promoting his Citizens Energy program, such as the following: The heating oil distributed by Citizens Energy comes from Venezuela on &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/11/blood-for-oil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-FARC March in D.C.</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/04/anti-farc-march-in-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/04/anti-farc-march-in-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Lilyea has the goods: So I decided to add my voice to the millions worldwide from here in DC. I was really surprised that an ad hoc organization put together such a large demonstration in such a short period &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/04/anti-farc-march-in-dc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo Chavez, the key to political popularity</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/27/hugo-chavez-the-key-to-political-popularity/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/27/hugo-chavez-the-key-to-political-popularity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Hugo inspires such love from the masses of South America, how do you explain this? Colombia&#8217;s Uribe Approval Rating at Record 80%, Tiempo Reports By Helen Murphy Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) &#8212; Colombian President Alvaro Uribe&#8217;s approval rating rose to &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/27/hugo-chavez-the-key-to-political-popularity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The food crisis accelerates</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/24/the-food-crisis-accelerates/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/24/the-food-crisis-accelerates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following through on what was reported yesterday, Hugo Chavez continues to step up the pressure on food producers: Venezuela&#8217;s top food company has accused troops of illegally seizing more than 500 tonnes of food from its trucks as part of &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/24/the-food-crisis-accelerates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Path to Mass Murder III</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/23/the-path-to-mass-murder-iii/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/23/the-path-to-mass-murder-iii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Developmental economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haven&#8217;t we said this is the way things were heading once Hugo Chavez instituted price controls? Why yes we did. From CNN via Pejman President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to take over farms or milk plants if owners refuse &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/23/the-path-to-mass-murder-iii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela&#8217;s coming Kristallnacht</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/12/venezuelas-coming-kristallnacht/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/12/venezuelas-coming-kristallnacht/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McQ points us to a new, if all too familiar, turn the ugly situation in Venezuela is taking: Venezuelan Jews, long uneasy with the Chávez government&#8217;s alliances with Iran and other Middle Eastern countries that espouse anti-Israel views, are concerned &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/12/venezuelas-coming-kristallnacht/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo Chavez: Gravedigger</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/18/hugo-chavez-gravedigger/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/18/hugo-chavez-gravedigger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently Hugo Chavez takes the resurrection of historical idols quite seriously. And much too literally [HT: Dave In Texas]: President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela should open the coffin of independence hero Simon Bolivar to examine the bones, saying &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/18/hugo-chavez-gravedigger/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Bolivian Secession (Update)</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/17/the-bolivian-secession/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/17/the-bolivian-secession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that Hugo Chavez is not the only one having trouble instituting his Bolivarian dream state. Evo Morales is facing troubles in Bolivia as well: Since the election of avowed socialist Evo Morales to the presidency of Bolivia, some &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/17/the-bolivian-secession/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez vs. The Venezuelan Electorate</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/10/chavez-vs-the-venezuelan-electorate/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/10/chavez-vs-the-venezuelan-electorate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the Venezuelan electorate issuing Hugo Chavez a defeat (his first) at the ballot box last week, there was much speculation from blogospheric skeptics about the actual tally of the votes, and about whether or not Chavez &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/10/chavez-vs-the-venezuelan-electorate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo Chavez: Genius!</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/05/hugo-chavez-genius/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/05/hugo-chavez-genius/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From E. Frank Stephenson: From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez thinks it&#8217;s curtains for America as a world power. &#8220;By the crash of the dollar,&#8221; he says, &#8220;America&#8217;s empire will crash.&#8221;Tyler Cowen&#8217;s suggestion that currencies are not &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/12/05/hugo-chavez-genius/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez Will Win His Referendum</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/29/how-chavez-will-win-his-referendum/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/29/how-chavez-will-win-his-referendum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d say this is good news except that I have zero confidence that the referendum will result in anything other than what Chavez wants (i.e. dictatorial control): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has lost his lead eight days before a referendum &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/29/how-chavez-will-win-his-referendum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo Chavez and the path to mass murder II</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/08/hugo-chavez-and-the-path-to-mass-murder-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/08/hugo-chavez-and-the-path-to-mass-murder-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part I is here, but in The Ruin of Venezuela I wrote: As we have seen with Mugabe and many others, once you go down this road it is very difficult to turn things around. As the situation gets worse, &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/08/hugo-chavez-and-the-path-to-mass-murder-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News Brief, Psychocandy Edition</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/07/news-brief-psychocandy-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/07/news-brief-psychocandy-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-posted to The Conjecturer Defense &#38; The War In the midst of petulantly crossing his arms and throwing a tantrum about the Future of Iraq Project, an anonymous FSO makes a really good point: &#8220;Sending officers into this failed, hideously &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/07/news-brief-psychocandy-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Weiss on Chavez</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/06/weiss-on-chavez/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heh: What&#8217;s a fair indication that a fascist masquerading as a socialist has lost his &#8220;base&#8221;? When a student named Stalin says enough is enough: &#8220;The message to the Congress and to the government is that there is &#8230; a &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/11/06/weiss-on-chavez/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Subtle Oil Shock</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/10/28/the-subtle-oil-shock/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/10/28/the-subtle-oil-shock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It hasn&#8217;t been all that shocking. Why not? Greg Mankiw supplies a few possibilities. My favorites? Well let us start here: In contrast to much rhetoric to the contrary, capitalism is the most powerful weapon to achieve energy efficiency we &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/10/28/the-subtle-oil-shock/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Crushing of Dissent: Venezuela (Updated)</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/10/24/crushing-of-dissent-venezuela/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/10/24/crushing-of-dissent-venezuela/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The slow march towards full-fledged totalitarianism in Venezuela is picking up the pace. Citizens opposed to Chavez&#8217;s plans to change the constitution were forcibly deterred from meeting with the National Assembly by Venezuelan authorities: Venezuelan riot police fired tear gas &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/10/24/crushing-of-dissent-venezuela/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Che-canery</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/10/11/che-canery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a sad commentary upon the state of the world that anniversary of a bloodthirsty tyrant&#8217;s death is celebrated around the world, and here in the United States, not with glee that his anti-freedom rampage was cut short, but &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/10/11/che-canery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The steady march to totalitarianism</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/09/17/the-steady-march-to-totalitarianism/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/09/17/the-steady-march-to-totalitarianism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chavez begins bending another set of private institutions to his will.]]></description>
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		<title>Socialism&#8217;s Last Supper</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/09/17/socialisms-last-supper/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/09/17/socialisms-last-supper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee over at Postpolitical has some thoughts on the mural below found in Caracas Venezuela: [tags] Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Jesus, religion, Last Supper, Marx, Castro, socialism, communism [/tags]]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez the Bizarre</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/08/22/chavez-the-bizarre/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/08/22/chavez-the-bizarre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Fausta I get this: Venezuela: A Decree for the Clocks Moved by claims that it will help the metabolism Wh?? Help what metabolism? and productivity of his fellow citizens, President Hugo Chavez said clocks would be moved forward by &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/08/22/chavez-the-bizarre/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Venezuelan Tuna Caper</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/08/22/the-venezuelan-tuna-caper/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/08/22/the-venezuelan-tuna-caper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes folks truth is way weirder than fiction. In the case of Hugo Chavez clownish doesn&#8217;t come close to describing him. In the wake of the devastating earthquake that shook Peru, aid has flowed in, including from the government of &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/08/22/the-venezuelan-tuna-caper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News Brief, ASHC Hates My Cyrillic Edition</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/07/21/news-brief-%d1%8f%d0%b0-%d1%80%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bb%d1%83%d0%b1%d0%be%d0%b2-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-posted at The Conjecturer Defense Doug Bandow has a pair of great pieces up, on how the GWoT and Iraq are actually opposed to a free society, and more precisely just how badly the Iraq War has distorted us as &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/07/21/news-brief-%d1%8f%d0%b0-%d1%80%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bb%d1%83%d0%b1%d0%be%d0%b2-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News Brief, Supermassive Black Hole Edition</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/06/06/news-brief-supermassive-black-hole-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-posted at The Conjecturer. Defense I suppose it goes without saying that the Nintendo DS is already basically an &#8220;advanced sensor platform,&#8221; since it is natively wireless, adaptive, touch-sensitive (and easily modded for tilt), and has a microphone. But don&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/06/06/news-brief-supermassive-black-hole-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News Brief, Eany Meany Edition</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/06/04/news-brief-eany-meany-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-posted at The Conjecturer. Defense Is al-Hurra, the Arabic-language Voice of America satellite channel, nothing more than an al-Jazeera clone? Hardly. One of the reasons Voice of America is as respected as it is was its willingness to broadcast news &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/06/04/news-brief-eany-meany-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News Brief, Ð¯ Ð½ÐµÐ½Ð°Ð²Ð¸Ð¶Ñƒ Ð²Ð°ÑˆÐµ Ð»Ð¸Ñ†Ð¾ Edition</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/06/01/news-brief-%d1%8f-%d0%bd%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b6%d1%83-%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b5-%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%86%d0%be-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-posted on The Conjecturer. Defense The IDF is generally thought of as one of the world&#8217;s top armies&#8212;though it lacks expeditionary capability (which is usually a function of solid logistics), its warfighting is top notch. Not so, according to the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/06/01/news-brief-%d1%8f-%d0%bd%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b6%d1%83-%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b5-%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%86%d0%be-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Death Spiral in Venzuela Continues</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/05/04/the-death-spiral-in-venzuela-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/05/04/the-death-spiral-in-venzuela-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 06:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chavez has railed against the rising cost of health care and set up free clinics. Combined with other factors this has resulted in Health care getting far more expensive. His threats to seize the health care sector completely won't stop this spiral: <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/05/04/the-death-spiral-in-venzuela-continues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela Seizes Oil Operations</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/05/01/venezuela-seizes-oil-operations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 13:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get ready for higher gas prices, as inexperienced bureaucrats take over the operations of 4 major refineries. Venezuela stripped the world&#8217;s biggest oil companies of operational control over massive Orinoco Belt crude projects on Tuesday, a vital move in President &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/05/01/venezuela-seizes-oil-operations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks Manny</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/04/30/thanks-manny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manny Lopez has written a nice editorial at The Detroit News about his experience entering the world of blogging and my and Lee Garnett&#8217;s interview of him discussing Hugo Chavez and developments in Venezuela. Our first time to get mentioned &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/04/30/thanks-manny/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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