Epstein Secrets

normous influence in the countries of the ALBA, and the clear leadership of the group known as the nations of the XXIth Century Socialism: Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua. 11. To this list we must add the sympathy and solidarity that Cuba inspires in governments such as those of Argentina, Braz

the annual amount of aid at its highest point as thirteen billion dollars. 6. A quarter century after the disappearance of the Communist block, the Castro government, together with North Korea, has shown itself to be the exception to the rule: It has maintained control without renouncing the principles

atic elections, in 1998. In office, he upended the political order at home and used oil revenues to finance client states in Latin America, notably Bolivia and Nicaragua. Inspired by Simian Bolivar, the mercurial Venezuelan aristocrat who led South America's 19th-century wars of independence, Mr. Chavez

nch police agents and a Lebanese informer in Paris in 1975. "I don't care what they say tomorrow in Europe." No mentor was more supportive than Mr. Castro, who well understood how important Venezuela's subsidized oil shipments were to Cuba's fragile economy. An ally from the start of Mr. Chavez's pres

overed Rocha had been closely tied to Cuba's intelligence agency since a trip to Chile in 1973, with Rocha's actions, including his interference in Bolivia's presidential election to aid a Castro ally, being scrutinized as acts of espionage. The report highlighted the missed opportunities and red flags

ba's intelligence agency since a trip to Chile in 1973, with Rocha's actions, including his interference in Bolivia's presidential election to aid a Castro ally, being scrutinized as acts of espionage. The report highlighted the missed opportunities and red flags that allowed Rocha to evade detection fo