tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post2428615997867024075..comments2023-11-06T00:01:30.085+13:00Comments on New Zeal: Neo-Communist Venezuela Courts TongaTrevor Loudonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-25230118777615716502007-11-13T21:44:00.000+13:002007-11-13T21:44:00.000+13:00Hugo Chavez's criminal paradise 'While this situat...<B>Hugo Chavez's criminal paradise </B><BR/><BR/>'While this situation has so far been rather invisible to the rest of the world, it is patently clear to those in charge of fighting transnational crime. Anti-trafficking officials in Europe, the United States, Asia and other Latin American countries are paying unprecedented attention to Venezuela. These officials are not particularly interested in Venezuelan politics or in Chavez's policies. <B>All they care about is that the tentacles of these global criminal networks are spreading from Venezuela into their countries with enormous power and at great speed.</B><BR/><BR/>It is also a major stopover for illegal immigrants from China, the Middle East and other parts of Latin America who are on their way elsewhere. They can obtain a Venezuelan passport in a matter of hours.'<BR/><BR/>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-naim10nov10,0,1470504.story?coll=la-tot-opinionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com