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| − | [[Category:Countries]][[Venezuela]] is a country in South America which has become controversial (at least within the {{USA}}) for a number of reasons.{{seed}} | + | [[Category:Countries]] |
| + | ==About== | ||
| + | [[Venezuela]] is a country in South America which has become controversial (at least within the {{USA}}) for a number of reasons.{{seed}} | ||
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* Their current president, [[Wikipedia:Hugo Chavez|Hugo Chavez]], has been heavily critical of {{USA}} foreign policy | * Their current president, [[Wikipedia:Hugo Chavez|Hugo Chavez]], has been heavily critical of {{USA}} foreign policy | ||
* Their government has been increasingly clamping down on civil rights, including free speech [http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/03/24/venezu10368.htm] | * Their government has been increasingly clamping down on civil rights, including free speech [http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/03/24/venezu10368.htm] | ||
* They are a major source of oil (one of the five founding members of [[Wikipedia:OPEC|OPEC]]; they own [[Wikipedia:Citgo|Citgo]]) | * They are a major source of oil (one of the five founding members of [[Wikipedia:OPEC|OPEC]]; they own [[Wikipedia:Citgo|Citgo]]) | ||
* They recently passed a law which will require all government agencies (including the government-owned oil industry) to convert, within two years, to using only [[Htyp:FOSS|open-source]] software [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003998.html] | * They recently passed a law which will require all government agencies (including the government-owned oil industry) to convert, within two years, to using only [[Htyp:FOSS|open-source]] software [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003998.html] | ||
| − | ==Reference== | + | ==Links== |
| + | ===Reference=== | ||
* {{wikipedia|Venezuela}} | * {{wikipedia|Venezuela}} | ||
| + | ===to file=== | ||
| + | * '''2014-02-14''' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26283971 Venezuela threatens to expel CNN over protest coverage] | ||
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Venezuela is a country in South America which has become controversial (at least within the United States) for a number of reasons.
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- Their current president, Hugo Chavez, has been heavily critical of United States foreign policy
- Their government has been increasingly clamping down on civil rights, including free speech [1]
- They are a major source of oil (one of the five founding members of OPEC; they own Citgo)
- They recently passed a law which will require all government agencies (including the government-owned oil industry) to convert, within two years, to using only open-source software [2]