http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/paraguay/ en-us Wed, 7 May 2008 17:16:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2012540/posts Shortly after his historic victory in Paraguay's mid-April elections, President-elect Fernando Lugo -- the retired bishop suspended from ministry after he declaring his run for office -- received a courtesy call from the papal nuncio to the Latin American country, Archbishop Orlando Antonini. While the Paraguay church's initial reaction to Lugo's expected defeat of its long-reigning Colorado party was little more than acknowledgment that it happened, Antonini called on the president-elect bearing a gift from B16: not a decree of excommunication, but a pen adorned with the papal coat of arms. The prelate-politico was reported to be emotional as... WITL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2012540/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 17:16:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010514/posts 'A MAN of God and an enemy of the Great Satan": That's how Iran's official media described Fernando Lugo - the Paraguayan ex-priest who just won his country's presidency in a hotly contested election. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - among the first foreign leaders to congratulate Lugo on his win - hopes that Paraguay will now become another link in what he calls "the counter lasso" - the chain of anti-US regimes he's supporting with the help of his "brother," Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Ahmadinejad's analysis is simple: America is trying to throw a lasso around Iran with the help... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010514/posts#comment Sat, 3 May 2008 00:59:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2006388/posts POST ONE: Pope Benedict XVI is believed to be mulling over the possibility of expelling a bishop, Fernando Lugo, from the clerical state. That would certainly be a first under the 1983 Code (the Jacques Gaillot case in 1995 was not a precedent; Gaillot was removed from office, but not from the clerical state), and I'm pretty sure it never happened under the 1917 Code. Lugo, though suspended and removed from ecclesiastical office, remains a cleric, but his election under a reformist banner to Paraguay's presidency upped the ante. Clergy are forbidden to assume civil governing offices (see 1983... In the Light of the Law http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2006388/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:11:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005724/posts Pope Benedict XVI is to decide whether to defrock Fernando Lugo, a Roman Catholic Bishop, following his election as President of Paraguay, Vatican sources said today. Mr Lugo, 56, a former Divine Word missionary and Bishop, was elected President of Paraguay with 41 per cent of the vote with a platform of land reform and help for the poor. His election ended over 60 years of rule by the Colorado Party, whose candidate Blanca Ovelar received 31 per cent of the vote. Mr Lugo was ordained in 1977, and served as a missionary in Ecuador for five years. In 1992... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005724/posts#comment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:54:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004966/posts ASUNCION, Paraguay - The victory of the "bishop of the poor" in Paraguay's presidential election expands a wave of leftist leadership across Latin America and further isolates the few remaining conservative governments. Once Fernando Lugo is inaugurated on Aug. 15, the only right-leaning governments in Latin America will be Colombia, El Salvador and Mexico — and arguably Peru, where a left-leaning populist party has gradually edged to the right. "The triumph of comrade Fernando Lugo is ... yet another stone in the foundation of this new Latin America that is just, sovereign, independent — and why not, socialist," Ecuadorean President... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004966/posts#comment Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:56:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994618/posts Julio Gonzalez Asunción, Mar 31, 2008 / 01:08 pm (CNA).- Four months ago Julio Gonzalez surprised all of Paraguay when he returned to the soccer field after having one of his arms amputated.  Since returning, he says that he was able to overcome all of his obstacles because of his faith in God.In December of 2005, Gonzalez, a 24 year-old player on an Italian soccer team, was asked to play on the Paraguayan national team for the 2006 World Cup.  However, while he was on his way to the airport in Venice to catch a flight back to Asuncion... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994618/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:02:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992951/posts Always trying to be helpful to our Democrat friends, I have a solution for their dilemma that could keep their party from self immolation. There is one country in the world where dueling is still legal --- Paraguay. If Obama and Hillary want to settle their differences in this manner, I am quite certain the funds could be raised to make it happen. I would, of course, want to be the promoter of the event, THE PARAGUAY OPTION. SOURCE For all registered blood donors with an unsatisfied passion for dueling, Paraguay should be top of your list of places to... pbs.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992951/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:49:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978400/posts Neil Bush, younger brother of U.S. President George W. Bush, called on Paraguay's president as the guest of a business federation founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. A presidential press office source, who spoke on condition of not being named, confirmed the younger Bush met President Nicanor Duarte on Thursday along with a delegation from the Universal Peace Federation, a group associated with Moon. Duarte himself had no statement on the meeting. Antonio Betancourt, a spokesman for the federation, said that Bush visited Duarte and later met with an opposition congressional leader, Sen. Miguel Abdon Saguier, and that both... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978400/posts#comment Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:26:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971094/posts Eugene, a Belgian computer programmer, has retired to a cottage in southern Paraguay, and the pride of his golden years is his view. From his stone patio, he sees forested hills, the fringes of yerba mate plantations, and, in the distance, the crumbling ruins of a Jesuit settlement two centuries old. “Like a picture,” he says, and I nod to agree, even though my mind is not on the beautiful vista, but on the dark figure who once shared it. The Nazi doctor Josef Mengele cheated justice for decades by hiding out in South America, sometimes in these very hills.... The Smart Set http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971094/posts#comment Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:37:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967154/posts ASUNCION, Paraguay - Paraguay asked international health authorities on Thursday to supply 600,000 doses of vaccine for yellow fever after the first cases were detected in the country in 34 years. Antonio Barrios, a public health official, said the government had 100,000 vaccine doses but wanted to bolster stocks as a "reserve measure" after five cases of yellow fever were detected this week in a central farming region. Barrios said the request was being made to the Pan American Health Organization. An expert on vaccination issues at the Washington-based offices was not immediately available for comment. Barrios said the five... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967154/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:02:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835291/posts Homeland Security: Duncan Hunter got the number wrong but the problem right in Tuesday's GOP presidential debate. We need to worry about al-Qaida in Iraq but also about al-Qaida and Hezbollah in the Americas. The long-shot congressman from San Diego tried to make the point that border security isn't just about people coming into this country looking for a better life, but also people possibly coming across looking to end our way of life as we know it. Hunter has stated that last year some 155,000 illegals were caught coming into this country classified as OTMs (other than Mexicans). In... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835291/posts#comment Thu, 17 May 2007 18:47:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1830742/posts CIUDAD DEL ESTE, Paraguay - The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia has taken root in South America, fostering a well-financed force of Islamist radicals boiling with hatred for the United States and ready to die to prove it, according to militia members, U.S. officials and police agencies across the continent. MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1830742/posts#comment Wed, 9 May 2007 15:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804638/posts The U.S. State Department has issued a warning to Americans against travel to parts of Paraguay because of an outbreak of dengue fever. A statement issued Tuesday said citizens may want to particularly avoid the area of Asuncion, Paraguay, where most of the nation's infections are concentrated. At least 18,000 people in Paraguay have been infected, and at least a dozen of those have died of the severe form of the disease, known as dengue hemorrhagic fever. Some experts say the number of cases is significantly higher than the official reports. Paraguayan officials have been accused of a responding inadequately... VOA News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804638/posts#comment Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:56:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1797865/posts Brazil says triple border area under constant vigilance http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/08/america/LA-GEN-Brazil-US-Triple-Border.php The Associated PressPublished: February 8, 2007 BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil's top law enforcement official Thursday assured his American counterpart that Brazil is taking action to prevent terrorist groups from gaining a foothold in South America's so-called Triple Border. Measures to combat terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering were among the top issues discussed by Justice Minister Marcio Thomaz Bastos and U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzales in Brazil's capital. The Triple Border, a porous region where Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina converge, is home to more than 20,000 Arabs — mostly Lebanese Muslims — as... IHT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1797865/posts#comment Fri, 9 Mar 2007 06:00:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793293/posts Dengue sparks Paraguay emergency Hospitals may not be able to cope if cases go on rising, doctors say Paraguay has declared a 60-day state of emergency to deal with an outbreak of dengue fever which has killed at least 10 people in the past two months. Officials say 14,654 people have been diagnosed with dengue. But doctors say the figure is 10 times higher, and are worried about a new more virulent variant of the disease. Brazil and Bolivia have also seen a rise in cases of dengue, which is spread by mosquitoes and is endemic in much of the... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793293/posts#comment Thu, 1 Mar 2007 15:23:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1722483/posts Asuncion, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) The land grab project of US President George W. Bush in Chaco, Paraguay, has generated considerable discomfort both politically and environmentally. The news circulating the continent about plans to buy 98,840 acres of land in Chaco, Paraguay, near the Triple Frontier (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) is the talk of the town in these countries. Although official sources have not confirmed the information that is already public, the land is reportedly located in Paso de Patria, near Bolivian gas reserves and the Guarani indigenous water region, within the Triple Border. Alto Paraguay Gov. Erasmo Rodriguez Acosta revealed... Latin America News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1722483/posts#comment Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:46:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1684711/posts Paraguay's former military ruler Alfredo Stroessner has died aged 93 in a hospital in the Brazilian capital. General Stroessner had contracted pneumonia after an operation for a hernia on 29 July. Gen Stroessner, who led a military coup in 1954, had lived in exile in Brazil since being ousted in 1989. Paraguay had said earlier it would not pay tribute to him as he was a renegade from justice and was wanted for questioning over alleged rights abuses. Paraguayan judges had, on a number of occasions, requested the extradition of the former leader in connection with Operation Condor, a co-ordinated... news.bbc.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1684711/posts#comment Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:30:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1649772/posts Starting off the day will be Real Salt Lake's Douglas Sequeira and his Costa Rican teammates, who play Ecuador at 8:55 a.m. ET in Hamburg (ESPN2). The ticos showed pluck in their Group A opener against Germany on Friday, making a game of it by scoring twice against the hosts before falling 4-2. The Central Americans will need to have more players get involved in the attack against Ecuador, as Paulo Wanchope provided their only offense. The Ecuadorians got a huge weight off their shoulders by downing Poland 2-0 in their group play opener Friday. Previously, the side had been... MLSnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1649772/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:42:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1211783/posts Juan Peron was an Argentinian president who was a dictator who Fascist tendencies from 1946-1955 and 1972-1974, when he died. He was a soldier originally who in a coup became Secretary of Labor in 1943, then he went to prison, because some military personals feared he was getting powerful in 1945, which he goes to jail. Then in October 17th, a large rally occurs calling for the release of Juan Peron, which he is released. He marries Maria Eva Duarte, who becomes Evita Peron. This was Juan Peron's second marriage. His first wife died of cancer. He is elected in... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1211783/posts#comment Fri, 10 Sep 2004 05:55:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629659/posts LONDON – Britain's secret intelligence service, MI6, has established the first proof al-Qaida is playing a major role in the new Cold War between North and South America – with Osama bin Laden's terror network seeing itself in league with Mexican subversives in infiltrating the U.S. border. The evidence emerged as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez swash-buckled into London after scoring a win in yet another venomous battle with Washington for influence and economic advantage across the Latin American continent. Chavez is in London to meet the capital's anti-Bush mayor, Ken Livingstone, and other prominent British opponents of the war in... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629659/posts#comment Wed, 10 May 2006 06:13:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1592138/posts Each year thousands of tourists are drawn to the beauty of Iguacu Falls in an undeveloped area of South America where Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina meet: the Tri-border region. But CBS News correspondent Trish Regan reports that a large, influential Arab population flourishes in the area. Many of them are reaping huge profits in a variety of illegal activities. Members of the American military have charged that the region harbors radical Islamic terrorists, and that the area is a growing threat to U.S. security interests. Millions of dollars flow through these streets every year — and basically nothing is done... CBSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1592138/posts#comment Wed, 8 Mar 2006 05:01:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1532558/posts CUIDAD DEL ESTE, PARAGUAY - Outside the Jebay mall, a bustling hive of black market shops guarded by men with pistols and shotguns, a motorcycle taxista shouts from inside his helmet: "They want to control all this. They think terrorists are here." "They" means the US military. The recent arrival of US troops in this landlocked nation of 6 million is brewing fears of the repeat of cold-war intervention in the heart of South America. And in cabs, newspapers, courtyards, and restaurants throughout region, conspiracy theories about Washington's intentions are spreading like wildfire. In May, Paraguay rankled neighbors by hosting... Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1532558/posts#comment Fri, 2 Dec 2005 09:36:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488645/posts When the Berlin Wall was torn down, the Soviet Union collapsed, and China pursued market-led development, it seemed safe to assume that the threat of aggressive communism toppling national dominoes and dominating an entire continent was gone forever. But while America has focused its attention elsewhere, communism is on the move in South America, and the shape of a serious plan to dominate our neighboring continent has become evident. Even worse, our natural ally to resist such domination is strangely uninterested in defending its turf. On a scale not seen since the 1960s, Cuba's Fidel Castro and his new ally,... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488645/posts#comment Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:12:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1481221/posts Disaster Relief: Ninety-five nations have pledged $1 billion in aid in the wake of Katrina, and while the U.S. can manage, it's heartening. But one government that wishes us ill has jumped in and it should be rebuked. We're talking about our antagonist of the last half-century, Fidel Castro. Cuba's dictator headed straight for the TV cameras to make the most of an offer of 1,600 doctors. Given how his munificence pales in comparison, say, to Kuwait's quietly pledged $500 million, it's amazing how much publicity he's reaped. But Castro's offer of medical help, supposedly waiting at the Havana airport,... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1481221/posts#comment Fri, 9 Sep 2005 18:27:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477138/posts Qatar pledged $100 million in humanitarian assistance Saturday to help Americans recover from Hurricane Katrina, heading a list of more than a dozen countries joining an outpouring of support. They added to the more than 50 countries who had made pledges by the end of the day Friday. ``In these difficult circumstances, the people and the government of the state of Qatar would like to assure the people of the United States of its support and desire to assist the people in the affected area along the United States Gulf Coast,'' said a statement from the oil-rich Persian Gulf state's... Guardian UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477138/posts#comment Sun, 4 Sep 2005 16:26:52 GMT