And, yes, I DO take it personally: 2006 is going to be an interesting year for Latin America

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Saturday, December 31, 2005

2006 is going to be an interesting year for Latin America

let's just hope the bush cabal doesn't undertake a troop build-up in paraguay and further piss everybody off...

Bolivian President-elect
Evo Morales and Fidel Castro

Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales has arrived in Cuba on his first foreign trip since a sweeping election victory earlier this month.

Mr Morales was warmly welcomed by Cuban President Fidel Castro, who said his poll win "had shaken the world".

Mr Morales is set to become Bolivia's first indigenous president next month.

An admirer of Mr Castro, he described his visit to see him as "a meeting between two generations of fighters for dignity and independence".

The Cuban leader laid on a ceremonial welcome for Mr Morales, sending his personal jet to bring him to Havana.

Referring to the recent rise of left and centre-left politicians in Latin America, Mr Castro said: "It appears the map is changing, and we need to be reflective, to observe well and to be informed."