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Bush and Lula for the promotion of biofuels !!!




by jean63 » 10/03/07, 00:04

Associated Press the 09 / 03 / 2007 21h08 George W. Bush and his Brazilian counterpart Lula promote biofuels

Against the backdrop of hostile demonstrations, US President George W. Bush concluded a cooperation agreement for the promotion of biofuels in Sao Paulo on Friday in Sao Paulo with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva, in order to meet growing international demand for this type of fuel. alternative energy.

The White House chief began a six-day tour of Latin America on Thursday to show the renewed interest in the United States for a former area of ​​influence leaning more and more to the left. During his stages in Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico, he must focus on strengthening trade ties, the fight against drugs and biofuels.

The United States and Brazil are among the main producers of this type of fuel. They are made in Brazil from the distillation of sugar cane, which is abundant in a country where almost eight out of ten recent cars run on this biodiesel. The agreement signed Friday morning by the United States and Brazil provides for cooperation between the two countries to promote its commercialization, particularly in Central America and the Caribbean.

Voices have been raised in Brazil against this agreement. "Bush and his friends are trying to take control of ethanol production in Brazil and it must be stopped," said the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement. This organization fears the establishment of a sort of ethanol cartel, on the OPEC model, between Washington and Brasilia.

The agreement, argued Friday President Bush and his Brazilian counterpart, will instead create jobs while preserving the environment and ensuring greater independence in the face of fluctuations in oil markets. "Collaborating for the future of humanity" is "common sense", declared President Bush, who visited one of the main fuel depots in Sao Paulo.

But when Mr. Silva suggested that the United States could waive the customs tax on imports of Brazilian ethanol, Mr. Bush replied that it was impossible until the expiration of the current law in 2009.

On the way from the airport to his hotel, Mr. Bush may have seen the many gas stations where motorists can either get gas or biofuel. Onlookers watched the presidential procession pass, but few beckoned to it.

George W. Bush did not see the protests that took place in Thursday’s day in Sao Paulo where riot forces fired tear gas at the approximately 6.000 demonstrators marching in the business district against the visit of the American head of state. Protesters were beaten by police and the Brazilian press reported 18 injured, a figure not confirmed by the authorities.

More than 500 people also marched in Porto Alegre, in the south of the country, shouting "Out the imperialist" and burned an effigy of the American president.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, one of his great contemptors, for his part began Thursday evening in Buenos Aires his own tour of Latin America. "It seems that he (George W. Bush) has just discovered poverty" in the region, quipped the leader of the radical left. He is due to preside over an "anti-imperialist rally" in a stadium in Buenos Aires on Saturday. About 65 kilometers from Montevideo, where Mr. Bush will meet at the same time with the President of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez.

In Sao Paulo on Friday evening, George Bush once again felt that "America is not thanked enough for what it is trying to do to improve people's lives." “The purpose of my trip is to explain as clearly as I can that our country is generous and has compassion,” “we care a lot about our neighbors,” he said. AP

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...... but such action on the part of Bush seems suspicious to some:

Voices have been raised in Brazil against this agreement. "Bush and his friends are trying to take control of ethanol production in Brazil and it must be stopped," said the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement. This organization fears the establishment of a sort of ethanol cartel, on the OPEC model, between Washington and Brasilia.

The agreement, argued Friday President Bush and his Brazilian counterpart, will instead create jobs while preserving the environment and ensuring greater independence in the face of fluctuations in oil markets. "Collaborating for the future of humanity" is "common sense", declared President Bush, who visited one of the main fuel depots in Sao Paulo.
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Re: Bush and Lula for the promotion of biofuels !!!




by bham » 10/03/07, 06:46

jean63 wrote:
..... The deal, President Bush and his Brazilian counterpart argued Friday, will instead create jobs while preserving the environment and ensuring greater independence from fluctuations in the oil markets.

Well I believe it, na! to slave jobs and massive deforestation : Lol: : Cry:
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by jean63 » 10/03/07, 08:24

bham wrote:
jean63 wrote:
..... The deal, President Bush and his Brazilian counterpart argued Friday, will instead create jobs while preserving the environment and ensuring greater independence from fluctuations in the oil markets.

Well I believe it, na! to slave jobs and massive deforestation : Lol: : Cry:

EXCELLENT beautiful interpretation! Indeed the cane cutters in Brazil are badly paid, but I believe that they are not that unhappy as that: they are used to this kind of work (you will say to me: inevitably, they have no choice) .

it sucks for deforestation in the Amazon. : Evil:

What is amazing is the cooperation between Bush and Lula: Bush wants to give Chavez the president of Venezuela an arm of honor. : Lol:
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by jean63 » 10/03/07, 09:17

Bush continues his tour of South America much to Chavez's chagrin !! ==>

Saturday March 10, 2007 Bush arrives in Uruguay, protests continue in Latin America
MONTEVIDEO (AFP), 07:39
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President George W. Bush and his wife on March 9, 2007 upon their arrival in Montevideo, UruguayPresident George W. Bush assured Friday that the United States had not turned its back on Latin America, while the protests were continuing and that his Venezuelan rival Hugo Chavez was leading the charge against his coming to the region.

Shortly before his arrival in Uruguay, in the evening, two demonstrations gathered more than 6.000 people in the capital Montevideo. The two parades, one organized by the left union PIT-CNT and the other by an anti-imperialist coordination, took place in a rather peaceful manner.

Radical elements, however, attacked McDonald's fast-food restaurants, previously evacuated, whose windows they broke. Two puppets bearing the likeness of Mr. Bush, described by the crowd as "fascist" and "terrorist" and of Uruguayan President Tabaré Vazquez, accused of "coward", were set on fire.

In Brazil, a previous stage in Mr. Bush's tour, his visit, supervised by at least 4.000 police officers, had already given rise to protests and sporadic clashes, especially when a thousand students had gathered around the Hilton hotel. while Mr. Bush was speaking with his Brazilian counterpart Lula.

While Mr. Bush defended the strategic stake of a partnership concluded the same day with Brazil to promote the production of ethanol, Mr. Chavez, a bane of the United States in the region, led the counter-offensive.

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A Brazilian hostile to the arrival of US President Bush strikes a puppet in his image on March 9, 2007 in Sao Paulo The week-long tour of the United States President in five Latin American countries is precisely intended to counter the anti-American and anti-liberal movements which have strengthened in recent months and of which Mr. Chavez is the emblematic figure.

"Bush is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He comes to divide, deceive and curb popular movements," Chavez said on Friday, referring to Mr. Bush's efforts to put a human face on United States policies in Latin America.

Mr. Chavez's enterprise culminated in the evening with an "anti-imperialist" rally in a stadium in front of 35.000 people in Buenos Aires, a sort of snub to the "devil" Bush, who arrived in Uruguay, on the other side. from the Rio de la Plata estuary.

"The President of the United States is a political corpse, he no longer even smells of sulfur but rather political death and soon he will turn to dust and disappear", launched Mr. Chavez, in a red "Bolivarian" shirt, surrounded by members of the Mothers of May.

In Brazil, Mr. Bush had nevertheless assured "to hear the concerns in front of the fact that people who live in a democracy do not receive the benefits from it", adding that "Americans are deeply concerned about social justice".

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The American Presidents George W. Bush and Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, March 9, 2007 in Guarulhos "This description of the facts according to which we have turned our backs (on Latin America) is not supported by any facts", had -he declares.

He also recalled having doubled under his mandate the direct aid of the United States to Latin America which reached 1,6 billion dollars last year.

Strong opposition in Latin America to the war in Iraq is one of the driving forces behind the protests against Mr. Bush. But the protesters also denounce an American policy for the region which, according to them, boils down to free trade agreements or the fight against drug trafficking.

They also denounce the fallout from the American-Brazilian partnership on ethanol. Critics of this project are worried about the creation of an "Ethanol Opep" giving pride of place to large industrialists, or the ecological consequences for the Amazon rainforest..

MM. Bush and Lula fiercely defended the memorandum. However, Bush rejected the Brazilian request to lower taxes imposed on the United States on imports of Brazilian ethanol.

MM. Bush and Lula also referred to the difficult international negotiations underway for the removal of trade barriers and the Brazilian president wanted an "agreement as soon as possible".


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by ThierrySan » 10/03/07, 09:25

If this info is correct, it is the biggest FALSE ASS in the world !!

And, in this case, obviously, it will make it an organization like OPEC, but this time managed by the USA. He will be the supreme chief of green gold !! ... in addition to being God!
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by crispus » 10/03/07, 11:08

To summarize, we can use André's terms:

"When the negotiation is between a weak and a strong, it is called a capitulation."

Poor South America, so far from God and so close to the United States ... (Who can remind me of the author?)
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by gegyx » 10/03/07, 11:12

Yes, but he also saw that the populations did not like him at all, and let him know ...
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by Christophe » 10/03/07, 12:20

ThierrySan wrote:If this info is correct, it is the biggest FALSE ASS in the world !!


Not at all he defends his interests by putting balls at his competitors ... Exactly like the Indians who buy the EU steel industry.

Moreover, who tells you that it is Ethanol? Maybe it's the ETBE sector? To remind ETBE, it is barely 2 to 5% savings on CO2 compared to gasoline ... and high indirect consumption of petroleum products: the oil companies are happy by deceiving consumers who believe they are using biofuel which is ultimately only "5%" ...
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by jean63 » 10/03/07, 19:32

Bush ignores Chavez = "divide and conquer" ==>

Saturday March 10, 2007 In Uruguay, Bush ignores Chavez in the name of "quiet diplomacy"
MONTEVIDEO (AFP), 18:36
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Venezuelan President Tabare Vasquez and President Bush on March 10, 2007 in Anchorena Park President George W. Bush on Saturday opposed Hugo Chavez "quiet diplomacy" led by the United States in Latin America, while persisting in keeping the name of his Venezuelan rival who had manifested himself the day before not very far from him to further stir up anti-American feelings.

Bush did not respond to a question from a reporter who asked him at a press conference with his Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez if he was afraid to name Mr. Chavez, as says this one.

He continued to ignore Mr. Chavez's diatribes, uttered the day before in front of a crowded crowd in a stadium in Buenos Aires, while the American president took up residence in Uruguay, on the other side of the Rio estuary. la Plata.

Mr. Bush preferred to qualify the American strategy as "quiet and effective diplomacy", in the peaceful setting of Estancia Anchorena, the Uruguayan presidential ranch where he enjoyed himself by participating in a fishing trip with Mr. Vazquez afterwards. having shared a traditional "asado" (barbecue).

"The president of the United States is today a political corpse which does not even smell any more the sulfur any more, exclaimed Mr. Chavez, on Friday about the term ending of the" devil "Bush. Washington's pet peeve will continue their own South American tour of Bolivia on Saturday and Sunday in support of friend Evo Morales.

Mr. Bush's visit to Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico is accompanied by demonstrations against the "imperialist" policy of the United States, against the war in Iraq, among many grievances in a region which has experienced a turn to an alternative left.

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Demonstration against Bush's visit on March 9, 2007 in MontevideoM. Bush arrived on Thursday preceded by the widespread feeling that the United States was summing up its diplomacy for the region to free trade agreements and the fight against drug trafficking and had forgotten its neighbors to the south since the September 11 attacks. Mr. Bush said he was coming "to conduct positive, constructive diplomacy. My message to the people here, he said, is that we care about human conditions and we believe that we can improve the conditions. human conditions by a variety of means ".

Mr. Bush also defended the virtues of free trade, saying he was "optimistic" about a favorable outcome of international negotiations for a lowering of trade barriers. He underlined that he had left the Trade Representative Susan Schwab behind him in Sao Paulo to continue discussions with the Brazilians, key players in the negotiations.

But he also intends to "remind us that the United States and its compassionate people care deeply about issues such as education and health." He noted the amount of direct US aid to the region in 2006 ($ 1,6 billion) and referred to US support for a literacy program in Uruguay. Mr. Bush intended to show in this small country of 3,3 million inhabitants that the United States could work with leaders of the left. Mr. Vazquez is the head of a government comprising former guerrillas.

The United States helped this country when it went through the most serious financial crisis in its recent history in 2001, as Mr. Vazquez recalled, in a grateful tone. After the signature in early 2007 of a framework agreement on trade and investment, the United States negotiated with Uruguay a reciprocal lowering of customs duties. This agreement, paving the way for some to a free trade treaty, met with resistance within the Uruguayan government.


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by jean63 » 11/03/07, 12:07

After Uruguay, George W. Bush expected in Colombia ==>

Sunday March 11, 2007 After Uruguay, George W. Bush expected in Colombia
MONTEVIDEO (AFP), 09:43
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Venezuelan President Tabare Vasquez and President Bush on March 10, 2007 in Anchorena ParkPresident George W. Bush is expected in Colombia on Sunday after opposing Hugo Chavez on Saturday against "quiet diplomacy" led by the United States in Latin America, while persisting in silencing the name of his Venezuelan rival who had appeared the day before in Argentina to stir up anti-American sentiment.

Bush did not respond to a question from a journalist who asked him, during a press conference with his Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez, if he was afraid to mention the name of Mr. Chavez, as the says this one.

He continued to ignore Mr. Chavez's diatribes, uttered the day before in front of an overexcited crowd in a stadium in Buenos Aires, while the American president took up his quarters in Uruguay, on the other side of the Rio de Janeiro estuary. la Plata. Mr. Bush preferred to qualify the American strategy as "quiet and effective diplomacy", in the peaceful setting of Estancia Anchorena, the Uruguayan presidential ranch where he enjoyed himself by participating in a fishing trip with Mr. Vazquez afterwards. having shared a traditional "asado" (barbecue).

"The president of the United States is today a political corpse which does not even smell any more the sulfur any more, exclaimed Mr. Chavez, on Friday about the term ending of the" devil "Bush. Washington's pet peeve will continue their own South American tour of Bolivia on Saturday and Sunday in support of friend Evo Morales. Mr. Bush's visit to Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico is accompanied by demonstrations against the "imperialist" policy of the United States, against the war in Iraq, among many grievances in a region which has experienced a turn to an alternative left.

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Demonstration against Bush's March 9, 2007 visit to Montevideo Uruguayan police said on Saturday they had seized eight incendiary devices and arrested 20 people during protests by far-left Uruguayan and Argentinian activists on Friday evening. The windows of two McDonald's were broken. Bush arrived on Thursday preceded by a widespread feeling that the United States was summing up diplomacy for the region to free trade agreements and the fight against drug trafficking, and had forgotten its neighbors to the south since the terrorist attacks. September 11th.

Mr. Bush said he was coming "to conduct positive, constructive diplomacy. My message to the people here, he said, is that we care about human conditions and we believe that we can improve the conditions. human conditions by a variety of means ".

Mr. Bush also defended the virtues of free trade, saying he was "optimistic" about a favorable outcome of international negotiations for a lowering of trade barriers. He underlined that he had left the Trade Representative Susan Schwab behind him in Sao Paulo to continue discussions with the Brazilians, key players in the negotiations.

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Working meeting between Venezuelan President Tabare Vasquez and President Bush on March 10, 2007 in Anchorena Park. But he also intends to "recall that the United States and its compassionate people care deeply about issues such as education and health." He noted the amount of direct US aid to the region in 2006 ($ 1,6 billion) and referred to US support for a literacy program in Uruguay. Mr. Bush intended to show in this small country of 3,3 million inhabitants that the United States could work with leaders of the left.

Mr. Vazquez heads a government comprising former guerrillas. The United States helped this country when it went through the most serious financial crisis in its recent history in 2001, as Mr. Vazquez recalled, in a grateful tone. After the signature in early 2007 of a framework agreement on trade and investment, the United States negotiated with Uruguay a reciprocal lowering of customs duties. This agreement, paving the way for some to a free trade treaty, met with resistance within the Uruguayan government.
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