Bush Buys Land in Northern Paraguay10/13/06
http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7bEBA55617-2676-4091-ABBC-20650EB6FEE1%7d&language=EN
Buenos Aires, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) An Argentine official regarded the intention of the George W. Bush family to settle on the Acuifero Guarani (Paraguay) as surprising, besides being a bad signal for the governments of the region.
Luis D Elia, undersecretary for the Social Habitat in the Argentine Federal Planning Ministry, issued a memo partially reproduced by digital INFOBAE.com, in which he spoke of the purchase by Bush of a 98,842-acre farm in northern Paraguay, between Brazil and Bolivia.
The news circulated Thursday in non-official sources in Asuncion, Paraguay.
D Elia considered this Bush step counterproductive for the regional power expressed by Presidents Nestor Kirchner, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro.
He said that "it is a bad signal that the Bush family is doing business with natural resources linked to the future of MERCOSUR."
The official pointed out that this situation could cause a hypothetical conflict of all the armies in the region, and called attention to the Bush family habit of associating business and politics.
Jenna Bush joins UNICEF program in Paraguay
The Associated Press
Published: October 9, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/09/america/LA_GEN_Paraguay_UN_Jenna_Bush.php
ASUNCION, Paraguay Jenna Bush came to this poor, landlocked South American country to take part in a UNICEF program for young professionals who volunteer in its activities here, the U.N. organization announced Monday.
UNICEF released few details about the program involving the 24-year-old daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush, citing security concerns.
"The visit is strictly private in nature," UNICEF announced in a one-page statement released by spokeswoman Natalie Echague. "She will get to know the UNICEF activities in Paraguay and some of the programs it cooperates in."
Local news media reported said Jenna Bush arrived Saturday in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion on a commercial flight, then dined Sunday evening with Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte and his family at their official residence and met with U.S. Ambassador James Cason. Officials did not confirm those accounts.
Jenna Bush planned no news conferences and no interviews, according to UNICEF. She and sister Barbara are the twin daughters of the U.S. president and his wife, Laura.
Paraguay, one of the poorest countries in South America, is home to 17 indigenous groups. A large portion of Paraguay's population is dedicated to subsistence farming and Indians in the rural Chaco regionhave endured a devastating drought.
The United Nations Children's Fund and other aid groups have sought to extend basic services such as potable water, health care, education and better housing to the least developed parts of this nation of more than 6 million.
Paraguay's economy is struggling to emerge from years of recession and slow growth as it battles corruption.
Baker's Panel Rules Out Iraq Victory
BY ELI LAKE - Staff Reporter of the Sun
October 12, 2006
http://www.nysun.com/article/41371
WASHINGTON — A commission formed to assess the Iraq war and recommend a new course has ruled out the prospect of victory for America, according to draft policy options shared with The New York Sun by commission officials….
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