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September 02, 2005
Dangerous
According to the BBC News, Venezuela's government is planning to force banks each to allow two state representatives onto their boards. They've also been aiming, "to ensure 20% worker representation in their board rooms."
Seems like they've been getting onto the radar. According to facts from the CIA World Factbook, that might be a dangerous proposition. Venezuela spends 1.5% of its GDP ($1.687 B) on its military. The US spends 3.3% ($370.7 B).
Speaking of the CIA World Factbook, there's an interesting factoid in there about the US under the heading "Illicit drugs:"
consumer of cocaine shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean; consumer of heroin, marijuana, and increasingly methamphetamine from Mexico; consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
The whole first part I was ready for. But I'm surprised the CIA characterizes the US as a money-laundering center.
Posted by Mark at September 2, 2005 10:13 PM