2010年12月1日星期三

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


US cable on WikiLeaks: Brazil 'paranoid' on Amazon (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:10 PM PST

AP - A former U.S. ambassador described Brazil's efforts to build nuclear submarines as "white elephants" and said concern over its sovereignty in the Amazon region veered into "paranoia," according to cables released Wednesday by WikiLeaks.

Brazilian clown allowed to go to Congress (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

AP - The congressman-elect may be a clown, but at least he can read and write.

US saw opportunities in bolstering Brazil's military: cables (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:02 AM PST

Former US ambassador to Brazil Clifford Sobel (C) and his wife Barbara Sobel (L) are seen in a park in Sao Paulo in 2007. Diplomatic cables from 2009 and revealed by WikiLeaks showed that Sobel predicted that a new Brazilian defense strategy drafted the year before by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government would AFP - The United States saw big opportunities in helping Brazil boost its military capabilities as a way of "supporting US interests," diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks showed Wednesday.


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