ECN 11/30/07

It Was No Misunderstanding, Says China(CNSNews.com) - China made it clear Thursday that its recent decision to deny three U.S. Navy ships entry to the Hong Kong port was not a "misunderstanding" -- as the White House said earlier this week -- but retaliation for American policies. Full Story

Students stage anti-Chavez rally
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have protested against changes to the constitution proposed by the president.

I wonder how long the future dictator will allow this or if it will even make a difference in his march to absolute control?

Iraq lacks plan on the return of refugees, military says
By MICHAEL R. GORDON AND STEPHEN FARRELL
American military officials said the Iraqi government had yet to develop a plan to absorb an influx of refugees returning to Baghdad and prevent it from setting off a new round of violence.

Why is this important, because people want to come home to Iraq. People do not move willingly to bad places.

Party led by Putin steamrolls opponents
Intimidation cited as Russian elections loom
By Peter Finn
updated 3:20 a.m. ET, Fri., Nov. 30, 2007
MOSCOW, Russia - Across Russia, officials loyal to the Kremlin have used unprecedented administrative pressure and harassment to disrupt the electoral campaigns of opposition parties and maximize the vote of United Russia, the party that President Vladimir Putin is leading into Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to opposition party members, independent monitors and political analysts.

Another future dictator in action. President Bush on the other hand will leave office peacefully in a little over a year without attempting one thing to stay.