According to scholar Stephen Blank, Moscow's arms sales to Venezuela and Cuba are aimed at giving Chavez what he needs to promote the Bolivarian revolution throughout Latin America.

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In fact, local authorities have known for some time that Pizango and Aidesep are associated with the Congreso Bolivariano de los Pueblos (CBP), which was created in 2003 by Chavez to finance and promote his Bolivarian revolution together with the ALBA houses.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Zeroing in on Peru

In recent elections in Latin America, especially in Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Nicaragua, there have been allegations that the Chavez regime was directly intervening in the internal affairs of the above mentioned countries by allegedly financing and supporting candidates that would help him promote his Bolivarian Revolution, a plan of action that was concocted together with Fidel Castro.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Chavez's dangerous intervention in Peru

The people joining the Chavez - Alba project are being trained to silence critics and to ultimately take over national and international property to promote and solidify the Bolivarian Revolution.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Ollanta Humala, Peru's worst nightmare

The most successful example of this case in recent years is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), the 1986 provision to the federal tax code that sparked a revolution in urban redevelopment and resulted in an upsurge of new organizations and activities to promote the development of low-income housing.

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