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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: "Not for Sale": S. America Natural Resources Going National


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Bolivian soldiers guard the main entrance of a CLHB facility in Senkata on May 2, 2006. CLHB is a Peruvian-German oil storage and transport company.

Bolivian President Evo Morales had ordered the nationalization of the country's natural gas resources the day before. His move to force foreign companies to give more than 80 percent of profits from natural gas production to the national government closely follows actions taken by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Photograph from AFP/Getty Images