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International Republican Institute Grants Uncovered

Reporters Without Borders and Washington’s Coups

by Diana Barahona , Jeb Sprague

Caracas (Venezuela) | 9 August 2006

British press baron Lord Northcliff said, "News is something that someone, somewhere wants to keep secret, everything else is advertising." If this is true, then U.S. government funding of Reporters Without Borders must be news, because the organization and its friends in Washington have gone to (…)

Defining the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas - ALBA

by Michael Fox

Caracas (Venezuela) | 9 August 2006

Much has been written and theorized about the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) since President Chavez first proposed the idea at Isla Margarita at the III Summit of the Heads of State and the Government of the Association of Caribbean States in December, 2001.

Venezuela Recuperates Largest Landed Estate in Country

by Michael Fox

Caracas (Venezuela) | 9 August 2006

This Sunday, from the Venezuelan state of Bolivar, President Hugo Chavez announced the recuperation of the “largest latifundio” (plantation) in the country, and the creation of the Socialist Production Unit "Manuel Piar."

I would rather have President Chavez than George Bush

Me, Hugo and George

by Cindy Sheehan

Caracas (Venezuela) | 25 July 2006

When I was growing up in Bellflower, Ca., I never, as a child with a good imagination, could have ever imagined that my life would take the peculiar turn that it has. I could not have foreseen giving birth to a child that would eventually be wrongfully and devastatingly killed in war or that I (…)

U2’s Bono Backs Videogame with Venezuela Invasion Theme

by Venezuela Solidarity Network

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 11 July 2006

U2’s Bono, well recognized for his campaigns to reduce poverty and treat AIDS in Africa is backing a videogame which promotes the invasion and destruction of Venezuela in order to check "a power hungry tyrant" who has "seized control of Venezuela and her oil supply." Bono has failed to respond (…)

The System Works - The Independent On Latin America And Hugo Chavez

Caracas (Venezuela) | 11 July 2006

Readers may recall our alert of May 8, 2006, ’Lining Up The Next Victims’. We described how the Independent (London) has been stoking up fear of "left populism" in Latin America. Despite many articulate and polite complaints to the paper from readers, the misinformation and smears continue. (See (…)

MERCOSUR Presidents Welcome Venezuela to Trading Block

by Michael Fox

Caracas (Venezuela) | 11 July 2006

The presidents from the now five member nations of Mercosur attended Tuesday night’s event in Caracas for the official inclusion of Venezuela in to the South American trading block. Over the course of the evening each president signed the “Protocol for the Adhesion of the Bolivarian Republic of (…)

The mercenaries or the corsairs of the XXI Century?

by Jose L. Gomez del Prado

Caracas (Venezuela) | 11 July 2006

The 25 000 private security contractors presently working in Iraq
constitute, after the United States Army, the largest force of occupation
well before the British Army. These private security companies with over 420
deaths and some 4 000 injured, according to the USA Department of Labor, (…)

Venezuela Distributes Russian Arms, Intends More Purchases

Caracas (Venezuela) | 24 June 2006

In a ceremony to mark the arrival and disbursement of a first shipment of 30,000 Russian-made AK-103 assault rifles on Wednesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that these new weapons were merely for the defense of Venezuela. Chavez also confirmed that an agreement had been reached for (…)

U.S. Is Aiming to Block Venezuela’s Bid for U.N. Role

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 24 June 2006

The Bush administration is lobbying to prevent Venezuela from securing an open seat on the U.N. Security Council because of concern that its leading South American rival could confound plans to step up pressure on Iran.

President Chavez Hosts 141st OPEC Meeting in Caracas

by Michael Fox

Caracas (Venezuela) | 7 June 2006

From the offices of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum in Caracas, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched the 141st (Extraordinary) OPEC Meeting, on Thursday, where he welcomed the various international delegations and declared that OPEC “has always represented a flag of freedom for the (…)

Venezuela to Buy Russian Military Planes

Caracas (Venezuela) | 5 June 2006

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reiterated an earlier announcement that Venezuela will buy fighter planes from Russia in light of U.S. military sanctions.

Venezuela to Build New Refinery in Ecuador

Caracas (Venezuela) | 5 June 2006

In a series of agreements signed between Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez and Ecuador’s President Alfredo Palacio, Venezuela agreed to help Ecuador construct a new refinery and to expand an existing one, among other energy-related issues.

Chavez One, Bush Zero

by Audrey Sasson

Caracas (Venezuela) | 5 June 2006

When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced last September that he wanted to help low income Americans cover the costs of their rising heating bills, his critics were quick to question the sincerity of his motivations.

Bush Squares Off with Bolivia and Venezuela over Hemispheric Model

by Roger Burbach

Caracas (Venezuela) | 5 June 2006

George W. Bush has come out with harsh words for the governments of Bolivia and Venzeuela. “Let me just put it bluntly - I’m concerned about the erosion of democracy in the countries you mentioned,” Bush said in response to a question put to him about Venezuela and Bolivia. “I am going to (…)

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