Voltaire Network

Search

La Rosa, Plataforma de Progrés

500 articles

Deutsch English Español français italiano norsk Português română русский

Hugo Chávez, Sabaneta’s boy… Dreaming of being armed

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 5 August 2017

It was on 28 July 1954, in Sabaneta de Barinas, Venezuela that one of the most important revolutionary leaders in Latin America’s history was born: Hugo Chávez Frías.
His mother, Elena Frías, brought him into the world, yet only remained with him until he was delivered. Story has it that, as (…)

Hugo Chávez, The Poor Boy from Sabaneta

by Luis Hernández Navarro

Mexico City (Mexico) | 8 March 2013

Hugo Chávez was a character of flesh and blood taken from the most imaginative novel of Gabriel García Márquez. A poor boy from Sabaneta (capital of the state of Barinas) who swore not to betray his infancy of deprivation and scarcity, he learnt very quickly to sow and to sell sweets. Son of (…)

The Testimony of a US ex-marine, who went to fight in Iraq

Jimmy Massey: «I have been a psychopathic murderer»

by Rosa Miriam Elizalde

Caracas (Venezuela) | 31 January 2008

For nearly 12 years, staff sergeant Jimmy Massey was a hard-hearted US marine. He arrived in Iraq in March 2003 as part of US invasion troops with 45 men under his command; they did not hesitate at killing innocent civilians. Massey attended the most recent Caracas Book Fair, where he presented (…)

Foot Soldiers Of The Venezuelan Revolution

by Kiraz Janicke

Caracas (Venezuela) | 14 November 2005

While young people are playing a leading role in many spheres of Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution, particularly in the social missions, a myriad of political organisations exist among revolutionary youth, reflecting many different ideas and currents of thought.

The role of mainstream media in military strategy

General Raul Baduel: The US are waging a 4th generation war against Venezuela

by Luis Báez, Rosa Miriam Elizalde

Caracas (Venezuela) | 7 June 2005

Division General Raúl Isaias Baduel, commander in chief of the Venezuelan army, analyzes the United States’ plan for subversion of Venezuela. After having attempted to overthrow President Chavez by organizing a coup d’état and having fomented his assasination in vain, they are waging a 4th (…)

Interview with a CIA-Disip Agent

The CIA was Interested in Chávez since He was Released from Jail in 1994

by Luis Báez, Rosa Miriam Elizalde

16 February 2005

When we were making our interviews for El Encuentro (The Meeting) (Department of Publications of the Council of State, 2005), fate took us to the exceptional testimony of a specialist of the Venezuelan Direction of Protection and Intelligence Services (DISIP). In the 1990s, she was in charge of (…)

Statoil reaffirms its interest in strengthening its Business portfolio in Venezuela

by Alia2

Caracas (Venezuela) | 7 October 2004

Participating in both the Plataforma Deltana gas project and the Orinoco Belt heavy crude oil project, as well as taking part in specific activities that seek national capital formation, social development, and transference of know-how and technology, are the main goals of the Norwegian (…)

Russia: a "Godfather" against the Kremlin

Boris Berezovski, the smuggler

Paris (France) | 26 April 2004

Boris Berezovski has created himself, among the Western media, the image of a liberal businessman chased by the authoritarian Vladimir Putin. Nevertheless, his fortune is not a result of his entrepreneurial skills. What he really did was, together with a score of oligarchs and with the help of (…)