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Kristallnacht in Venezuela

by Romain Migus

Kristallnacht in Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 23 April 2013
The Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has unleashed a wave of attacks in the wake of his defeat. Each "soft" coup begins with a wave of violence. It is however uncertain whether he will be able to achieve his goal.

President Chavez: A 21st Century Renaissance Man

by James Petras

President Chavez: A 21st Century Renaissance Man

15 March 2013
Faced with a violent world of imperial counter-revolution, and resolved to stand with the oppressed of the world, Hugo Chavez enters world history as a complete political leader, with the stature of the most humane and multi-faceted leader of our epoch: the Renaissance figure for the 21st century. Thus concludes James Petras in this analytical reflection of the thirteen years of elected presidency of the iconic Venezuelan leader.

President Hugo Chávez returns to Venezuela

President Hugo Chávez returns to Venezuela

19 February 2013
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez returned to Caracas on Monday, 18 February 2013. Upon his arrival, at 2:30 am local time, the Venezuelan president Chávez announced his return in a series of message on his Twitter account, the first of them reading: "We’ve arrived once again in our Venezuelan homeland. Thank you, my God!! Thank you, beloved nation!! We will continue our treatment here."
Vice President Nicolas Maduro said later that President Hugo Chávez had been taken directly to the Military (...)

Venezuela releases photos of President Hugo Chávez with his daughters

Venezuela releases photos of President Hugo Chávez with his daughters

17 February 2013
The first photos of President Hugo Chávez since he underwent surgery in Havana on December 11, 2012 were made public on Friday, February 15, 2013 by the Government of Venezuela. The President of Venezuela is seen smiling alongside his two daughters.
"We want to show the people of Venezuela pictures taken last night [Thursday, February 14] of Commander Chavez, in the company of his two daughters, Rosa Virginia and Maria Gabriela", said the Venezuelan Minister of Science and Tecnologie, Jorge (...)

Interview with Venezuelan Vice-president Nicolás Maduro

Interview with Venezuelan Vice-president Nicolás Maduro

Caracas (Venezuela) | 17 January 2013
In this in-depth interview given to Spanish journalist José Luís Paniagua of EFE news agency, Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro underscores the constitutional legitimacy of the current Venezuelan government in the absence of President Chávez, and slams the Western media spin and propaganda surrounding the immediate future of Venezuela. Ultimately, he reiterates his country’s steadfast commitment to pursue the Socialist Plan and unshakable faith in the multipolar world, free of imperial hegemony, that is being born.

Chávez slowly recovering

Chávez slowly recovering

14 January 2013
Some media have mistakenly reported that Hugo Chávez Frías was in a coma and then dead. In reality, the president of Venezuela, recently re-elected for a further term of six years with 55.25% of the vote, suffered serious respiratory complications during cancer treatment in Havana.
Deeming the incident to be related to his continuous activities and the ensuing stress, his doctors have isolated him to force him to rest. They asked Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina, and (...)

Nicolas Sarkozy ordered the assassination of Hugo Chavez

Nicolas Sarkozy ordered the assassination of Hugo Chavez

Caracas (Venezuela) | 3 January 2013
The Venezuelan Minister of Correctional Services, Iris Varela, has announced on her Twitter account the expulsion of a French citizen known as Frédéric Laurent Bouquet, December 29, 2012
Mr. Bouquet (photo) had been arrested in Caracas on June 18, 2009, with three Dominican nationals in possession of an arsenal. In the apartment he had acquired, forensic police seized 500 grams of C4 explosives, 14 assault rifles including 5 with telescopic lenses, 5 with laser sighting and one with a (...)

Venezuela: "Dictator" elected. And now? A democratic coup?

by Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey

Venezuela: "Dictator" elected. And now? A democratic coup?

Washington D.C. (USA) | 10 October 2012
Whoops, Washington! Your "Dictator" has been democratically elected again in Venezuela. Jolly embarrassing, eh? And now what? A message of congratulations, or a Condy-type scowl followed by the most democratic of coups, you know the ones which install friendly repressive Fascist regimes which slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians?

Venezuelan Elections: a Choice and Not an Echo

by James Petras

Venezuelan Elections: a Choice and Not an Echo

New York (United States) | 9 October 2012
As a sociologist, Professor James Petras analyzes the electorates of Hugo Chavez and Henrique Capriles. Written before the election, this article anticipated an easy victory for the incumbent president, which has in the meantime come to pass. Petras also identifies the Achilles heel of the Bolivarian leader: his difficulty to find and train middle managers capable of ensuring the implementation of successfully proven policies that remain immensely popular.

Venezuela’s Oil Refinery Blaze: Seven Good Reasons to Suspect Sabotage

by James Petras

Venezuela's Oil Refinery Blaze: Seven Good Reasons to Suspect Sabotage

New York (United States) | 1 September 2012
One of the deadliest industrial accidents in the history of Venezuela’s oil industry took place as the country is gearing up for the 7 October 2012 presidential elections, with President Hugo Chávez leading his rival by a 20 percent margin. While Chávez has ordered an investigation into the causes of the incident, various commentators have alleged that the explosion could be the result of deliberate sabotage to undermine Hugo Chavez’s chances of victory. Pointing the finger at Washington, James Petras presents sound arguments in support of this view.

US Embassy in Caracas predicted an “extraordinary event” that will defeat Chávez in the October 7th Presidential election

US Embassy in Caracas predicted an “extraordinary event” that will defeat Chávez in the October 7th Presidential election

28 August 2012
The text below was published on a Venezuelan opinion site on July 22nd well before the explosion at the Amuay refinery, which was an “extraordinary event.” Question: Is it the “extraordinary event” referred to by the personnel at the US Embassy mentioned in the following article? Is this a pointer to the Amuay tragedy?
After more than 24 hours reflecting on these terrible events and following the opposition news media and Tweets with their necrophilia at the death and destruction clear for all (...)

Ex-President Uribe of Colombia Reveals He Wanted a Military Intervention in Venezuela

Ex-President Uribe of Colombia Reveals He Wanted a Military Intervention in Venezuela

15 August 2012
Yesterday, while addressing a press conference, ex-president Alvaro Uribe of Colombia said that he “lacked time” as his presidential term came to an end to fulfil his desire of a military intervention into Venezuela.
Uribe was president of Colombia from 7 August 2002 to 7 August 2010, and he claimed he uncovered Colombian FARC (Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia) camps in Venezuela in July 2010.
“We had new proof of [Colombian] guerrilla camps in Venezuela. We had three options; denounce (...)

Venezuela’s partnership with Russia : An emblematic step

by Olivia Kroth

Venezuela's partnership with Russia : An emblematic step

16 July 2012
While the Western system, under the influence of the war lobbies, is based on financial parasitism and unbridled predation, Venezuela and Russia are building an alternative model. The multipolar world is one of balanced partnerships and win-win agreements. But as pointed out by Olivia Kroth, the Libyan tragedy should serve as a lesson: the emergence of an alternative to imperial capitalism must go hand in hand with a strong defense capability.

’Chávez is millions’ electoral campaign gets underway

'Chávez is millions' electoral campaign gets underway

8 July 2012
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela formally began his electoral campaign for the October 7 elections this past July 1, with a caravan that left Plaza Bolívar in Mariara, state of Carabobo, and covered 18 kilometers to Avenida Constitución in Maracay, capital of Aragua state, surrounded by people throughout its tour.
"After 200 years, we have recovered national independence and we can never again allow it to be lost," Chávez affirmed on his arrival in Aragua, the AVN TV network reported.
"Here (...)

Chávez: Venezuela Developed First Unarmed Drone

Chávez: Venezuela Developed First Unarmed Drone

14 June 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced his country has developed its own unarmed aerial drone with help from Iran, China and Russia, saying the drones had military and civilian uses.
It is "one of three aircraft that we have made here, and we will continue to manufacture them," Chavez said Wednesday during a meeting with defense chiefs. "Russia, China, Iran and other allied countries" had contributed to the project, he added.
The drone has a range of 100 kilometers, can reach an (...)

Venezuela’s cooperation with Big Sister China

by Olivia Kroth

Venezuela's cooperation with Big Sister China

13 June 2012
China’s growing economic role in Venezuela is a direct result of Hugo Chávez’s systematic drive to supplant U.S. influence over his country, a trend that is spreading throughout Latin America. This staggering compendium of Sino-Venezuela co-operation projects, drawn up by Pravda journalist Olivia Kroth, is emblematic of the shift in the center of gravity towards China occurring in a region that Washington has traditionally regarded as its own backyard and which is now hanging the U.S. out to dry.

Venezuela breaks embargo against Syria anew

Venezuela breaks embargo against Syria anew

25 May 2012
The Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth, Sufian al-Allao, announced that a Venezuelan ship loaded with 35,000 tons of heating oil had arrived in Syria to break the unilateral embargo illegally imposed by Western countries.
Venezuela is preparing a new tanker that will soon be sailing to the Middle Eastern country, he said at a news conference.
Addressing the issue of gas, Mr. al-Allao said that gas production in Syria meets 50% of local needs, noting in this respect that (...)

Statement by Venezuela rejecting Israeli Vice Prime Minister’s accusations

Statement by Venezuela rejecting Israeli Vice Prime Minister's accusations

8 December 2011
Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs
Caracas, Venezuela
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects the statements issued by Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon in an interview during his visit to the sister Oriental Republic of Uruguay, in which he openly accused Venezuela of participating in plots to commit terrorist attacks.
Such abusive and tendentious statements, which come from the representative of a government that itself participates in terrorist attacks against (...)

CELAC Historic Birth in Caracas

CELAC Historic Birth in Caracas

4 December 2011
Thirty-three Latin American leaders have come together and formed a new regional bloc, pledging closer economic and political ties. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) pointedly excludes the US and Canada.
On the second day of a summit in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, all Latin American leaders, both right and left, officially signed into effect the formation of the CELAC bloc. The foundation of the bloc has been praised as the realization of the (...)

Chavez brings home his gold

Chavez brings home his gold

1 December 2011
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is going for his gold.
The first shipment of more than 200 tons of Venezuelan gold reserves - 85% of the country’s bullion reserves - returned to Caracas last Friday, with Chavez supporters dancing in the streets as tanks rolled in with armed soldiers riding on top of pallets of ingots.
President Chavez has explained the move as an act of sovereignty that will protect Venezuela’s reserves from global economic turbulence.
"The gold is returning to where it was always (...)

President Obama nominates Chavez critic for top Latin America post

President Obama nominates Chavez critic for top Latin America post

1 October 2011
This week, U.S. President Barack Obama announced his choice for the State Department’s top Latin America post. An outspoken critic of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Obama’s nominee, Roberta Jacobson, recently told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that she was "particularly concerned" with the Venezuelan president because he "continues to disrespect the legitimate role of democratic institutions, restrict freedom, including by closing press outlets and uses the judiciary to persecute political (...)

Statement by Hugo Chávez at 66th UN General Assembly

Statement by Hugo Chávez at 66th UN General Assembly

27 September 2011
President Hugo Chávez’s speech was delivered by Venezuela’s foreign minister, Nicolas Maduro.
Your Excellency, President of the General Assembly:
Honorable Representatives of the Peoples of the World:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I address these words to the United Nations General Assembly, to this great forum where all the peoples of the earth are represented, to express Bolivarian Venezuela’s truths and to reassert our inalienable commitment to justice and equality, that is to say, to peace. (...)

Letter from President Hugo Chavez to the Secretary General of the United Nations supporting recognition of Palestinian State

by Hugo Chávez Frías

Letter from President Hugo Chavez to the Secretary General of the United Nations supporting recognition of Palestinian State

21 September 2011
Miraflores, September 17, 2011
His Excellency, Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations
Mr. Secretary General:
Distinguished representatives of the peoples of the world:
I address these words to the United Nations General Assembly, to this great forum that represents all the people of earth, to ratify, on this day and in this setting, Venezuela’s full support of the recognition of the Palestinian State: of Palestine’s right to become a free, sovereign and independent state. (...)

Revolt In Libya: a Message to Chavez

by Nil Nikandrov

Revolt In Libya: a Message to Chavez

Moscow (Russia) | 5 September 2011
The foray against the Venezuelan Embassy in Tripoli at the hands of the National Transitional Council was meant to send President Chavez a clear message. He, too, can be overthrown by Western powers. Hence, Caracas is carefully examing the way in which the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was first strangled financially, in an effort to avoid falling prey to a similar maneuver.

US Planning to Grab Venezuela’s Oil

by Nil Nikandrov

US Planning to Grab Venezuela's Oil

Moscow (Russia) | 9 June 2011
There is a growing impression that Venezuela with its oil riches is the next country on the US hit list. Latin America analyst Nil Nikandrov opines that one would have to be a hopeless idealist to believe that - after US crusades swept across Asian and African oil-producing countries - the Venezuelan oil deposits so far remaining beyond the US control would somehow evade Washington’s appetite.

Syria: Venezuela says U.S., Allies repeating Libya strategy

Syria: Venezuela says U.S., Allies repeating Libya strategy

30 March 2011
On Saturday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the United States and other nations are seeking to intervene militarily in Syria using the same strategy as in Libya.
“The supposedly peaceful movements have already begun, and then there will be some deaths and they’ll be accusing the Syrian president of killing his people. Later, the Yankees come and want to bomb the people in order to save them, imagine that,” said President Chavez.
“What shameless cynicism! It’s a new strategy they’ve (...)

Cuba Ratifies Solidarity with Venezuela

by Cuban Agency News

Cuba Ratifies Solidarity with Venezuela

Havana (Cuba) | 4 January 2011
Cuba’s First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura ratified on Monday the island’s willingness to support Venezuela in its efforts to recover from the damages caused by recent heavy rains.

Chávez and Ahmadinejad display their common revolutionary ideal

Chávez and Ahmadinejad display their common revolutionary ideal

19 October 2010
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez kicked off a two-day official visit to Iran.
The Bolivarian and Islamic Republics see themselves as the two main revolutionary models currently capable to standing up to the system of world domination, which they qualify both as "imperialistic" and "Zionist".
Venezuela and Iran signed 80 bilateral agreements since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s election as President.
In 2009, both countries created a common bank with an initial capital of 200 million dollars, which (...)

Venezuela’s Elections: A Win for US Interference

by Eva Golinger

Venezuela's Elections: A Win for US Interference

Caracas (Venezuela) | 2 October 2010
Although it is undeniably true that the winner of Venezuela’s legislative elections last Sunday was the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which sealed a solid and absolute majority in the new National Assembly, there was also another winner: US interference.

Ecuadorian crisis: Chávez urges the US "to keep its imperialist hands" out of the region

Ecuadorian crisis: Chávez urges the US "to keep its imperialist hands" out of the region

2 October 2010
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said that the Unites States “provides million dollars to far-right wing movements to destabilize the governments of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA)”.
"We must demand the US government to keep its old imperialist hands out of this continent," Chávez said in Buenos Aires, where he attended an extraordinary meeting of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), which was urgently convened following a police revolt in Ecuador.
The Venezuelan (...)

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