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Wishful Polling:Systemic Bias and Manipulation in Venezuela’s Public Opinion Racket

by Jonah Gindin

Caracas (Venezuela) | 14 July 2004

With Venezuela’s campaign to recall or reaffirm Hugo Chávez’ Presidential mandate heating up, opinion polls are coming out on what seems like a daily basis. Yet rather than giving any indication of the outcome of the recall referendum this August 15th, they are reinforcing both camps of their (...)

Buzz Words and Venezuela

by Saul Landau

Caracas (Venezuela) | 8 July 2004

"When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint; but when I asked why people are poor, they called me a communist."
Brazilian Bishop Don Helder Camara
President Hugo Chavez Frias’ enemies refer to him as a "terrorist" and a "communist." Indeed, Venezuela’s current conflict could (...)

All polls confirm an upward trend favorable to Chavez

New Polls Show Venezuela’s Chavez Winning Recall Referendum

by Martin Sanchez

Caracas (Venezuela) | 6 July 2004

According to a June 23 poll conducted by Washington DC based polling company Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research Inc., 49% of Venezuela’s registered voters would support President Hugo Chavez in the upcoming recall referendum vs. 44% who would vote to recall him.
A Washington DC-based (...)

Speakout: Picture of Venezuela’s Chavez twisted

by Charles Hardy

Caracas (Venezuela) | 2 July 2004

While I was watching a huge rally in support of Venezuela’s current government, President Hugo Chavez passed through the crowd on the back of a truck. A stranger nearby commented: "Look at the eyes of the men. They’re crying." They were - a reaction few presidents could provoke.
I have lived (...)

Venezuela’s Political Situation Discussed at U.S. Senate Hearing

by Martin Sanchez , Eva Golinger , Gregory Wilpert

Caracas (Venezuela) | 2 July 2004

The State of Democracy in Venezuela was the subject of a hearing at the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held Thursday in Washington, DC. Venezuela has attracted interest from U.S. politicians as numerous allegations have been made against President Hugo Chavez and as a recall (...)

On the State of Democracy in Venezuela

by Alia2

Caracas (Venezuela) | 25 June 2004

Testimony of Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research ( www.cepr.net )On the State of Democracy in Venezuela Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommitee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs
June 24, 2004

UFPJ Talking Points #20

The final UN resolution on Iraq’s interim governement

by Phyllis Bennis

Caracas (Venezuela) | 23 June 2004

The new U.S.-UK draft resolution endorses Iraq’s interim government as "sovereign" and credentials the U.S.-dominated occupation forces as a UN-mandated "multinational force." It is designed to provide international legitimacy for the continuation of the U.S. occupation and control of Iraq, (...)

Human Rights Watch Director, a “Permanent Provocateur”

by Gregory Wilpert

Caracas (Venezuela) | 21 June 2004

In response to a new report by Human Rights Watch, Vice-President José Vicente Rangel said that the organization’s Americas Director, José Miguel Vivanco, is a “permanent provocateur.” Vivanco is visiting Venezuela, where he presented a report on Venezuela’s new Supreme Court law, which Human (...)

Has Human Rights Watch Joined Venezuela’s Opposition?

by Gregory Wilpert

Caracas (Venezuela) | 21 June 2004

It looks like the cat is out of the bag: Human Rights Watch has formally joined Venezuela’s opposition. Well, not quite; it is not a formally consummated deal yet, since their latest report does appeal to President Chavez by saying, “the criticisms offered [in the report] [should] not be (...)

Media Falls Short on Iraq, Venezuela

by Mark Weisbrot

Caracas (Venezuela) | 21 June 2004

Last week the New York Times published an 1100-word note "From the Editors" criticizing its own reporting on the build-up to the Iraq war and the early stages of the occupation. On Sunday the newspaper’s Public Editor went further, citing "flawed journalism" and stories that "pushed Pentagon (...)

From Media War to Armed Struggle in Venezuela?

by Aram Aharonian

Caracas (Venezuela) | 18 June 2004

“The Andean region, from Colombia to Venezuela, is a very probable objective of a U.S. invasion, whose project needs new invasions.”
Noam Chomsky
Beyond the latest pronouncements of Roger Noriega or Colin Powell and the “repair” just completed process, all indications are that the most (...)

Venezuela’s Chavez and Supporters Get Ready for Recall Referendum with Mass Rally

by Martin Sanchez

Caracas (Venezuela) | 7 June 2004

Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took the streets of Caracas on Sunday, as the country begins to prepare for a recall referendum on the mandate of the controversial South American leader.
The Chavistas marched from tree sections of the country’s capital to converge at the (...)

Ready for a Recall Vote

by Hugo Chávez Frías

26 May 2004

Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela
For the first 24 hours of the «coup d’etat» that briefly
overthrew my government on April 11, 2002, I expected to be executed at any moment.
The coup leaders told Venezuela and the world that I hadn’t been overthrown but rather had resigned. I (...)

Opinion of two social scientist

Democracy and the recall referendum in Venezuela

by Luis E. Lander, Margarita López Maya

26 May 2004

The last few years have been turbulent for Venezuela. Our populist president, Hugo Chavez, has survived a military «coup d’etat» faced a management-led oil strike that crippled our economy, and is now facing a recall campaign from his political opponents. But perhaps the biggest threat to (...)

Gubernatorial Elections in Venezuela set for Sep 26, Recall Referenda set for Aug 8

by Martin Sanchez

26 April 2004

The president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), Francisco Carrasquero, announced past midnight today, several decisions affecting the process of recall referenda y and elections to be held this year.

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