Leave the smug attitudes at home. Russia is in Venezuela!

" U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack mocked the exercises, noting that Russia's navy is but a shadow of its Soviet-era fleet and reasserting U.S. dominance in the region. "Are they accompanied by tugboats this time?" he joked to reporters in Washington. "I...

Venezuela: Crucial Test for Bolivarian Revolution

Venezuelans get ready to choose officials to fill in 603 position on November 23, 2008. And, that local election will prove most important for the tenure of Chavez in power after 2012 and...

Minister Calls on Venezuelans to Repatriate Their Investments in the U.S.

During the International Conference of Political Economy  held in Caracas until today, Venezuelan Panning Minister Haiman El Troudi called on Venezuelans to bring back their investments in the US. He claimed...

Venezuelans Have Had it with Hugo

Even though you control the media, have a strangelhold on the political system, and have more power than anyone else in the country doesn't necessarily mean the people like you."Riot police used tear gas Wednesday to block hundreds of Venezuelans protesting the latest moves...

Venezuelans Optimistic and 54% Approve of Chávez

Amid the tacit campaign for the coming local election in November, the popularity of Venezuelan President continues to occupy a place in high preferences. However, such position did not prevent the failure to pass...

Venezuelan opposition demonstrated for corruption..pardon political exclusion

Today, Venezuelan opposition demonstrated at Caracas for corruption. They advocate the removal of an administrative measure barring 260 public servants who committed embezzlement and mismanagement from...

Turning back the clock in Venezuela

"President Hugo Chavez is taking Venezuela back in time - by 30 minutes, to be exact. His government's plan to turn back clocks by a half-hour has some Venezuelans pleased at the prospect of sleeping in. Others...

Chavez calls time on whisky boom

"Venezuelans are to face a limit on the amount of luxury goods they can import, says President Hugo Chavez. He singled out the high consumption of whisky as an example of the way consumerism was harming society. In 2006, Venezuelans drank 106m bottles of Scotch whisky -...

Moving Clocks Ahead, Reaching Back in Time

A good follow-up on the Chavez Time Phenomenon from NY Times journalist Simon Romero."In a time of startling policy announcements from Mr. Chávez, it is no wonder that picking up a newspaper in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela can sometimes feel like perusing The Onion....

The Revolution Will Be Televised, & on cable no less

The word seems to be pretty clear. Hugo Chavez won re-election in Venezuela and he won big. What is telling is that Chavez has become, "the fourth Latin American leftist to win a presidential election in the...

Massive Rally backs Chavez Opponent

"CARACAS, Venezuela — Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans packed a major highway Saturday in a rally for opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales, one of the largest demonstrations against President Hugo Chavez in years. Shouts of "Dare to change!" rose up from...

Skirmish for UN seat of power - BBC News

" Guatemala's US backing has not yet paid off Never mind the behind-the-scenes lobbying in this election to the UN Security Council - what is happening on the floor of the General Assembly is quite enough. The Venezuelans handed out chocolates to all 192 countries. The...

Crazy Like a Fox - How Hugo Chvez turned Bush bashing into a global political...

"t's no surprise that the first thing Hugo Chávez offers me as we sit down for an interview is a cup of coffee. Chávez is a renowned caffeine fanatic, known for downing as many as two dozen small cups a day. Venezuelans speculate that it's one reason their President is so...

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