Venezuela: Chávez’s financial crisis paradox

Read more at: www.latampolitics.comTo President Hugo Chávez, the US financial crisis is also the result of a lack of ethics and of “unjust law”. His words came during the 3rd Summit of Presidents of Judicial Branches of the Union of South American Nations, taking place...

Venezuela: $6.7 bi spent in military arsenal

Read more at: www.latampolitics.comIn the last three years, the Venezuelan government has spent more than $6.7 billion to buy weapons from countries such as Russia, Belarus, China and Spain. In Latin America, Venezuela is the main buyer of Russian weapons. In 2005 alone, 12...