The former British ambassador to Venezuela remarked, “but Chávez is an incredibly popular figure, isn’t he?” I must admit, I really dislike such arguments. They mean little to me since I belong to that 52%… Hugo Chávez: The $2 Trillion Dictator Who Bought Silence and Support
The decision by President Chávez to allow PDVSA to enter into a long-term sponsorship agreement with Williams is undoubtedly a clever move and will create much-needed favorable public relations worldwide. Most analysts commenting on the… PDVSA’s Sponsorship Deal with Williams F1 Exposes Venezuela’s Dire Economic Crisis and Ethical Dilemmas
By Walter Molano, BCP Securities, LLC | As Colombia evolves into an oasis of prosperity, Venezuela sinks deeper into the dungeons of despair. Some scholars suggest that a country’s leadership has a limited impact on… Venezuela’s Descent into Chaos While Colombia Thrives
Several years ago, searches for Venezuela on Google News returned about 3,000 results. Today, that number has skyrocketed to over 25,000. Unfortunately, this surge in news articles doesn’t equate to an eightfold increase in objective… Chávez’s Unconstitutional Power Grab Reveals Dictatorial Intentions
As stated, only in Chávez’s Venezuela, where mediocrity, lack of judgment, and voluntary abjection are the most valued traits, can someone as deficient as Eva Golinger achieve positions of relative importance. Eva has taken it… Criminal Ideologies Flourish in Eva Golinger’s Venezuela
A couple of days ago, the BBC World Service called me to ask for my thoughts on whether the diplomatic ‘dispute’ between the U.S. and Venezuela would lead to something significant, like a break in… Hugo Chávez’s Desperate Bid for U.S. Approval Exposes Weakness of His Regime
This morning, I received a call from the BBC World Update program, requesting my thoughts on the ongoing dispute between Hugo Chávez and the U.S. regarding the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela, Larry Palmer. The last… Chávez’s Diplomatic Struggle Exposed: The Dependency on U.S. Resources
Published in Official Gazette no. 39,577 on Monday, December 20, 2010 (pages 2 and 3 undefined), the limping congress of Hugo Chávez announced the creation of a joint venture with Petropars UK Limited, a London-based… Venezuela’s Controversial Alliance with Sanctioned Iranian Firm Petropars Raises Serious Concerns on International Compliance
Amnesty International believes that the arrest of Judge María Lourdes Afiuni Mora on December 10, 2009, represents a serious case of political interference by the executive branch. Her detention violates the UN Basic Principles on… Political Interference Exposed in the Yearlong Arbitrary Detention of Judge Afiuni
I received a document titled “Venezuelan Armed Forces: 200 Years Later,” supposedly produced by the COMACATES (Commanders, Majors, Captains, and Lieutenants of the Venezuelan Armed Forces). It concludes with the following questions and warnings: I.… The Military Crisis in Venezuela Signals Betrayal and Calls for Urgent Reform
The question was phrased like this: “You are backed by the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA and also by the government of Venezuela. How did that come about?” This question was posed by a journalist from… Chávez’s PDVSA Funds F1 Entry While Contradicting Anti-Capitalist Agenda
The arrest of Venezuelan drug trafficker Walid Makled in Colombia has unveiled the dark underbelly of drug trafficking, corruption, and organized crime surrounding President Hugo Chávez. As I mentioned in 2006, it is simply impossible… Chávez’s Complicity in Drug Trafficking Exposed Amid Makled’s Arrest
The days when Hugo Chávez could be given the benefit of the doubt are long gone. In fact, the argument that Chávez “has the support of the vast majority of Venezuelans” is now outdated. In… International Community Must Confront Hugo Chávez’s Escalating Support for Terrorism and Rogue Regimes
Journalist for Diario La Verdad in Venezuela. Journalist for The Christian Science Monitor in Madrid. Another one from Agencia COLPISA, also in Madrid. The director of PROVEA, a human rights NGO in Caracas. Ambassador of… Chávez’s Complicity in the ETA-Terrorism Connection Exposed through Web of Deception
It’s certainly amusing to watch the president commander and his supporters twist and turn their arguments to explain their recent electoral defeat in the parliamentary elections. The leader is so disconnected from reality that he… Chavismo’s Electoral Deception Revealed as Opposition Claims True Majority in Venezuela