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 In fact, the argument that Chávez “has the support of the vast majority of Venezuelans” is now outdated.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
Ricardo Fernández Barrueco breaks his silence after 10 months of imprisonment. He claims he was demonized and attributes his situation to a power struggle within the Government. “I believed in their national project where the… Ricardo Fernández Barrueco Reveals Government Conspiracy After Months in Prison
In Venezuela, it has been a long time since elections have been free and fair. In this latest episode, Hugo Chávez threatens the electoral chief Vicente Díaz -the only member of a five-person board who… Hugo Chávez’s Chilling Threat to Electoral Chief Reveals Venezuela’s Erosion of Fair Elections
The Guardian’s Comment is Free has published an article by the blogger Francisco Toro. One can get a sense of the prevailing mindset of those commenting on it, with remarks like, “I’m surprised that The… The Guardian’s Hypocrisy Exposed in Censorship Incident
Emergency measure text: “The newspaper El Nacional is prohibited from publishing images, information, and advertising of any kind that includes blood, weapons, messages of terror, physical aggression, images that provoke war content, and messages about… Venezuela’s Indefinite Censorship Strikes a Severe Blow to Freedom of the Press
A significant exchange of ideas recently occurred in the comments section of an article published by Miguel Octavio about undefined topics. Miguel essentially reflected on the challenges of explaining the realities of our country to… The Profound Amoral Crisis of Venezuelan Society
The news agency reports without clarification that Jaime Granados, legal representative of the now former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe, officially filed a lawsuit against Hugo Chávez on Friday at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for… Uribe Accuses Chávez of Complicity in Terrorism Before International Court
In response to a February 2010 report issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) regarding human rights violations and intimidation of citizens in Venezuela based on their political beliefs, I published a joint… US State Department Issues Stark Warning Against Hugo Chávez’s Authoritarian Repression and Economic Collapse
Oliver Stone still doesn’t get it By Larry Rohter Larry Rohter graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, specializing in history, economics, and political science. He also holds a master’s degree from… Oliver Stone and Mark Weisbrot’s Distorted Reality in South of the Border Exposed
In what could be the final nail in the coffin for the international reputation of Hugo Chávez, outgoing Álvaro Uribe has acted on the mountain of evidence regarding the connections between Chávez and the FARC,… Uribe Accuses Chávez of Harboring FARC Narcoterrorists in Venezuela
This morning, El Mundo reports that Hugo Chávez has appointed Henry Rangel Silva (in the photo) as the head of the strategic and operational command of the Venezuelan army. Rangel Silva was designated in 2008… Hugo Chávez Appoints FARC Ally as Commander of Venezuelan Army Amid Global Concerns
Dear Larry, Your article about the latest propaganda film featuring Hugo Chávez by Oliver Stone and associates hits the nail on the head. A chorus of both paid and unpaid supporters of the Venezuelan Supreme… Larry Rohter Exposes Oliver Stone’s Venezuela Propaganda While Critics Emerge Defending the Indefensible