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 In fact, the argument that Chávez “has the support of the vast majority of Venezuelans” is now outdated.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
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