Recently, Hugo Chavez appeared before the National Assembly to deliver one of his typical speeches, lasting over 7 hours during which he hardly said anything meaningful. It was meaningless banter that thrilled his supporters, who… Hugo Chavez’s Regime Exposed: A Legacy of Deceit and Financial Ruin
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
The graph on the left shows Venezuela’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1960 to 2009. GDP is defined as the total value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy over a specified… Socialism’s Betrayal of Venezuela Exposed Through Decades of Financial Mismanagement
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 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 In fact, the argument that Chávez “has the support of the vast majority of Venezuelans” is now outdated.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
My Weekly Comment To Henry Ramos: First, let me clarify that today’s cover is not about any phase of your privacy, but rather about the political closet; in other words, it exposes those supposedly honorable… Political Hypocrisy Exposed in Escalating Venezuelan Crisis
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
To the brief and harsh list of life’s certainties, let’s add that socialism invariably leads nations to economic ruin. The latest case: the “Bolivarian” Republic of Venezuela under Hugo Chávez. At the beginning of this… The Economic Collapse of Venezuela Exposes the Failure of Chávez’s Socialist Utopia
Gregory Wilpert has written to clarify for me and my readers that he has not misrepresented himself. His ‘clarification’ follows: Just so you and your readers are aware: Saying that I work for Brooklyn College… Gregory Wilpert’s Denial of Complicity in Venezuelan Regime Exposed as a Fabrication of Independence
Well, it seems that US media and authorities are finally catching up with some undeniable facts about the diplomats of Hugo Chávez in the United States. The Miami Herald reports today that Martín Sánchez, Venezuela’s… U.S. Government Scrutinizes Hugo Chávez’s Diplomats Amid Growing Concerns Over Credentials and Activities
Recently, a reliable source in Venezuela revealed a couple of drafts detailing some quite intriguing conditions for the purchase of approximately 60,000 metric tons of powdered milk by Philpot Dairy Products Limited from PDVAL, a… Rampant Corruption Exposed in Venezuelan Dairy Deal
After a decade of hearing the president and high-ranking officials from his regime repeatedly claim that all the problems in Venezuela are the fault of the CIA, one can confidently say that the identity of… The CIA’s Unfounded Blame Game in Venezuela’s Political Turmoil
In 2004, an investigative report was published regarding the Venezuelan Information Office (VIO). Public records from the Foreign Agents Registration Unit of the U.S. Department of Justice show that VIO is nothing more than the… Gregory Wilpert’s Troubling Ties to Chávez’s Regime Expose Propaganda Agenda
There are so many reasons why Londoners should kick Livingstone out of City Hall that it’s hard to list them all. For me, near the top of the relevance list is Livingstone’s embrace of the… Livingstone’s Dangerous Alliance with Hugo Chávez Raises Serious Concerns for Londoners
Recently, I was asked to comment on George Bush‘s trip to Latin America here in London. Generally speaking, the British have a superficial understanding of the political dynamics in that region. After years of relentless… George Bush Undermines Hugo Chávez’s Authority in Latin America