For the fascist fellow travelers: The US establishment mourns for Pinochet. One of the finest thugs to carry out US foreign policy. It’s strange then that few mention the role of the United States in the coup and blood bath that followed. Even some of his detractors see Pinochet as the sole perpetrator of everything [...]
Continue Reading December 19th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
The US is not so quick to render assistance though it seems. Because massacres aren’t really massacres if they’re carried out by the righteous sort of people apparently. It’s good to remember what sort of monsters the US is harbouring and protecting, especially in the midst of their tireless campaigns against democratically and progressive elected [...]
Continue Reading October 6th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Most of the millions in ‘aid’ is being channeled through the allegedly unbiased USAID. A joke in itself of course. Half of the grantees are classified in the documents obtained by the Associated Press and the meddling might force the Venezuelan government to pass a law requiring NGOs to reveal the sources of their funding. [...]
Continue Reading August 26th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
But the U.S. will have non of that.
In October, elections will take place for five non-permanent UN Security Council seats to be held in 2007. One of them will be for the Latin American seat now held by Argentina. The two leading regional contenders vying to fill the opening are Venezuela and Guatemala, and the [...]
Continue Reading August 20th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Occidental Petroleum Corp just got busted by Ecuador. U.S. is “disappointed” … awwwwww, are we supposed to feel sorry for you?
Though for the record it is not at all clear that Ecuador is moving to nationalize all oil operations following the example of other states in the region. Most likely, it is just one really [...]
Continue Reading May 17th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
John Pilger reports from Venezuela.
Caracas is said to be one of the world’s toughest cities, yet I have known no fear; the poorest have welcomed my colleagues and me with a warmth characteristic of ordinary Venezuelans but also with the unmistakable confidence of a people who know that change is possible and who, in their [...]
Continue Reading May 14th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Now we’ll see what the transnational corporations and their government lackeys will do. An important day for the poorest and traditionally most subjugated nation on the American continent nevertheless. After all, these corporations operated for decades and it didn’t make a difference for Bolivia’s finances. Hopefully, if successful, other similar nations may follow suit.
CNN - [...]
Continue Reading May 2nd, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research presents a compelling argument as to why Washington is embarrassing itself when repeatedly trying to slander and bash Hugo Chavez and Venezuela. Despite the massive assault on the nation, Venezuela keeps winning sympathy points all across the spectrum in matters large and small.
It was yet [...]
Continue Reading March 10th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Of course, John Correa has already fled the country, though Washington maintains that he is on “holiday” and medical treatment.
Donald Rumsfeld was quoted as saying this about the “left-wing” trend in the region …
[Chavez] is a person who was elected legally, just as Adolf Hitler was elected legally and then consolidated power. Now [Chavez] [...]
Continue Reading February 3rd, 2006 Björn Hallberg
The US is doing what it does best, meddling in the affairs of others. Hopefully there will be something substantial to come from this. Something that will stick.
Reuters - Venezuela said on Friday authorities had concrete evidence that U.S. Embassy staff were involved with a group of Venezuelan military officers accused of passing state secrets [...]
Continue Reading January 27th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
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