And in a fairly bold way too. The hate campaign being directed by the notorious Wiesenthal Centre and other Israeli interest groups aims to isolate Venezuela like they have Iran and gain some bonus credits with the US by impeding human rights and fair trade in the region.
Voltaire Network - An organization for the defence [...]
Continue Reading January 21st, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Well put and it cannot be stressed enough. Especially in these treacherous times when international law once again has become nothing but empty words.
Voltaire Network - Over the past six years, the Venezuelan opposition has suffered 11 electoral defeats in a row, despite the media campaigns it has orchestrated against the legitimate government of Mr. [...]
Continue Reading January 14th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
The US stands poised for saber-rattling as Wayne Madsen puts it. Surely, there will be more than just displays in the near future, pending of course the outcome of next year’s elections in Nicaragua, Peru, and Mexico.
Wayne Madsen Report - Southern Command is planning a saber-rattling military exercise in Paraguay in 2006 called “Fuerzas Comando [...]
Continue Reading December 29th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Now that is a colorful campaign slogan you don’t hear too often.
CS Monitor - Evo Morales is an unorthodox candidate. He’s a former IIama herder and coca farmer, and an indigenous Indian with an eighth-grade education. His platform rests on ending Bolivia’s 20 years of free-market economic policies, and decriminalizing the growing of coca, the [...]
Continue Reading December 16th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
For all the talk about democracy the opposition don’t seem to have much confidence in the due process. Their form of democracy seems limited to coups d’état, whining, obstructions and boycotts. From the looks of things they aim to abstain from the vote and presumably later claim that Chavez’s coalition somehow gained congressional seats illegitimately.
Bloomberg [...]
Continue Reading December 3rd, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Venezuela seeks to eject the New Tribes Mission, claiming it harbours CIA agents.
BBC - President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday that the New Tribes Mission would have to leave because it had been sharing sensitive information with the CIA.
The missionaries said they respected Venezuela’s laws and their only goal was to help its indigenous peoples.
The [...]
Continue Reading October 14th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
There has been too much from Venezuela these last couple of days. But I can’t help it. Chavez and the Venezuelan government is saying exactly what is on my mind. It would almost be eerie if one did not understand how strictly organized the world is along ideological lines. I appreciate that at least someone [...]
Continue Reading September 16th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Futile perhaps but the idea is certainly infectious.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has extended a preferential oil trade deal to 13 Caribbean countries in what he says is part of a plan to challenge U.S. economic domination of the region.
Under his plan, called PetroCaribe, Venezuela will soon sell up to 190,000 barrels of fuel a day [...]
Continue Reading September 15th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Democracy Now! notes that …
The Miami Herald is reporting that the U.S.-funded National Endowment for Democracy has agreed to give a leading opposition group in Venezuela over $100,000 in funding. The group - Sumate - helped lead the effort to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez through a recall referendum last year. The recall failed. Backers [...]
Continue Reading September 14th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Paraguay’s President Says There Will Be No U.S. Military Base in His Country
Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte on Tuesday denied published reports that his country plans to authorize the installation of a U.S. military base in its territory.
“There will be no North American military base nor other installation with that characteristic, because we are a sovereign [...]
Continue Reading August 31st, 2005 Björn Hallberg
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