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Colombia's ambassador to Mexico called the Cancun regional summit an "expression of Banana Republic discourse." Michael Busch at the Foreign Policy in Focus blog Focal Points.Colombia's ambassador to Mexico called the Cancun regional summit an... more
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President Hugo Chavez urged supporters to use Twitter to blow the whistle on currency speculators on Sunday and announced that police raids on illegal traders would continue as Venezuela's government tries to defend the embattled bolivar.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100516/ap_on_hi_te/lt_venezuela_economyPresident Hugo Chavez urged supporters to use Twitter to blow the whistle on... more
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The documentary focuses on the fact that breast enlargements are more common in Venezuela than anywhere else in the world, and girls as young as 15 worry about getting their boobs done, despite there being a huge wealth divide that has aggravated class tension to new highs. In a light hearted way, I attempt to address the controversial subject of the Bolivarian revolution through the window of cosmetic surgery. I hope this can help Westerners to understand thepolitical and class tensions in Venezuela.The documentary focuses on the fact that breast enlargements are more common in... more
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Like it or not, the U.S. and Venezuela need each other. For the past eight years, however, George W. Bush and Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, have been at each other's throats. Will the relationship change during an Obama Administration? An incident this week appears to have given us an answer.Like it or not, the U.S. and Venezuela need each other. For the past eight years,... more
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On February 4th 2008, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez held a massive military celebration to commemorate the failed coup he carried out in 1992. Chavez says that the day planted the seeds for his socialist revolution, despite the fact that he and his co-conspirators were jailed for a year after their failed coup attempt. The day commonly known as "4F" has divided an already deeply polarized Venezuelan electorate. Many critics take note that Venezuela is the only democratic country in the world that officially commemorates a coup d' etat and claim Chavez has an ulterior motive, which is to intimidate Venezuela's fractured opposition with a full display of military might. Supporters of Chavez say that 4F commemorates the first time that Venezuela's majority was able to show discontent over corrupt, Washington backed politicians. Supporters also point out that from this moment on Chavez became a national leader who gave new hope for Venezuela's poverty stricken masses paving the way for his election as president in 1999. The UNDERGROUND, with special access granted by the Venezuelan military and file footage from the 2002 coup, has conducted a series of interviews with generals, politicians, political analysts, and supporters that were in attendance at this controversial commemoration. On February 4th 2008, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez held a massive military... more
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won't be able to create his dictatorship after all. He has narrowly lost a referendum on controversial constitutional changes by a margin of 51% to 49%. Mr Chavez was seeking an end to presidential term limits and the removal of the Central Bank's autonomy.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won't be able to create his dictatorship after... more
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Hey Hugo, "¿Porque no te CALLAS?" Spain's King Juan Carlos told him to stick a sock in it at the Ibero-American summit after Chavez called the former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar a "facist."
Hey Hugo, "¿Porque no te CALLAS?" Spain's King Juan Carlos told... more
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Hugo Chavez delivers a controversial speech at the U.N. in which he calls George Bush, "the Devil". He backs his claims up by saying that he "smells sulfur" at the very spot where Bush spoke one day earlier. We also hear U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton's response.Hugo Chavez delivers a controversial speech at the U.N. in which he calls George Bush,... more
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Leftist President Hugo Chavez won re-election by a wide margin, giving him free reign for a more radical turn toward socialism and six more years to counter U.S. influence in Latin America and beyond.Leftist President Hugo Chavez won re-election by a wide margin, giving him free reign... more
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