Snapshot: Venezuela

Washington’s war on Chavez By Stephen Lendman, Tehran Times, May 30, 2011 Since George W. Bush took office in January 2001, efforts to oust Hugo Chavez failed three times. . . . . . . Nonetheless, disruptive activities continue, including malicious propaganda, CIA subversion, funding opposition forces, sanctions, and militarizing the region, notably in Colombia …

Journal: Bribes from US Okay, from Venezuela Not OK

Nicaragua Government Took Bribes From Drug Traffickers, Cable Says December 9, 2010 Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega’s government accepts bribes from drug traffickers, harbors terrorists and attempts to endear itself to Iran, according to leaked U.S. diplomatic cables. By Samuel Rubenfeld U.S. diplomats accused Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government of taking bribes from drug traffickers in …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Iran/NKorea Rockets for Venezuela

Venezuela-Iran: Die Welt is the original source for the following item, which is too important to overlook. “Iran is planning to place medium-range missiles on Venezuelan soil, based on unidentified western sources, according to an article in the German daily, Die Welt, on 25 November. According to the article, an agreement between the two countries …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: US, Venezuela, Libya…

Venezuela- US: For the record. The Caracas government seized two factories owned by U.S.-based glass maker Owens Illinois, because it caused “environmental damage and exploited workers,” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on 25 October. Today Venezuelan soldiers took possession of the factories. Venezuela-Middle East: President Chavez said his government and Libya are creating a $1 …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Russia, Venezuela, Economy, Arms

Venezuela-Russia: Russia does not plan to cut military-technical cooperation with Venezuela, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said on 15 October Interfax reported. He spoke at a press conference following talks with Venezuelan President Chavez. Medvedev called changes in the economic sphere “very serious and of a tectonic character,” and includes nearly all sectors of mutual interest. …

NIGHTWATCH Extracts: China-Fiji, China Carriers, Venezuela-Colombia Re-Set

Below the line: Full Extract on China-Fiji, Fiji as Potential Base of China in South Pacific Full Extract on China Carrier Force and Implications in Region Full Extract on Venezuela-Colombia Reconciliation Phi Beta Iota:  It’s a shame no one will fund NIGHTWATCH to do Global Coverage, because it is consistently more intelligent than all the …

Journal: Colombia-Venezuela Denounce Each Other within OAS–US is the Loser, Cuba Spins Up OAS Alternative Without the North

While the US watches another CNN story on rape, Latin America has been watching CNN Espanol where  the Ambassador of Venezuela to the Organization of American States (OAS), has just delivered a phenomenally detailed, articulate, and persuasive denunciation of the US and its regional allies, particularly Colombia. Hugo Chavez has then come out, breaking relations …