Post Tagged with: "Venezuelan Hugo Chávez"

September 28, 2010 05:23

A nuclear Chavez?

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that his government is carrying out initial studies into starting a nuclear energy program.

September 27, 2010 03:58

Chavez foes advance in election

Chavez’s United Socialist Party (PSUV) still won a majority of seats in Sunday’s poll, but will now be unable to pass major legislation unaided.

August 26, 2010 16:49

The Killing Fields Of Caracas

Early in his reign, Chazvez fomented class hatred by justifying theft so long as it was carried out by the poor. Sound familiar? Hugo Chavez, has made murder a means of extending his control and Caracas the murder capitol of the world.

August 24, 2010 11:33

Venezuelans Despair Over Rampant, Deadly Violence

Monitoring group reports country suffered more than 16,000 homicides last year. Far from containing the violence, police increasingly find themselves targeted by criminals.

August 20, 2010 03:47

Chávez and China: Challenging U.S. Interests

Under the cloak of Washington’s indifference, Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez is making steady progress in cementing strategic relations with China, which is eager to eclipse U.S. presence in a key, mineral-rich South American economy. Russia is a source of weapons and foreign policy clout, Iran is abetting Chávez’s shadowy nuclear program, and Cuba is managing a system of internal control and repression in Venezuela.

August 18, 2010 05:40

Chavez faces September elections – will it matter?

Public opinion polls show socialist president’s popularity slipping amid tough economic times, soaring crime rates. But will it matter with his iron fist control of the nation and its media.

August 4, 2010 04:12

Is Chavez Giving Socialism a Bad Name?

As Hollywood director Oliver Stone releases his pro-Hugo Chavez film, “South of the Border,” the Socialist International (SI) reports that the oil-rich Venezuelan ruler is suppressing dissent, interfering with freedom of the press, mismanaging the economy, and threatening peace in the region. – AIM

August 3, 2010 07:16

Chavez – mentally ubstable with control of a nation

Recent accounts of Hugo Chávez’s politicized necrophilia may seem almost too lurid to believe, but I can testify from personal experience that they may well be an understatement. – Christopher Hitchens

August 2, 2010 04:50

Chavez sending troops to Colombian border

(CNN) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has deployed troops to areas near the Colombian border and says he is reviewing plans for a potential war as tension between the two nations rises.

July 28, 2010 04:47

Will the U.S. Hand Chávez a License to Kill?

Chávez’s record of providing money, arms, political support, and, yes, safe haven to groups waging a murderous war against a sovereign state openly violates international law. If the United States and our neighbors fail to muster a meaningful response to Colombia’s latest evidence and formal appeal for help, they will share the blame for giving Chávez’s bandit regime a license to kill.