Homicides in Venezuela have quadrupled during President Hugo Chavez’s 11 years in power, with two people murdered every hour, according to new figures from a non-governmental organization. Link
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Homicides in Venezuela have quadrupled during President Hugo Chavez’s 11 years in power, with two people murdered every hour, according to new figures from a non-governmental organization. Link A short news item in Brazil’s news magazine Veja this week suggested that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is considering running for United Nations secretary general after he leaves office at the end of this year. If true, that would explain a lot of things. Link Venezuela’s government seized control of two sugar mills Tuesday and threatened to expropriate them, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the labor rights of employees. Link A severe drought in Venezuela appears to be forcing the country’s president, Hugo Chavez, to ramp up efforts to diversify the country’s energy portfolio. Link Anger over power and water rationing, elections that may bolster opposition to President Hugo Chavez, new nationalizations, a floundering economy, and diplomatic tensions with neighbor Colombia are all risks to watch for in major oil exporter Venezuela this year. Link “Thinking Out Loud About Venezuela” with Ambassador Diego Arria Demócrata cristiano, como en su época (él lo evoca) lo fue Roy Chaderton, el embajador de Panamá ante la OEA, Guillermo Cochez, considera que el gobierno de Chávez ya vio pasar sus mejores días dentro de la Organización. Link Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has dismissed Spanish accusations that his government was involved in plots by Colombian and Basque guerrillas to assassinate the Colombian President, saying he had “nothing to explain.” Link President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that Venezuela won’t offer any help or explanations to clear up the allegations levied by a Spanish judge that his administration collaborated with Basque separatist group ETA and Colombia’s largest guerrilla group. Link Al igual que con las entrevistas de Marta Colomina, a partir de ahora colocaré las de Marianella Salazar agrupadas en un solo post para ahorrar tiempo. Link Spain and Venezuela headed toward a potential diplomatic face-off after a Spanish judge on Monday accused Caracas of collaborating with rebel groups to assassinate Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and other top political figures. Link “Creo que tenemos que tener una reacción prudente y mirar qué es lo que está pasando, a través de los canales diplomáticos”, aseguró el presidente colombiano. Link “Yo, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, con motivo de celebrarse el bicentenario de nuestra independencia, convoco a un referéndum el próximo 5 de julio para elegir una Asamblea Constituyente que tenga como propósito crear la República Bolivariana Socialista del Poder Popular de Venezuela”. Link
The Organization of American States has failed to respond to the steady deterioration of Latin American democracy during the past few years, even though the defense of democracy is supposed to be one of its primary missions. Link La Audiencia Nacional española realiza sus propias gestiones de manera independiente del Gobierno español contra el terrorismo de la ETA y los vínculos que pueda tener esa organización a nivel internacional. Link A Spanish judge yesterday accused the government of president Hugo Chavez in Venezuela of involvement with the Basque terrorist group Eta, sparking a diplomatic row between the two countries. Link Fuerte denuncia del Diputado disidente Ismael García contra el régimen de Chávez. Link Ese esfuerzo elemental de conciencia crítica debió hacerse hace mucho. Pero las masas enardecidas en las calles piensan muy poco. Mucho antes que Chávez lo descubrieron Mussolini y Hitler, esos dos maestros insuperables en el arte de manejar las turbas. Link Ya lo sabíamos, pero cada vez más, con mayor énfasis y desde distintos frentes oficiales e internacionales, se reafirma la naturaleza intrínsecamente autoritaria y represiva del régimen político que gobierna Venezuela. Link Mientras el preso político cubano Orlando Zapata agonizaba en un hospital de La Habana, los jefes de Estado y de Gobierno americanos compartían fotos y abrazos en un lujoso hotel del Caribe mexicano y sentaban las bases de una nueva organización continental -¡otra más!- al margen de EE.UU. Link |
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