Analysis: International

Why the US Demonises Venezuela's Democracy

By Mark Weisbrot – The Guardian UK, Oct 4th 2012

Hugo Chavez at a campaign march in Yaracuy on Tuesday (VTV)

Venezuela is about to hold impeccably free and fair elections, yet the US treats it as a dictatorship.

Opposition Discusses “Plans” With Foreign Diplomats

By Correo del Orinoco International , Oct 1st 2012

Opposition politician Richard Mardo hosted the meeting between foreign diplomats and opposition figures (informecifras.com)

Over the weekend, investigative journalist Jose Vicente Rangel warned of backroom opposition attempts to prevent another election win for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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The Skewed Reporting on the Venezuelan Elections

By Josh Watts / Editors Blog - News Unspun, Sep 28th 2012

Hugo Chavez on a campaign rally in the northern state of Falcon on Wednesday (VTV)

In these two articles, News Unspun examines unbalanced reportage in the liberal British press on the Venezuelan presidential election.

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Terrorist Accomplice Supports Venezuelan Opposition Candidate

By Jean-Guy Allard – Correo del Orinoco International , Sep 21st 2012

Ricardo Koesling, the leader of opposition political party Piedra (“Rock” in English) who declared “we’ll use bullets, fists, kicks, everything we’ve got, to force the Chavistas out” and publicly reiterated his ongoing support for right-wing candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski, just happens to be the top Caraca sbased boss of Miami’s Cuban- American Mafia and the Venezuelan link in Luis Posada Carriles’ international terrorist network.

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Former US Ambassador Outlines Post-Election Interventions against Venezuela

By Lee Brown - Venezuela Solidarity Campaign , Sep 17th 2012

Former US Ambassador to Venezuela Patrick Duddy (US State Department)

In an extraordinary paper released this week, former US Ambassador to Venezuela, Patrick Duddy, outlined a range of military, financial and diplomatic measures that the US should be prepared to take against the Chavez government after the coming elections on October 7th.

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Open Borders and Open Hearts: How the Venezuelan State Addresses its Population of Colombian Refugees

By Stephanie Kennedy, Sep 14th 2012

“Welcome to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela” reads the sign on the Venezuelan – Colombian border in Zulia state (EFE)

Stephanie Kennedy analyses the Venezuelan state’s response to the influx of refugees resulting from Colombia’s on-going internal conflict, and the experience of Colombians upon arrival in Venezuela.

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The “Socializing” City Vs. the Alienating City: Taking the Venezuelan Example to Italy

By Rachael Boothroyd - Correo del Orinoco International , Sep 3rd 2012

Venezuela's new socialist city Caribia in the evening time (Rachael Boothroyd)

This year, the Venezuelan government will present the concept of its new socialist cities at the International Architecture Biennale in Italy, which is due to be held from August 29^th to November 25th.

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“Chavez is Not Just a Political Leader; He is Also a Revolutionary Who Has Defended the Oppressed”

By Lucía Berbeo - Rebelión , Aug 23rd 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (psuv.org)

In order to understand Venezuela´s political panorama, for example the presidential elections this coming October 7 and the recent declarations of Colombian ex-president, Alvaro Uribe, against the country, we interviewed the editor of Chaos in Spain´s Network, Catalan sociologist and graduate in Latin American studies, Anibal Garzon Baeza.

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US Carter Center: Venezuelan Electoral System one of the Most Automated in the World

By Panorama / Patria Grande, Aug 17th 2012

National Electoral Council President Tibisay Lucena demonstrating Venezuela’s new Integrated Authentication voting system. (no

The Venezuelan electoral system is the most automated in the world, because it can be audited and verified at every stage, said Jennifer McCoy, director of the Carter Center’s Americas Program.

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Study of Polls Shows a Clear Lead for Hugo Chavez in Venezuela's Presidential Election Race

By Venezuela Solidarity Campaign UK, Aug 13th 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a campaign rally in San Cristobel in the western state of Tachira last weekend (chavez.org)

This study by the VSC UK offers an overview of the results of polls by a broad range of polling companies in Venezuela so far in the country's presidential election campaign.

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Tariq Ali Praises Venezuelan Democracy

By Correo del Orinoco International , Aug 6th 2012

In Venezuela over the weekend, internationally-acclaimed author, activist, and intellectual Tariq Ali highlighted the importance of Venezuela´s Bolivarian Revolution and socialist President Hugo Chavez.

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The Latest Howlers From Human Rights Watch on Venezuela

By Joe Emersberger, Aug 3rd 2012

José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director of Human Rights Watch (EFE)

Predictably, election season in Venezuela has come with yet another voluminous report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that mostly rehashes the debunked claims of its 2008 report.

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The Bogota Solidarity Centre and Possible Intervention in Venezuela

By James Jordan - Alliance for Global Justice, Jul 31st 2012

The Solidarity Center office in Bogotá has received an unusually large two-year grant of $3 million for its operations in the Andean Region. The grant comes from USAID (the United States Agency for International Development) and its timing coincides with the upcoming presidential elections in Venezuela.

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Connie Mack's Staff Tied to Anti-Hugo Chavez Group

By John Bresnahan - Politico/NJ.com, Jul 30th 2012

Florida Republican Representative, Connie Mack, has previously solicited the US government to "replace" Hugo Chavez (a

For years in the House and in his current bid for Senate, Florida GOP Rep. Connie Mack has attacked Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez with a zeal possibly unmatched in Congress... But the full story of Mack’s anti-Chávez campaign doesn’t end there. In a little-noticed and highly unusual episode, a trio of Mack staffers worked with a secretive nonprofit group whose sole purpose appears to be promoting the congressman’s crusade against Chávez

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The United States, Venezuela and Paraguay

By Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães, Jul 27th 2012

New Paraguayan president Federico Franco assumed power in an “institutional coup” on 22 June, ousting elected president Fern

Brazilian diplomat and professor Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães analyses how US foreign policy in South America has suffered unexpected consequences from the Paraguayan coup d'état, particuarly the entry of Venezuela into the Mercosur bloc. He argues, “The question of Paraguay is the question of Venezuela, and of the dispute over economic and political influence in South America”.

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