Analysis: Military

Venezuela-Colombia Crisis: Where was Washington?

By Gabriel Espinosa-Gonzalez — COHA, Feb 16th 2005

The Bush Administration's attempts at isolating Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez over his alleged support for Colombian terrorists has sullied Washington's already tarnished image and constitutes a serious misappraisal of the prevailing diplomatic atmosphere throughout the region.

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Venezuela – Colombia: To Washington’s Chagrin, Economics Bridge Ideological Divide

By Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Dec 10th 2004

Recent high-level meetings between Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe demonstrate each country’s commitment towards improving economic cooperation between the two neighbors. With the State Department stewardship now passing to Bush confidante and echo Condoleezza Rice, Washington likely will continue to emerge as an even more disruptive force towards Venezuela – Colombia relations than before.

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Venezuela’s Oligarchy Imports Soldiers Because It Cannot Recruit Them At Home

By Marta Harnecker, May 20th 2004

The very real threat of foreign intervention in Venezuela, as the recent discovery of a paramilitary group in Caracas proves, has obligated the Bolivarian process to heighten its preparedness for self-defense.

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SOA Watch Scores Victory in Venezuela

By James Hodge and Linda Cooper, National Catholic Reporter, Apr 8th 2004

After Father Roy Bourgeois made an appeal on Venezuelan TV and met with President Chávez, Venezuela announced it will no longer send its military officers to the School of the Americas

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US Attacks on Venezuela

By Heinz Dieterich - Rebelion.org, Mar 24th 2004

General Raul Baduel talks about recent events in Venezuela, US involvement in Venezuela's affairs and in the April 2002 coup attempt, and relations with Colombia.

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Energy Affairs, Technology and Security of the State

By Gonzalo Gomez - Venezuelanalysis.com, Feb 12th 2004

Recently appointed Venezuelan Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raul Baduel talks about the importance of oil as a matter of national security, and about his proposal to create an Oil and Energy State Council

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"Hugo Chavez is giving the poor some hope, and it is contagious"

By Charles Hardy, Jan 21st 2004

Interview with Father Roy Bourgeois, Catholic priest founder of the School of the Americas Watch, who talks about his impressions of his recent visit to Venezuela.

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The Venezuelan Military: The Making of an Anomaly

By Marta Harnecker - Monthly Review, Spetember 2003, Oct 20th 2003

Many on the left are skeptical of Chavez' credentials as a democratic progressive because of his military origins. Marta Harnecker addresses some of the concerns in this article.

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