Recent events in the Middle East, characterized by the popular revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and Syria, with the greater or lesser participation of the Special Services of the Western world infiltrating provocateurs, weapons, media and money, a lot of money, in each country, have encouraged the hopes of U.S. policy makers with respect to Venezuela and Cuba.
On Wednesday Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister, Temir Porras, voiced his government’s support for the Syrian people and called for an end to what he called "the media war" currently being waged against Syria by the international mainstream press.
By Kiraz Janicke & Federico Fuentes - Green Left Weekly, Feb 27th 2011
As the wave of popular uprisings has spread across the Arab world, a flurry of articles have appeared suggesting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez could be the next “dictator” to be overthrown.
By Hilary Keenan - 21st Century Socialism, May 27th 2009
The results of the new survey of 'Arab opinion'
show that Barack Obama has a much more
favourable rating than did his predecessor as US president. But when
asked to name the world leaders whom they most admire, the participants
put the President of Venezuela at the top of the poll.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said Israel’s expulsion of Venezuela’s
representative to Israel, Roland Betancourt, on Wednesday was an
“honor,” and accused the Israeli government of committing genocide
against Palestinians.
