Appeal of Solidarity With The People, The Government, The Communist And Progressive Forces of Bolivia
The political process in Bolivia faces a critical moment.
The reactionary forces, the oligarchy, the US government and some European forces promote a large scale campaign aiming to reverse the progressive processes in this Latin American country.
The goal of all these forces is to block the changes promoted by the Constitutional Assembly for a democratic Constitution for the benefit (…)
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Appeal of Solidarity with the People,Government, Communist Party and Progressive Forces of Bolivia
16 December 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM A Post-Mortem and its Aftermath
5 December 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
By Prof. James PETRAS
Venezuela’s constitutional reforms supporting President Chavez’s socialist project were defeated by the narrowest of margins: 1.4% of 9 million voters. The result however was severely compromised by the fact that 45% of the electorate abstained, meaning that only 28% of the electorate voted against the progressive changes proposed by President Chavez.
While the vote was a blow to Venezuela’s attempt to extricate itself from oil dependence and capitalist control over (…) -
Referendum : Venezuela’s Social Democracy Hits A Speed Bump
5 December 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
Hugo Chavez addressed upwards of a half million supporters on the final day of campaigning for constitutional reform on December 1. He was confident of a victory that seemed assured. The turnout was impressive as a sea of red filled Caracas’ main Avenida Bolivar boulevard and spilled over into adjourning streets. It dwarfed the November 29 final opposition rally Rupert Murdock’s Times online/UK and Fox News estimated at "more than 100,000" ahead of saying "polls predicted an agonizingly (…)
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GEORGE W. BUSH’S ATTEMPT TO CLOAK FOR IRAN/CONTRA
3 December 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentOperation Black Eagle : google it and you’ll find that the Bush Cabal has tried to connect it to operations being carried out by US troops in Iraq and, they’ve done a damn fine job of it too...
Don’t be fooled!
The Coke was Stored in Hangars 4 and 5 Operation Black Eagle became a network of 5000 people who made possible the export of arms in the direction of Central America, and the import of drugs ... in other words, IRAN/CONTRA www.freedomdomain.com/drugwars/contra01.html - 16k - (…) -
Chavez wins referendum: gov’t sources
2 December 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
By Saul Hudson and Ana Isabel Martinez
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared headed for victory on Sunday in a referendum on allowing the leftist to rule for as long as he keeps winning elections, government-linked sources said, citing exit polls.
Three exit polls showed Chavez won by between six and eight percentage points in a vote where turnout was low, the two sources said.
If confirmed, it would be by far the slimmest victory margin in the career of a man (…) -
The Return of Juan Forero, or Why NPR Still Sucks Ass
2 December 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentTranscript – NPR Weekend Edition – Saturday December 1, 2007
John Itzky interviews Juan Forero in Caracas concerning the December 2nd Constitutional referendum. The italics are mine. (Flávio Américo dos Reis).
ITZKY: Venezuelans go to the polls tomorrow to vote on proposed constitutional changes that would give president Hugo Chávez more power. Chávez says the changes would streamline bureaucracy, and give power to community councils run by the people. But opponents say it’s a power (…) -
Venezuelan Government Uncovers Video of Opposition Destabilization Plan
1 December 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
Venezuelan Government Uncovers Video of Opposition Destabilization Plan
By Chris Carlson
Global Research, November 30, 2007
Venezuelanalysis.com
Caracas, November 30, 2007
Venezuelan Telecommunications Minister Jesse Chacon presented a video revealing the opposition strategy of destabilization for Sunday’s referendum at a press conference on Thursday. In the video, opposition leaders call on their supporters to reject the results of the referendum and to take part in nation-wide (…) -
CIA Operation
29 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
by Eva Golinger
Last night CNN en Español aired the above image, which captions at the bottom "Who Killed him?" by "accident". The image of President Chavez with the caption about killing him below, which some could say subliminally incites to assassination, was a "production error" mistakenly made in the CNN en Español newsroom.
The news anchor had been narrarating a story about the situation between Colombia and Venezuela and then switched to a story about an unsolved homicide but - (…) -
VENEZUELA: Another CIA sponsored Coup D’Etat?
28 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
by Prof James PETRAS
Venezuela’s D-Day: Democratic Socialism or Imperial Counter-Revolution The December 2, 2007 Constituent Referendum
On November 26, 2007 the Venezuelan government broadcast and circulated a confidential memo from the US embassy to the CIA which is devastatingly revealing of US clandestine operations and which will influence the referendum this Sunday (December 2, 2007). The memo sent by an embassy official, Michael Middleton Steere, was addressed to the head of (…) -
Radio Venezuela en Vivo: Broadcasting Live from Venezuela’s Constitutional Reform Referendum
26 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBy Romain Migus
What is Radio Venezuela en Vivo?
Radio Venezuela en Vivo is an internet radio, launched by a group of international journalists and academics based in Venezuela, to broadcast continual objective coverage of Venezuela’s upcoming Constitutional Reform Referendum. Radio Venezuela en Vivo will principally broadcast in English and French, with support programs and news coverage in Portuguese, Arab and other languages.
Why Radio Venezuela en Vivo?
As international observers (…)