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	<title>Council on Hemispheric Affairs &#187; Venezuela</title>
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		<title>Venezuelan Opposition Rallies for &#8220;The Unit&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. presidential campaign season is rapidly taking on the political coloration of what can be expected from the low-grade ideological polemics that form the bulk of the political outcomes in Venezuela. Simply put, the obvious lack of worth and the unrelieved meretricious nature of the script being used should come as no surprise. Scandals may come to light, candidates may decide to withdraw, and public opinion polls may dramatically shift at any time. Generally, however, the most explosive turnovers in popularity are precipitated not so much by policy maturations or bursts of brilliance or striking illuminations born out of Lincoln-Douglas like debates. What is all but guaranteed is the inevitable evolution of new political alignments that occur as candidates abandon the race and throw in the towel as they support at once despised political foe. This was amply demonstrated several days ago in Venezuela, where the opposition’s contest is in the home stretch prior to the February 12 primary targeted at selecting a unified opposition candidate to run against incumbent President Hugo Chávez in next October’s general elections. Several days ago, the presidential pre-candidates for the opposition &#8211; Diego Arria, Maria Corina Machado, Henrique Capriles, Pablo Perez, Pablo Medina [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re: EEUU admite  &#8220;Problemas menores&#8221; en consulado de Venezuela (EEUU admits &#8220;minor problems&#8221; on venezuelan consulate)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venezuela is known on the international scene for unleashing a policy aim at developing a different model of judging Washington’s worldwide role. We Venezuelans living recently in the U.S  tend to see U.S – Venezuelan bilateral ties as always being in a state of near rupture. But, just as The White House can’t denyVenezuela’s importance in Latin America, likewise, Venezuela can’t deny the awesome power of its Northern foe.While doubts still linger over the reasons for the Consul General’s expulsion (at least from the Venezuelan side), Mark Toner, Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State, said the decision was taken in accordance with Article 23 of the Vienna Convention on consular relations but weakened moral case by declining to produce any evidence.  While Vienna certainly gives Washington the plenary authority to expel any resident diplomat at will the question is whether the U.S was wise to expel Livia Acosta. Here all the wisdom may not necessarily be Washington’s corner. Venezuela es conocida en la escena internacional  por desencadenar una política que juzga el rol de Washington mundialmente. Nosotros, los venezolanos, que se han mudado recientemente a  los Estados Unidos, vemos las relaciones bilaterales entre EEUU &#8211; Venezuela en estado de [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuatro Presidentes Latinoamericanos Se Ponen Del Lado De Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[La controversia está servida: cuatro países latinoamericanos –Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba y Ecuador- desoyeron el pedido de Estados Unidos de que pongan distancias con Irán. Los presidentes Hugo Chávez de Venezuela, Raúl Castro de Cuba, Rafael Correa de Ecuador y Daniel Ortega de Nicaragua dieron la bienvenida al presidente iraní Mahmoud Ahmadineyad, mientras aumentan las maniobras militares en el Golfo Pérsico y se aproxima un embargo para disuadir a Irán de continuar con su programa nuclear. Haciendo uso del derecho a la soberanía, el canciller ecuatoriano, Ricardo Patiño dijo que “Quito no recibe instrucciones del departamento de Estado de EE.UU.&#8221;. Sus palabras resumen el sentir de algunos gobiernos de la región que, a momentos, rayando demagogia exigen que “nadie les dicte lo que tienen que hacer.”1 Ahmadineyad llegó en busca de respaldo y consuelo internacional. Con este viaje quiso mostrar que no está solo frente a las trompetas que anuncian posibles ataques aéreos a las instalaciones nucleares iraníes. Se presume que también hablara del futuro del mercado petrolero, visto que el 70 por ciento de los ingresos de Irán provienen de las exportaciones de crudo. Venezuela es el único actor de influencia en ese mercado; Ecuador tiene una producción limitada, mientras [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Latin American Presidents Warmly Greet Iran’s Ahmadinejad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The controversy unfolds as four Latin American countries – Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador – ignored pressure from the United States to distance their politics from those of Iran. Presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, Raúl Castro of Cuba, Rafael Correa of Ecuador and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua welcomed the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a moment when tensions were on the rise concerning increased Iranian military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf and an embargo on Iran in response to its continued nuclear energy program. Citing his country’s right to national sovereignty, the Ecuadorian chancellor, Ricardo Patiño said that “Quito does not receive instructions from the U.S. State Department.” His words, summarizing the attitude of like-minded governments in the region, state that “no one dictates what [we] have to do.” Ahmadinejad arrived in search of international backing and support. With this trip, he attempted to prove that Iran is not the only country concerned over the possibility of air attacks on Iranian nuclear installations. It is assumed that Ahmadinejad also discussed the future of the oil market while in Caracas, since seventy percent of Iran’s income is from crude oil exports, a figure similar to that of Venezuela. Caracas is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuelan Consul General Expelled from U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 8, 2012, the U.S. State Department declared Venezuelan consul general Livia Acosta Noguera persona non grata and ordered her to leave the U.S for her alleged involvement in an Iranian computer scam. The announcement took place the same day that President Ahmadinejad began his four-country tour of Latin America, which included a stop in Venezuela. There is little question that at least part of the motivation for the State Department’s action was the umbrage that it felt against any Latin American State that took action reflecting a feeling of normality in their ties with Iran’s President, Ahmadinejad. The U.S. has not yet released a statement in defense of its decision to expel the consul general. However, some sources have pointed to claims made in a documentary entitled “The Iranian Threat,” released over Univisión on December 8, 2011, as a major cause. Added to this possible explanation was the role played by former Secretary of State, Rose Norieja, an ultra-conservative ideologue who previously had played a continuously conservative role as assistant secretary of state for Latin America in the second Bush administration. Univisión is often guided by rightwing political objectives. The president of the network, César Conde, worked as [...]]]></description>
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