Telesur, a new network scheduled to cover news throughout South America, is the latest player in Chávez’s war against opposition media. Opposition TV stations resort to unprofessional behavior. Will Telesur be objective or doomed to be used as a government …
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South American Unity May No Longer Be a Distant Dream
The Region’s Left-leaning Governments Strive for Integration as Washington’s Plan to Isolate Venezuela’s Chávez Fails The possibility of South American unity is more imminent today than at any time since Simón Bolívar’s original vision of continental solidarity. South America’s Atlantic …
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Venezuela – Colombia To Washington’s Chagrin, Economics Bridge Ideological Divide
Illusionary charges, such as the Colombian Defense Minister’s allegation that the FARC had a plan in place to assassinate President Bush during his recent visit to Cartagena, will accompany White House strategy to augment its militarized policies in the region. …
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Washington’s Human Trafficking Charges Drag Down
Is the administration flip-flopping on Venezuela? U.S. sanctions against Caracas further damage already tenuous diplomatic ties between the two nations. In September, the State Department humiliated Chávez with human trafficking charges, but now has switched to constructive rhetoric. Is this …
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Venezuela’s Referendum Resolves Leadership Crisis, but Fails to Reconcile the Country’s Polarized Society
The overwhelming turnout of Venezuelans on August 15 reaffirms the country’s democratic process, while providing President Hugo Chávez with a reinvigorated populist mandate for his social spending programs. The opposition parties’ claims of fraud have seriously undermined its own credibility …
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