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(PressTV) – At his first press conference after his victory in last Sunday’s Venezuelan presidential election, Hugo Chavez reaffirmed his support for the Syrian government during the current unrest. Read the rest of this entry »
(PressTV) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warns the British government there will be ‘severe consequences’ if they raid the Ecuador Embassy to arrest Assange. Read the rest of this entry »
(ChavezCode) – Ever since the US-supported coup attempt against President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela failed in April 2002, Washington has been pursuing a variety of strategies to remove the overwhelmingly popular South American head of state from power. Read the rest of this entry »
(AFP) – President Hugo Chavez on Sunday vowed to move forward on the nationalization of land owned by a subsidiary of British meat products company Vestey, as he called for “acceleration of the agrarian revolution.”
A week after opposition parties were emboldened by a strong showing in legislative elections, Chavez used his first television program since the vote to announce moves to strengthen his self-styled revolutionary government. Read the rest of this entry »
(GlobalResearch) – As election time approaches in Venezuela, international media increase negative coverage of the South American nation. CNN applauds terrorism against Venezuela, while Fox News accuses the Chavez government of terrorism
The bombardment of negative, false, distorted and manipulated news about Venezuela in US media has increased in volume and intensity during the last few days. Venezuela is subjected to this phenomenon every time an electoral process nears. This international media campaign against the government of Hugo Chavez appears to have a clear and coordinated objective: removing the Venezuelan President from power. Read the rest of this entry »
(Reuters) – Iran moves to challenge U.S. in Mideast: Gates
Iran is challenging U.S. naval power in the Middle East with an array of offensive and defensive weapons, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday. Read More Here
(PressTV) – US deploys 1000s drones in Afghanistan
The US is deploying thousands of drones in Afghanistan, raising suspicions as to whether the move is aimed at monitoring militants or targeting another country. Read More Here
(PoliticalTheatrics) – Top Media Lies About Iran – Read More Here
(SouthLebanon) – The “New” Iraq
Seven years after the illegal invasion of Iraq by the Anglo-American fascist armies, it is clear today that the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Iraqi nation was premeditated and unprovoked act of naked aggression aimed at expanding U.S.-Israel Zionist power. These barbaric crimes ‘should never be forgotten and never be forgiven’. Read More Here
(Aletho) – Obama Renews Sanctions on Syria for a Year
President Barack Obama Monday renewed US sanctions on Syria for a year, accusing Damascus of supporting what he called “terrorist” groups and pursuing missile programs and weapons of mass destruction. Read More Here
(NCoal) – To nuke or not to nuke
Once again, Ahmadinejad seems to make some valid points and you really should take a look at the full transcript and compare that to anything you see reported in the kosher-party-line. The thing that caught my attention was the fact that the ultimate boogey-man came to New York and there was barely a peep about it in anywhere. One thing the kosher-party-line can count on is that if Ahmadinejad is given a podium, he will take it and speak his mind, often quite eloquently if you ask me. Read More Here
(TheNation) – “Afghans Are Barbarians Who Crawled Out Of The Sewer” – Secret Erik Prince Tape Exposed – Jeremy Scahill Read More Here
(Guardian) – How the US helps al-Qaida
US foreign policy brings terrorism to American shores, costs taxpayers billions of dollars and destroys cherished liberties Read More Here
(InfoClearingHouse) – 2001 Anthrax Attack – The CIA, Biowarfare and Terrorism – Sibel Edmonds’ Boiling Frogs
(GlobalResearch) – Who is a Threat to World Peace? The Declared Nuclear Powers, America, Britain and France Defeated by the Power of Reason – Finian Cunningham
It is a fairly reliable rule of thumb that when a person refuses to listen to the argument of another, it is a sign that the person is betraying the fact that his own argument is flawed – or downright spurious. Read More Here
(AOLNews) – Opinion: Where Are All the Terrorist Attacks?
As the details of the Times Square car bomb attempt emerge in the wake of Faisal Shahzad’s arrest Monday night, one thing has already been made clear: Terrorism is fairly easy. All you need is a gun or a bomb, and a crowded target. Guns are easy to buy. Bombs are easy to make. Crowded targets — not only in New York, but all over the country — are easy to come by. If you’re willing to die in the aftermath of your attack, you could launch a pretty effective terrorist attack with a few days of planning, maybe less.
But if it’s so easy, why aren’t there more terrorist attacks like the failed car bomb in New York’s Times Square? Or the terrorist shootings in Mumbai? Or the Moscow subway bombings? After the enormous horror and tragedy of 9/11, why have the past eight years been so safe in the U.S.? Read More Here
(PressTV) – Iran wants US nukes dismantled
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the United States should dismantle its nuclear bases around the world as a step to create a nuke-free world. Read More Here
(PressTV) – Obama calls Syria a threat, renews ban
US President Barack Obama has renewed the country’s sanctions against Syria, branding it as a source of threat to Washington. Read More Here
(AP) – Lee: Warship sinking was no ‘simple accident’
President Lee Myung-bak ordered a thorough review of South Korea’s military readiness Tuesday, calling the sinking of a warship no “simple accident” as officials inched closer to blaming North Korea in the deadly incident. Read More Here
(HuffingtonPost) – Black Gold — the Lifeblood of War
Speculation has been running rampant among certain sectors of the web-world lately about the true origins of the massive oil spill that has engulfed the Gulf and threatens marine, plant, animal, and human health in a region already beset by natural disasters and toxic industries. Unwilling to accept the mainstream media version of the story (namely that it was the result of off-shore drilling activities) and suspicious of the timing of the calamity (namely that it occurred right on the cusp of Earth Day and during a period of political contentiousness over drilling), this faction has surmised that the “trigger event” in this instance may have been (choose your favorite) either: an attack by the North Koreans; an act of homegrown eco-terrorism by leftwing environmentalists; or something to do with Venezuela, China, and/or other Communist (machi)nations. With little more than a hint from an online Russian source, the theory of a North Korean attack in particular has been gaining virulence among certain fox-trotters. Read More Here
(MiamiHerald) – U.S., British envoys walk out as Ahmadinejad defends nuclear program
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, insisting that there’s no “credible proof” his regime is developing a nuclear arsenal, on Monday launched a scathing attack against the U.S. and other nuclear weapons powers in an apparent bid to derail a new round of U.N. sanctions against Iran. Read More Here
(JPost) – Iran to hold more war games
In the second military show in less than a month, Iran will hold a new set of maneuvers in the strategic waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Read More Here
(AFP) – New Pakistan inquiry into Bhutto killing after UN report
Pakistan Saturday sent a team to visit the scene of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, after a damning UN report said the ex-premier’s death was not investigated adequately, security officials said. Read More Here
(RussiaToday) – Video: US, Iran Nuclear Punch-up at UN Conference
Full Video And Transcript Of Ahmadinejad Speech Below
Iran and the US have traded barbs during a nuclear non-proliferation conference at the United Nations. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Washington of double standards, while US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blamed Tehran for using evasive tactics to divert international attention from its nuclear programme. RT’s Marina Portnaya was following day one of the heated talks. Read the rest of this entry »
(PressTV) – Netanyahu makes every anti-Iran effort in Russia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Moscow to persuade the Kremlin into backing tougher sanctions against Iran, days after media reports revealed that Tel Aviv has dispatched two warships to the Persian Gulf. Read More Here
(AFP) – Iran anniversary will be ‘punch’ to West: Khamenei
Iran’s all powerful supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution would be a “punch” to the world’s “arrogant” powers that would stun them. Read More Here
(Hamsayeh.Net) – Canadian and US Hawks Behind the Recent Unrest: Hugo Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused both the United States and Canada to have been behind the recent right wing extremists’ demonstrations throughout the country. Read More Here
(PostOnline) – Chavez: U.S. military bases in Colombia stab to S. America
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that the U.S. bases in Colombia “are a stab against the unity of South America.” Read More Here
(LATimes) – Iran says it will build 10 nuclear plants, beef up military
Reporting from Beirut — Iranian officials trumpeted new nuclear and military ambitions Monday in the face of domestic political discord and stepped-up international talk of tightening economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Read More Here
(Reuters) – Iran says to unveil air defence equal to Russia system
Iran will soon unveil a domestically-made air defence system with at least the same capability as Russia’s S-300 anti-aircraft hardware, an Iranian air force commander was quoted as saying on Monday. Read More Here
(RawStory) – Venezuela may have just become the center of an energy-starved world.
The Orinoco Belt, situated squarely underneath the South American nation, may hold some 513 billion barrels of crude oil, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Read the rest of this entry »
(Infowars) – Earlier this week, a Spanish newspaper quoted Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez as saying the U.S. Navy caused the Haiti earthquake with a tectonic weapon. The Venezuelan media reported that the earthquake “may be associated with the project called HAARP, a system that can generate violent and unexpected changes in climate,” Press TV reported on January 21. Read the rest of this entry »
(RiaNov) – Russian bombers fly patrols over Pacific
Two Russian Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers have carried out a routine patrol flight over the Pacific Ocean, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.Read More Here
(JPost) – ‘Sarkozy: Israel may act against Iran’
French President Nicolas Sarkozy assessed that Israel “would not stand by while Iran develops nuclear weapons,” Al Hayat quoted sources close to the French leader on Saturday. Read More Here
(GoogleAP) – ’150 bodies found in wells’ after Nigerian massacre
At least 150 bodies were recovered from wells following deadly Muslim-Christian clashes in central Nigeria in which the estimated death toll already stood at about 300. Read More Here
(PressTV) – Hariri warns of another Israeli attack on Lebanon
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has expressed concerns over a possible Israeli attack on the country, citing an escalated violation of Lebanese airspace by Israeli aircraft. Read More Here
(Haaretz) – Hezbollah and Syria on alert fearing IDF attack on Lebanon
Syria and Hezbollah have gone on alert anticipating an Israeli attack on Lebanon, the London-based A-Sharq al-Awsat daily reported on Friday. Read More Here
(PressTV) – Iran crumples US commanders’ threats
Iran’s army chief has brushed aside recent warmongering remarks by US military commanders, describing them as crude and unsophisticated. Read More Here
Chávez says that CIA report is a “declaration of war”
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez said on Wednesday that the concerns expressed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in its report about Venezuela in the World Factbook represent a “declaration of war.” Read More Here
(AFP) – Israeli Minister Warns of New War With Hezbollah
Israel is heading toward a new war with Lebanon’s Shiite movement Hezbollah, a cabinet minister warned Saturday in remarks carried by military radio and the popular Ynet news website. Read More Here
(RussiaToday) – Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has once again accused the United States of playing God. But this time it’s Haiti’s disastrous earthquake that he thinks the U.S. was behind. Spanish newspaper ABC quotes Chavez as saying that the U.S. navy launched a weapon capable of inducing a powerful earthquake off the shore of Haiti. He adds that this time it was only a drill and the final target is … destroying and taking over Iran. Read the rest of this entry »
(PressTV) – Socialist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has attacked capitalism and capitalist countries, saying the system is a ‘road to hell.’ Read the rest of this entry »
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez on Sunday accused the United States of using the earthquake in Haiti as a pretext to occupy the devastated Caribbean country and offered to send fuel from his OPEC nation. Read the rest of this entry »
(GlobalResearch) – The government of the Netherlands recently granted the US military use of its islands in the Caribbean, with the excuse that this is to help in the “war against drugs”. In reality, this is a direct threat to the Chavez government in Venezuela. Read the rest of this entry »
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced plans for the deployment of new Russian-made tanks and combat helicopters on the border with Colombia. Read the rest of this entry »
(PressTV) – Venezuela has scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to ward off a US ‘military plane’ amid reports of “US trespassing the country’s airspace.” Read the rest of this entry »
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said in a New Year’s message the “illusion” around President Barack Obama was over and rich nations had left the world on the verge of ecological disaster. Read the rest of this entry »
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said in a New Year’s message the “illusion” around President Barack Obama was over and rich nations had left the world on the verge of ecological disaster. Read the rest of this entry »
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez spoke about US President Barack Obama and his “interventionist” government that set up a new model for 21st Century de facto government coups, according to a news agency. Read the rest of this entry »
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez spoke about US President Barack Obama and his “interventionist” government that set up a new model for 21st Century de facto government coups, according to a news agency. Read the rest of this entry »
(WSJ) – Venezuela and China gave a new boost to their thriving economic ties Tuesday, signing a package of agreements that advances China strategy of locking in access to the South American country’s vast oil reserves. Read the rest of this entry »
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez revealed today on his Sunday television and radio program, Aló Presidente, that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have illegally entered Venezuela’s airspace during the past several days. “A few days ago, one of these military planes penetrated Venezuela as far as Fort Mara,” a Venezuelan military fort in the State of Zulia, bordering Colombia. The drone was seen by several Venezuelan soldiers who immediately reported the aerial violation to their superiors. President Chávez gave the order today to shoot down any drones detected in Venezuelan territory. Chávez also directly implicated Washington in this latest threat against regional stability by confirming that the drones were of US origen. Read the rest of this entry »
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez took the stage at COP15 and launched his own protest. He declared, “If the climate was a capitalist bank, the rich governments would have saved it.”
Before linking the economic crisis to the climate one, Mr. Chavez’s scathing critique invoked the ghost of Karl Marx and praised street protesters drawing some applause from the audience. He went on to criticize what he sees as the destructive practices of the capitalist system, Chavez said that he fears that the “infinite model” of capitalism will exhaust the finite resources of the environment.
(PressTV) – President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela must be ready to defend itself against what he called the US and Colombia’s gearing up for initiating a military conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
(PressTV) – President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela must be ready to defend itself against what he called the US and Colombia’s gearing up for initiating a military conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
(PressTV) – A court in Venezuela has issued arrest warrants for 30 bank executives over their alleged mismanagement of the country’s financial affairs. Read the rest of this entry »
(Reuters) – Russia is building arms plants in Venezuela to produce AK-103 automatic rifles and cartridges and is finalizing contracts to send 53 military helicopters to the Andean nation, Moscow’s envoy to Venezuela saidMonday. Read the rest of this entry »
(JPost) – “We feel at home here and among our brothers … we’re going to be together until the end,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez during a visit to Latin America on Wednesday.
Both leaders roundly denounced US “imperialism,” and Chavez also called Israel “a murderous arm of the Yankee empire.”
Chavez said he had just returned from an unannounced visit to Cuba, where he met with his mentor Fidel Castro as well as President Raul Castro. “They asked me to give you a hug for them,” he told Ahmadinejad.
Also during Ahmadinejad’s visit, the two leaders agreed on the inception of a direct flight route between Teheran and Caracas, according to a report by AFP.
(JPost) – “We feel at home here and among our brothers … we’re going to be together until the end,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez during a visit to Latin America on Wednesday.
Both leaders roundly denounced US “imperialism,” and Chavez also called Israel “a murderous arm of the Yankee empire.”
Chavez said he had just returned from an unannounced visit to Cuba, where he met with his mentor Fidel Castro as well as President Raul Castro. “They asked me to give you a hug for them,” he told Ahmadinejad.
Also during Ahmadinejad’s visit, the two leaders agreed on the inception of a direct flight route between Teheran and Caracas, according to a report by AFP.
(Guardian) – Tensions raised between two countries as troops dynamite rural walkways Venezuela claims are used by smugglers and militia Read the rest of this entry »
It always struck me as odd that just before all wars start, the people who have been asked to wage these wars say they don’t want to fight, and insist they want peace. And as a result, all the politicians say they’re for peace, and would never get us into war, especially one in which we had no obvious stake. Then the wars start. Read the rest of this entry »
(Telegraph) – The threat of a war between Venezuela and Colombia increased over the weekend after both countries deployed more troops along their border and President Hugo Chavez branded his Colombian counterpart a “mafioso”. Read the rest of this entry »
(Bloomberg) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the U.S. and Colombian governments have made a “pact for war” with a deal to allow American troops to use facilities at seven military bases. Read the rest of this entry »
(Bloomberg) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the military and civil militias today to prepare for war as a deterrent to a U.S.-led attack after American troops gained access to military bases in neighboring Colombia. Read the rest of this entry »
(BBC) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has urged his armed forces to be prepared for possible war with Colombia amid growing diplomatic and border tensions. Read the rest of this entry »
It has been more than 100 days since Honduras underwent only the second coup in Central America since the end of the Cold War. Read the rest of this entry »
It may be useful to assess the dangers of the systematically hostile attitude of the overwhelming majority of major European and North American media companies in relation to the current events taking place in Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela. This hostility is only matched by an embarrassed, complicit silence with regard to those involved in the putsch in Honduras or the repression enacted by the Peruvian army against the indigenous populations of the Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
It may be useful to assess the dangers of the systematically hostile attitude of the overwhelming majority of major European and North American media companies in relation to the current events taking place in Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela. This hostility is only matched by an embarrassed, complicit silence with regard to those involved in the putsch in Honduras or the repression enacted by the Peruvian army against the indigenous populations of the Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
The Bolivian president has accused the United States of planning coups in Latin America after Washington reached an agreement with Colombia over military bases. Read the rest of this entry »
(Times) – President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela flies to Moscow today amid reports that he is shopping for weapons, including helicopters, submarines, tanks and missiles. Read the rest of this entry »
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadineajd and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez vowed on Saturday to back revolutionary nations and form anti-imperialist fronts, the official IRNA news agency said. “Helping the oppressed and revolutionary nations and expanding anti-imperialist fronts are the main missions of Iran and Venezuela,” Ahmadinejad said after meeting Chavez who is on a two-day visit to Tehran. Read the rest of this entry »
(Google) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the Israeli people not to support their government, which he described as “genocidal” on Friday, the second day of his trip to Syria. Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. author, dissident intellectual, and Professor of Linguistics at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology Noam Chomsky met for the first time with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas and analyzed hemispheric politics during a nationally televised forum on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
