Operation Venezuela Watch, Gulag Media Update, scroll to bottom of entry for periodic video -- things look peaceful, thus far, thank God. Chavez and the Powers that Be seem to have decided to amass a communist counter-demonstration, with whatever government workers, etc., to show a pro-Chavez presence as "the whole world watches." The average American would never know any of it, though, thanks to America's … [Read more...]
Arson in Venezuela; Chavez Destroying Records? Excuse for a Crackdown?
Cross-posted from Ulf Erlingsson's blog on January 8, 2011: At 3 AM today the offices of the agricultural authority INTI in Sta Barbara, western Venezuela, were set on fire. One woman was inside by could be saved. The recent confiscations of farms in the state of Zulia were coordinated from that office. The confiscations led to massive demonstrations, roadblocks with hundreds if not thousands of parked vehicles … [Read more...]
WikiLeaks Shows: U.S. Pro-Zelaya (and pro-Chavez) Policy for Honduras was Baseless
Cross-posted from Ulf Erlingsson's blog: The US American ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, wrote a cable on June 19, 9 days before the president of the country, Manuel Zelaya, was arrested by the military on orders of the Supreme Court, reports Le Monde. There had been rumors of a military coup, but on that morning he had breakfast with the head of the military General Romeo Vazquez Velasquez, and the head … [Read more...]
Venezuelan Students Vow to Depose Chávez, ‘At Any Cost’
This is cross-posted from Ulf Erlingsson's blog: This text was distributed on the internet this evening. It declares that a student organization with tens of thousands of members has been created in Venezuela, and that they do NOT recognize Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias as the legitimate president of Venezuela, vowing to remove him from office “at any cost”, through civil disobedience. La Central Estudiantil … [Read more...]
A Totalitarian Christmas Gift: Merry Chavismo, Venezuela!
Cross-posting from Ulf Erlingsson's blog: Venezuelas’ Hugo Chávez gave his subjects a very special gift on the eve of Christmas: A full-blown totalitarian dictatorship. Just like Hitler’s Nazis blindly followed their leader, so did many in Venezuela wish each other Feliz Chavidad (Merry Chavismo) instead of Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas). So many, in fact, that Chavidad was on the twitter popularity list in … [Read more...]
Update: Hugo Chavez Militarily Confiscating Farms of Venezuelan Patriots? Using Foreign Forces?
Update See these Gulag entries, by Swedish Citizen journalist, Ulf Erlingsson. A Totalitarian Christmas Gift: Merry Chavismo, Venezuela! December 25, 2010 Venezuelan Students Vow to Depose Chávez, ‘At Any Cost’ December 28, 2010 Late Sunday night, we began to see sketchy reports from individuals that farmers in the region of Sur del Lago, Venezuela were being attacked by Venezuelan as well as foreign … [Read more...]
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