News and Analysis
- 15 October 2009
Latin America today is
the centre for a political change in the world and also a testament
to the failure of the neoliberal ideology. The gains of the
Bolivarian Revolution have answered many of the immediate needs of
the people, though not completely, and this success can become an
inspiration to consolidate the movement against capitalism and
imperialism, and build the national sovereignty in all over Latin
America and the world.
- 28 September 2009
During an interview obtained by Al Jazeera, Geovanny Velasquéz Zambrano, an incarcerated Colombian paramilitary assasin, confirmed that a "wealthy Venezuelan politician" named Manuel Rosales, offered him $25 million to assassinate President Chávez by any means.
- 09 September 2009
Mérida, September 2nd 2009 (Venezuelanalysis.com) -This week, the Socialist Workers Front within the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) began the formation of worker "patrols," or local units, to function together with the party's neighborhood based patrols. Also, the party announced that it will host the ‘First International Meeting of Leftist Parties' in early October.
- 27 July 2009
- 10 July 2009
Canada has stood almost alone on the international stage, going so far as to say that Zelaya should not return back to Honduras. This should not come as a huge shock for Canadians as the Canadian state has been pursuing an increasingly interventionist role in Latin American affairs for a while now.
- 02 July 2009
This is a report from the HOV delegation to the first all-European gathering of Venezuela solidarity organisations in Amsterdam with over 100 participants from different solidairty organisations around Europe. The HOV delegation consisted of comrades from Poland, Hungary, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, Germany and
Portugal.
- 30 June 2009
- 29 June 2009
"This morning military personal kidnapped Honduran president
Manuel Zelaya. According to one witness, 200 soldiers arrived at the
president's house at 6am this morning, 4 shots were
fired and later they left in vehicles towards the air base. The
soldiers also took over the government television station, Channel 8,
and took it off air. Zelaya is currently speaking live on Telsur TV,
from Costa Rica."
- 29 June 2009
Caracas, Venezuela - The text message that beeped on my cell phone
this morning read "Alert, Zelaya has been kidnapped, coup d'etat
underway in Honduras, spread the word." It's a rude awakening for a
Sunday morning, especially for the millions of Hondurans that were
preparing to exercise their sacred right to vote today for the first
time on a consultative referendum concerning the future convening of a
constitutional assembly to reform the constitution.
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