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Don't be naive when it comes to Venezuela, Mr. Kerry
Secretary Kerry and his Department of State colleagues are succumbing to Diplomat’s Syndrome, a form of optical illusion or mental disorientation that mistakes talk for action
- 10 June 2013
Does this video show voter intimidation in Venezuela?
More evidence comes to light about potential voter intimidation during Venezuela's election last month
- 1 May 2013
VIDEO: Venezuelan lawmakers brawl amid electoral disputes
Lawmakers in the Venezuelan National Assembly have taken to brawling with each other over the disputed election of Nicolas Maduro
- 1 May 2013
Bipolar Maduro regime arrests American filmmaker
The Maduro regime’s fundamentally bipolar, often paranoid approach to governing, has seen an American filmmaker caught up in the cross fire
- 30 April 2013
The crisis of Venezuela’s “democracy”
Venezuela's "new democracy" is simply a way for part of the population to impose its will, through the force of the state, on the other part
- 24 April 2013
British government seeks to "strengthen relationship" with questionable Venezuelan leadership
The British government has today issued a statement broadly supportive of Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's successor in Venezuela
- 19 April 2013
Venezuelan protests continue as more evidence of Maduro "vote-rigging" comes to light
Photos being circulated appear to show widespread vote rigging and Venezuelans have struck back on the streets, and online
- 16 April 2013
Ahmadinejad to attend Maduro inauguration
Following the reported election of Nicolas Maduro, Iran's president has declared that he will be in attendance
- 16 April 2013
Despite victory claim, big setback for Chavismo in Venezuela
The electoral outcome, if it stands, clearly demonstrates that the hold Chavez once exerted upon adoring masses does not extend to his hand-picked heir
- 16 April 2013
Pictures appear to show ballot slips thrown away in Venezuela
Photos from Chavez's home state appears to show ballot papers being thrown away
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Maduro victory could speed the end of Chavismo
As the fragile ground of Chavismo without Chávez begins to crumble under the feet of Maduro, those once willing to tolerate the clownery of Chávez may begin to seek more solid ground
- 15 April 2013
PICTURES: Chavez successor attended "communist training school" in Cuba
Pictures have emerged of Chavez's successor, Nicolas Maduro, apparently attending a communist training school in Havana, Cuba
- 28 March 2013
Acting Venezuelan President's Twitter pulls in 500,000 followers in 9 days
Nicolas Maduro, new to Twitter as of March 17th, has gained 500,000 followers in just over a week. He has some way to go to match opponent Henrique Capriles's 2.2 million
- 27 March 2013
Precedent Chavez: What the future looks like for the Jews of Venezuela
Jews in Venezuela are more nervous than ever following an uptick in anti-Semitic incidents since the death of Hugo Chavez
- 24 March 2013
Beware of Venezuela’s paranoid anti-Americanism
Like it or not, the Obama Administration finds itself drawn into Venezuela’s growing crisis of governability caused by the increasingly irresponsible behavior of Chavez knock-offs like Maduro
- 19 March 2013
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