NewsTrust - Venezuela - Most Recent Stories: News (Independent)

Iran Placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela; Can Reach the U.S.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Hudson New York - By Anna Mahjar-Barducci - Dec. 08 (News Report) - Iran is planning to place medium-range missiles on Venezuelan soil, based on western information sources, according to an article in the German daily, Die Welt, of November 25, 2010. According to the article, an agreement between the two countries was signed during the last visit o Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Tehran on October 19, 2010. The previously undisclosed contract provides for the establishment of a jointly operated military base in Venezuela, and the joint development of ground-to-ground missiles.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.0 average (not enough reviews) - See Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Full Frame: Diamonds in the rough

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Gustavo Jononovich - Aug. 01 (Special Report) - Photos of the Venezuelan jungle, where miners illegally dig for gold and diamonds.read more

NewsTrust Rating: 3.1 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

The Axis of Oil: Iran, Venezuela, Russia

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - Oct. 31 (News Analysis) - Riding high this summer, three oil-producing nations sharing a disdain for the U.S. used their petro-dollars to fund policies not in the super-power's playbook. However, with the abrupt change of worldwide, economic fortunes, oil states now have headaches of their own. Venezuela's Chavez, who blustered and spread the wealth, has become more contrite as oil income shrinks; Iran spent alot on crowd pleasing measures that did not manage to throw off the dead weight of sanctions. For now, only Russia seems able to have it both ways, pushing against the U.S. when oil was expensive, and now that it is cheap, cutting a deal with China that could change the game for everyone. SOURCES: Russia Today, Russia; Caracol, Colombia; Televisa, Mexico; Globovision, Venezuela; TV5, France; BBC, U.K.; Press TV, Iran

NewsTrust Rating: 4.2 average (not enough reviews) - See Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Growing Presence

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Inter Press Service - By Humberto Márquez - Sep. 29 (News Report) - PDVSA is spearheading regional energy integration and assisting many of Venezuela's neighbours, compensated for by the high price of its crude exports, which have averaged 96 dollars a barrel this year, while extraction costs amount to just six or seven dollars a barrel.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.8 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

The Next Cuban Missile Crisis?

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CounterPunch - By Nikolas Kozloff - Sep. 12 (News Report) - AIn a move that undoubtedly set off alarm bells in Washington, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced that Venezuelan and Russian ships could soon hold joint naval exercises in the Caribbean. "Russia's naval fleet is welcome here," Chávez said on his weekly broadcast program. "If it's possible, we'll stage an exercise in our Caribbean waters." Russian naval vessels, including a nuclear cruiser, are due to call on Venezuelan ports in late November or December, Chávez said.

NewsTrust Rating: 4.4 average (not enough reviews) - See Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

$300 Mllion from Chavez to FARC a Fake

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Campaign for America's Future - By Greg Palast - Mar. 07 (Special Report) - The US press snorted up this line about Chavez' $300 million to "terrorists" quicker than the young Bush inhaling Colombia's powdered export.

NewsTrust Rating: 4.7 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Chavez Unforgiven

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:19:16 -0800

Link TV - By Evelyn Messinger - Dec. 06 (News Analysis) - Perhaps Hugo Chavez lost his bid for more power because Venezuelans got tired of him picking fioghts around the world

NewsTrust Rating: 3.9 average (not enough reviews) - See Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

ChÃ¡vez and RCTV: Media Enemies at Home and Abroad - Media Accuracy on Latin America - A Project of NACLA

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Media Accuracy on Latin America - By David Edwards - Oct. 25 (News Analysis) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has long been demonized by the Western media as a "leftist firebrand" (the U.K. Independent), "militaristic strongman" (Financial Times), and as "Venezuela's demagogue" (The Washington Post).

NewsTrust Rating: 4.9 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Venezuela's counter-revolution won't be televised... but it will be on YouTube

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:50:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Nate Anderson - Jun. 01 (News Report) - An opposition Venezuelan television station whose broadcast license has not been renewed by the government is now turning to YouTube to get its message out after its transmitter was taken over by a state-run channel. Hugo Chavez's "Bolivarian Revolution" has no time for media groups that criticize his government; Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) is now off the air, and another channel, Globovision, could be next, according to CNN. RCTV journalists and producers have not been arrested or stopped from working, but their main link to the public has been removed. Rather than giving up, the station has turned to YouTube, where it now has its own channel for the show El Observador. A Colombian channel is also broadcasting RCTV content into Venezuela.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.0 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

NYT Hypes Venezuelan Threat

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:07:44 -0800

FAIR - By (No individual credit) - Mar. 02 (News Analysis) - A February 25 report in the New York Times on Venezuela's international arms purchases ("Venezuela Spending on Arms Soars to World's Top Ranks") used selective information and an alarmist tone to suggest that Venezuela's military spending was a potential threat to regional stability.

NewsTrust Rating: 4.0 average (not enough reviews) - See Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer