(UPDATED) Venezuelan Elections: Socialists Advance, Opposition Loses Ground Compared to 2000 Elections

By James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com   Mérida, September 27th 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – In Venezuela’s National Assembly elections on Sunday, opponents of President Hugo Chavez won approximately 20 fewer seats than they held during the 2000-2005 legislative term, while the pro-Chavez camp grew by several seats, Deputy-Elect Roy Chaderton said on Monday. Chaderton said the opposition [...]

What they want is Venezuela’s oil

YESTERDAY I said what I would do if I were Venezuelan; I explained that it was the poor who were most affected by natural disasters and I gave the reasons why. Further on, I added: “…where imperialism dominates and the opportunistic oligarchy receives a lucrative slice of national goods and services, the masses have nothing [...]

Colombian Guerrilla Leader’s Death Confirmed

BOGOTÁ, September 23.— The death of one of the main leaders of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) Victor Julio Suares, also known as Jorge Briceno or Mono Jojoy, during an air raid of the Colombian Air Force, was confirmed today, reported Prensa Latina news agency. The guerrilla leader was killed in the department of [...]

North Korea: US-South Korean Maneuvres Seek Military Control

PYONGYANG, September 21.—The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea said today that the aim of the upcoming joint maneuvers of the United Sates and South Korea is to grab military control of Northeast Asia, pointing out that it will be a nuclear war drill. These remarks were published by the Rodong Sinmun newspaper with regards to [...]

Terrorist plans continue from the U.S.

The statements by Francisco Chávez Abarca and the plans that have been hatched against Venezuela reveal that terrorist actions continue to be planned against the island and raise new questions on the complicity of the CIA, CANF, Posada Carriles and anti-Cuban Congress members.