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Showing posts with label People Chavez Hugo Venezuela. Show all posts
Showing posts with label People Chavez Hugo Venezuela. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Statement From Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the Death of Hugo Chavez


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2013
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Statement From Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
on the Death of Hugo Chavez
Rosalynn and I extend our condolences to the family of Hugo Chávez Frías.  We met Hugo Chávez when he was campaigning for president in 1998 and The Carter Center was invited to observe elections for the first time in Venezuela.  We returned often, for the 2000 elections, and then to facilitate dialogue during the political conflict of 2002-2004.  We came to know a man who expressed a vision to bring profound changes to his country to benefit especially those people who had felt neglected and marginalized.  Although we have not agreed with all of the methods followed by his government, we have never doubted Hugo Chávez's commitment to improving the lives of millions of his fellow countrymen.
President Chávez will be remembered for his bold assertion of autonomy and independence for Latin American governments and for his formidable communication skills and personal connection with supporters in his country and abroad to whom he gave hope and empowerment.  During his 14-year tenure, Chávez joined other leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean to create new forms of integration.  Venezuelan poverty rates were cut in half, and millions received identification documents for the first time allowing them to participate more effectively in their country's economic and political life.
At the same time, we recognize the divisions created in the drive towards change in Venezuela and the need for national healing.  We hope that as Venezuelans mourn the passing of President Chávez and recall his positive legacies — especially the gains made for the poor and vulnerable — the political leaders will move the country forward by building a new consensus that ensures equal opportunities for all Venezuelans to participate in every aspect of national life.

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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Reuters Oddly Enough: Venezuela's Chavez, Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy and other such stories


"Occupy" makes annual list of most overused words
BOSTON (Reuters) - Occupy this: the trash bin. At least, so say students at Michigan's Lake Superior State University who released an annual list of words they deem so misused, overused and cliched they should be banished in the year ahead. | Full Article
Hello Heidi to bye bye bunga bunga in 2011 odd news
December 30, 2011 10:09 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Bunga Bunga, Zenga Zenga, a tweeting cobra and other wacky news capped a year that saw the capture of America's most wanted man and the overthrow of dictators. | Full Article
For the not-so-serious drinker: Marshmallow vodka
December 28, 2011 03:30 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vodkas flavored with citrus and berry have been around for years and recently some newer brands have been trying to create buzz with unusual flavors. | Full Article
New Year's Day to come early as Samoa leaps ahead
December 30, 2011 06:47 AM ET
CANBERRA (Reuters) - If you are reading this on Friday you cannot be in Samoa. | Full Article
Venezuela's Chavez: Did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer?
December 29, 2011 01:51 AM ET
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease. | Full Article
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Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy
January 03, 2012 11:20 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Tuesday to take action if the U.S. Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf, Tehran's most aggressive statement yet after weeks of saber-rattling as new U.S. and EU financial sanctions take a toll on its economy. | Full Article
Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's armed rebels threatened on Tuesday to step up attacks on President Bashar al-Assad's forces, saying he was frustrated with Arab League monitors' lack of progress in ending a government crackdown on protests. | Full Article
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Saturday, October 09, 2010

Fearing the Chávez Model

Fearing the Chávez Model
Friday, October 8, 2010

For many in Latin America, the Chávez model is the greatest threat to economic and political liberalism since the armed insurrections of the 1980s.
GUATEMALA CITY— One word is repeated to me by all the Guatemalan businessmen I'm meeting while here: Chávez. The Venezuelan strongman is the bete noire of Guatemala's economic leaders. What Hugo Chávez represents to them is nothing less than the rollback of liberal democracy in Latin America. They fear the "Chávez model," as they put it, of using democratic tactics to undermine liberal governing systems.
Venezuelans recently voted for a new National Assembly, and though Chávez supporters retained their majority, they lost their two-thirds supermajority that allowed them to push through constitutional changes on their own. This puts Chávez in a strong position for his 2012 reelection bid. Democrats throughout Latin America wait to see when Washington will finally take Chávez seriously as the most dangerous man in the Western Hemisphere...  http://www.american.com/archive/2010/october/fearing-the-chavez-model?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+American+(AMERICAN.COM+--+A+Magazine+of+Ideas,+Online)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

The Economist: The wrecking of Venezuela

Hugo Chávez's government

The wrecking of Venezuela

Venezuelans are starting to fall out of love with their president. Will they be allowed to vote him out of power?

May 13th 2010 | From The Economist print edition

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16109302

WITH his bellicose bombast, theatrical gestures and dodgy jokes, Hugo Chávez, Venezuela’s president for the past 11 years, has turned himself into one of the world’s most recognisable and controversial rulers. His fans salute him as a saviour for the downtrodden of the planet, a man who is leading a grass roots revolution against American imperialism and its local sepoys. But to many others, including this newspaper, he has come to embody a new, post-cold-war model of authoritarian rule which combines a democratic mandate, populist socialism and anti-Americanism, as well as resource nationalism and carefully calibrated repression.

Read the entire article here: http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16109302

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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

The Tentacle: Zelaya ha dejado el edificio

1 de julio de 2009

Zelaya has left the building

Zelaya ha dejado el edificio by Kevin E. Dayhoff


Early Sunday morning four units, consisting of 200 soldiers of the military in Honduras , stormed the presidential palace in the capitol, Tegucigalpa , at 6, arrested and bundled-up their pajama-clad president, Manuel Zelaya, and carted him off to the airport and flew him to Costa Rica . Domingo por la mañana temprano cuatro unidades, que consta de 200 soldados de las fuerzas armadas en Honduras, irrumpieron en el palacio presidencial en la capital, Tegucigalpa, a los 6, detenido y paquetes de sus vestidos de pijama presidente, Manuel Zelaya, y fuera de él carted al aeropuerto y voló a Costa Rica.

It was the beginning of a long – real bad day for the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, described in an Associated Press article as a “tall, wealthy rancher with a black mustache and a white Stetson…” Fue el comienzo de un largo - verdadero mal día para el izquierdista aliado del presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez, que se describe en un artículo de Associated Press como "de alto, con un rico ranchero bigote negro y un blanco Stetson ..."

However, in spite what the traditional media in the United States would want you to believe, this was – paradoxically – a good day for the forces of democracy. Sin embargo, pese a lo que los medios de comunicación tradicionales en los Estados Unidos quieren que usted a creer, esta fue - paradójicamente - un buen día para las fuerzas de la democracia.

Allies of President Zelaya, such as Presidents Chávez and Barack Obama, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, were immediately up in arms. Aliados del Presidente Zelaya, como Presidentes Chávez y Barack Obama, y el Secretario de Estado de Hillary Rodham Clinton, inmediatamente se levanta en armas.

For many who are not well versed in Honduran politics – or where it is on the map, for that matter – the entire scenario seems to have been taken from a screenplay written by Woody Allen. Para muchos de los que no están bien versados en la política de Honduras - o cuando está en el mapa, para el caso - la totalidad del escenario parece haber sido extraído de un guión escrito por Woody Allen. However, it isn't funny. Sin embargo, no es gracioso. It is deadly serious. Es muy en serio.

“Manuel Zelaya,” according to the same AP article, “spent the last three years turning the political system on its head. "Manuel Zelaya," de acuerdo con la AP mismo artículo, "pasó los últimos tres años, convertir el sistema político en su cabeza. At public events, he hurled insults at the rich and powerful, sometimes reinforcing his points by breaking into song….” En eventos públicos, que profirió insultos a los ricos y poderosos, a veces por el refuerzo de sus puntos de ruptura en la canción ... ".

Okay, I'll bite. Bueno, voy a morder. Why in the world should anyone care? ¿Por qué en el mundo si alguien la atención? Isn't it just another day in the world of politics below the Mexican-US border? ¿No es simplemente otro día en el mundo de la política por debajo de la frontera mexico-estadounidense?

Well, maybe. Bueno, quizás. Then again, maybe not. Por otra parte, tal vez no. Multiple news accounts report that this is the first unscheduled change in government in Central America in 16 years. Múltiples cuentas de noticias informan de que este es el primer cambio de gobierno no programadas en Centroamérica en 16 años. Other historians beg to differ. Otros historiadores discrepar.

As an aside; if you will notice, the actions taken by the Honduran military were not referred to as a coup d'etat. Como acotación al margen, si se habrá dado cuenta, las medidas adoptadas por los militares hondureños no se a que se refiere como un golpe de Estado. Perhaps it is an argument over semantics. Tal vez es un argumento más de la semántica. One could certainly argue that the Honduran president is no longer in the building and whether it is referred to as a coup or not – or an eventful impeachment – the result is the same. Uno podría argumentar que el presidente de Honduras ya no está en el edificio y si se conoce como un golpe o no - de acontecimientos o un juicio político - el resultado es el mismo. And this is a good thing… Y esta es una buena cosa ...

Nevertheless, if the potential destabilization of yet another government is troubling, what is more perplexing is the reaction of the state-run US media and President Obama. Sin embargo, si el potencial de desestabilización de otro gobierno es preocupante, lo que es más sorprendente es la reacción de los estatales de EE.UU. medios de comunicación y el Presidente Obama.

It was not lost on many that President Obama was so quick to defend leftist President Zelaya – in stark contrast with how he seemed to have lost his voice for more than a week in the wake of what many feel was the results of a stolen election in Iran . No fue perdido en muchos de que el Presidente Obama fue tan rápido para defender izquierdista Presidente Zelaya - en marcado contraste con la forma en que parecía haber perdido su voz por más de una semana a raíz de lo que muchos se sienten los resultados de un robo de elecciones en Irán.

Upon closer scrutiny one discovers that the actions taken in Honduras were, if anything, taken to prevent a coup, a coup that was being attempted by the leftist President Zelaya, with the full support of President Chávez. Un estudio más detenido se descubre que las medidas adoptadas en Honduras fueron, en todo caso, para evitar un golpe, un golpe de Estado que se intentó por la izquierda el Presidente Zelaya, con el pleno apoyo del Presidente Chávez.

Lost in all the rhetoric and righteous hand wringing is the fact that the military had an arrest warrant for the president issued by the Honduran Supreme Court with the complicity of the Honduran Congress “for repeated violations to the Constitution.” Perdidos en toda la retórica y justos manoteos es el hecho de que los militares tenían una orden de detención emitida por el presidente de la Corte Suprema de Honduras con la complicidad del Congreso de Honduras "para repetirse violaciónes de la Constitución."

Sort of puts a new angle on things, now doesn't it? Pone una especie de nuevo ángulo en las cosas, ahora ¿no?

It seems that several months ago, President Zelaya decided he would begin the process of having his one four-year constitutional term limit overturned. Parece que hace varios meses, el Presidente Zelaya que se decidió iniciar el proceso de tener sus cuatro años de un plazo límite constitucional anuló.

However, according to the Honduran 1982 constitution, only the National Congress may undertake such an initiative; and then only by a two-thirds vote in two consecutive regular scheduled sessions. Sin embargo, según la Constitución de 1982 de Honduras, el Congreso Nacional sólo puede emprender una iniciativa de este tipo, y entonces sólo por una mayoría de dos tercios de los votos en dos períodos de sesiones regulares.

Scott Wilson notes in The Washington Post : “The one-term limit is commonplace in Latin America . Scott Wilson, señala en The Washington Post: "El plazo límite es común en América Latina. It is meant as a legal check to ensure that the region's rich tradition of public corruption and political patronage could only last so long in some of these nations. Es como una verificación jurídica para garantizar que la región de la rica tradición de la corrupción pública y el clientelismo político sólo podría última tanto tiempo en algunas de estas naciones.

“ Venezuela 's Hugo Chávez was among the first to challenge the limit…” "Venezuela 's Hugo Chávez fue uno de los primeros en impugnar el límite ..."

Meanwhile, Mr. Wilson calls to our attention that the presidents of Columbia , Ecuador , and Bolivia are in various stages of following President Chávez's example. Mientras tanto, el Sr. Wilson llamadas a nuestra atención que los presidentes de Colombia, Ecuador y Bolivia se encuentran en diversas etapas de la siguiente el ejemplo del Presidente Chávez. With the exception of Columbia , President Chávez is only too happy to help his Latin American allies in overthrowing their respective constitutions. Con la excepción de Colombia, el Presidente Chávez está muy feliz de ayudar a sus aliados de América Latina en el derrocamiento de sus respectivas constituciones.

In Columbia , President Alvaro Uribe had that country's constitution changed in December 2004, after he had only been in office for two years. En Colombia, el presidente Álvaro Uribe de que el país había cambiado la constitución en diciembre de 2004, después de que él sólo había estado en funciones durante dos años. Now he wants the constitution changed again so that he may run for a third term. Ahora quiere cambiar la constitución de nuevo para que pueda correr para un tercer mandato.

After a failed attempt in 2007, President Chávez had Venezuela 's constitution changed last February, thereby essentially guaranteeing him the president's office for life. Después de un intento fallido en 2007, el Presidente Chávez había Venezuela 's constitución cambió el pasado mes de febrero, con lo que en esencia que le garanticen la oficina del presidente de por vida.

In the case of Venezuela , the change to that country's constitution has worked greatly against the forces of democracy and doomed a once vibrant nation to years of hardship and the loss of freedom. En el caso de Venezuela, el cambio a la constitución del país ha trabajado mucho en contra de las fuerzas de la democracia y condenada una vez vibrante nación a los años de penurias y la pérdida de la libertad.

In Honduras , democratic traditions have also quickly taken hold, and there the courts decided that President Zelaya's initiative was illegal. En Honduras, las tradiciones democráticas se han apoderado también rápidamente, y los tribunales decidieron que la iniciativa del Presidente Zelaya era ilegal. Even his own “Liberal Party” opposed the referendum. Incluso su propio "Partido Liberal" se opone al referéndum.

Undaunted President Zelaya asked the military to administer the referendum. Impertérrito Presidente Zelaya pide a la militar para administrar el referéndum. When it refused, the president removed Gen. Romeo Vásquez, chief of the armed forces, Gen. Romeo Vásquez, from office. Cuando se negó, el presidente el general retirado Romeo Vásquez, jefe de las fuerzas armadas, el general Romeo Vásquez, de la oficina.

The Honduran Supreme Court voted 5-0, that he be reinstated. La Corte Suprema de Honduras votó 5-0, que se restablezcan. The president refused. El presidente se negó.

Furthermore, President Zelaya insisted on scheduling the referendum for last Sunday. Además, el Presidente Zelaya insistió en la programación para el referéndum el domingo pasado. The court ordered the military to stay out of administering the scheduled referendum. El tribunal ordenó a los militares a mantenerse fuera de la administración del referéndum programado. The Honduras 's Supreme Electoral Tribunal ordered that the ballots, which were printed in Venezuela , to be confiscated, and the county's attorney general requested that the National Congress remove the president from office. El Honduras' s Tribunal Supremo Electoral ordenó que las papeletas, que fueron impresos en Venezuela, para ser confiscada, y el procurador general del país pidió que el Congreso Nacional eliminar el presidente de su cargo.

It was this series of lawful and constitutional events that led to President Zalaya's removal from office, thereby upholding the basic tenants of democracy. Es esta serie de actos legales y constitucionales que llevaron al presidente Zalaya la separación del cargo, con lo que la defensa de los inquilinos de la democracia.

And that is why we should care. Y es por eso que debe cuidar.

Instead of denouncing the lawful actions of the people of Honduras , who saved their country's democracy from a wannabe populist dictator with a black mustache and a white Stetson; we should be applauding. En vez de denunciar las acciones lícitas del pueblo de Honduras, que salvó a su país la democracia de un dictador populista aspirantes con un bigote negro y un blanco Stetson; debemos aplaudir.

So, now the question is why President Obama is so quick to ally himself with leftist dictators at the expense of freedom-loving democracies. Por lo tanto, ahora la pregunta es por qué el Presidente Obama es tan rápido aliado a sí mismo con los dictadores de izquierda a expensas de los amantes de la libertad democracias. I'm just asking. Estoy pidiendo. Think about it. Piénsalo.


Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster . Kevin Dayhoff escribe de Westminster.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

The Jerusalem Post: Israel responds to expulsion of Israeli ambassador to Venezuela


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is such a moonbat…

Jan. 7, 2009 JPost.com Staff, THE JERUSALEM POST

In response to the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry announcing the expulsion of all embassy personnel, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said that Israel will continue to protect itself from its enemies, amongst them Hamas and Iran, Israel Radio reported.

The Foreign Ministry added that every country must decide whether it is on the side which is fighting terrorism, or the side supporting it.

The Venezuelan came in response to Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has condemned the Israeli campaign in Gaza, where nearly 600 Palestinians have been killed in ground and air strikes.


This article can also be read at http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1231167285283

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