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  • July 2008

    • Chavez: I'd Welcome Russian Troops in Venezuela

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 23, 08 3:10 AM CDT

      Chavez: I'd Welcome Russian Troops in Venezuela

      Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is on a two-day trip to Moscow seeking closer military and economic ties —and raising the possibility that Russian troops may be stationed in Venezuela. Chavez and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev have already agreed to extend an energy partnership and are negotiating an arms deal and military co-operation, reports the BBC. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • Dmitry Medvedev

  • June 2008

    • Fame Hinders Chance of Freedom

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 7, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      Fame Hinders Chance of Freedom

      The daughter of a beauty queen and a diplomat who once enjoyed a charmed existence in fashionable Parisian quarters, Ingrid Betancourt is now a hostage in a Colombian jungle who is sometimes chained by the neck to a tree. The Wall Street Journal profiles the plight of the former Colombian presidential candidate, who was kidnapped in 2002 by rebels. More »

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      France  • kidnapping  • Colombia  • Hugo Chavez  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe  • Bogota

    • Chavez Takes Over Intelligence Agencies

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 3, 08 10:24 AM CDT

      Chavez Takes Over Intelligence Agencies

      Hugo Chavez has ordered a draconian restructuring of Venezuela’s intelligence agencies, bringing them under his personal control, increasing domestic spying powers, and levying prison sentences on citizens who decline to cooperate, the New York Times reports. One justice on Venezuela’s top court expressed outrage, calling it “a step toward the creation of a society of informers.” More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • intelligence  • Patriot Act  • government spying  • domestic intelligence  • informant

  • May 2008

    • US Navy Jet Buzzes Curacao, Venezuela Furious

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 20, 08 3:19 AM CDT

      US Navy Jet Buzzes Curacao, Venezuela Furious

      A US Navy drug-patrol plane violated Venuzuelan airspace Saturday night, exacerbating  the  already-tense relationship between the two nations. The S-3 Viking, used to spot and attack drug-running ships, flew over the line near the island of Curacao, reports CNN. The pilot realized he made a navigational error, contacted a Venezuela tower to acknowledge that, and returned to international air space—but the Venezuelans are furious and insist the fly-over was intentional. More »

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      United Nations  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • US Navy  • drug war

    • Chavez Ties Merkel to Hitler

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 12, 08 10:26 AM CDT

      Chavez Ties Merkel to Hitler

      Hugo Chavez fired back at Angela Merkel after the German leader suggested Latin American countries should be wary of ties to Venezuela. "She is from the German right," he said yesterday, "the same that supported Hitler, that supported fascism, that's the Chancellor of Germany." More »

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      Germany  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • Angela Merkel  • Latin America  • Adolf Hitler

  • April 2008
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  • February 2008

    • FARC Rebels Free 4 Hostages

      newser  |  CNN  |  Feb 27, 08 2:56 PM CST

      FARC Rebels Free 4 Hostages

      Colombian FARC rebels today set free four former Colombian legislators who had been held hostage for more than six years. The deal was brokered by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, and three of the four will fly to Caracas to speak with him. The fourth is in poor health and may require immediate medical treatment, reports CNN. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • FARC  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

    • Venezuelan Prez Threatens to Cut Off US Oil

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 11, 08 3:00 AM CST

      Venezuelan Prez Threatens to Cut Off US Oil

      Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is threatening to cut off US oil supplies if Exxon Mobil wins a court ruling to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets, AP reports. The Texas-based oil giant has challenged Venezuela’s efforts to nationalize a multi-billion-dollar oil project, and the fiery leader promised an "economic war" if a decision goes against his nation. A British court has already frozen some $12 billion in assets. More »

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      George W. Bush  • oil price  • oil  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • ExxonMobil  • oil refineries  • Chevron  • ConocoPhillips

    • Venezuela Slowly Turning Against Chavez

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 9, 08 5:04 PM CST

      Venezuela Slowly Turning Against Chavez

      Hugo Chavez’s once unshakable authority is finally on the wane in Venezuela, the New York Times reports. After 10 years in office, Chavez is still pushing hard for his socialist vision, but the people are more concerned with rampant crime and an economy that’s in trouble, despite loads of oil revenue. “Chavez’s revolution has stalled,” concluded one political scientist. More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • Bolivarism

    • Chavez Linked to Columbian Drug Trade

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 3, 08 2:19 PM CST

      Chavez Linked to Columbian Drug Trade

      Hugo Chavez recently grabbed headlines by brokering the release of two women held hostage by FARC, Colombia's guerrilla rebels. But Chavez was no neutral mediator: FARC operates openly in Venezuela, and even hand-in-hand with government agencies, both to wage war in Colombia and smuggle Colombian cocaine into Europe, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Colombia  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • FARC  • cocaine  • drug cartel  • smuggling

    • Colombia's FARC to Free 3 More Hostages

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 3, 08 1:00 PM CST

      Colombia's FARC to Free 3 More Hostages

      Colombia’s FARC rebel group will release three lawmakers for health reasons after more than 6 years in captivity, the BBC reports. Taking a pointed side in the dispute between Hugo Chavez and Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, the rebels said in a statement to local media that they were releasing the hostages in response to Chavez’s mediation efforts. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • Hugo Chavez  • FARC  • Alvaro Uribe  • Luis Eladio Perez

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