28/11/07

Melbourne AVSN Newsletter – December 2007
By jorgeyboy
MELBOURNE – Australia Venezuela Solidarity Calendar and News – December
2007. PROTEST ACTION- US hands off Venezuela. 5pm Friday 30th November,
Flinders St Station (on the steps) Organised by Resistance, supported
by CLASS and the AVSN …
venezuelasolidarity.org/?q=node/1686

Venezuela recalls ambassador amid row with Colombia
AFP –
CARACAS (AFP) — Venezuela said Tuesday it was recalling its
ambassador to
Colombia for consultations following a diplomatic row between the two
countries’ …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJRxltw7sCxLvBqRHRaGup9GFIRQ

Venezuela’s student opposition confounds Chavez
Houston Chronicle – United States
By JOHN OTIS CARACAS, Venezuela — Eschewing revolutionary rhetoric and
wearing Gap and Tommy Hilfiger T-shirts to their protests, members of
Venezuela ‘s …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/world/5333766.html

The youth of Venezuela rise up
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
2 referendum in Venezuela that would grant extreme powers to Hugo Chávez
isn’t going as the budding dictator planned. Youth are protesting and the
poor have …
www.csmonitor.com/2007/1128/p08s01-comv.html

Now The People Have Awoken: Venezuela’s Revolution
Scoop.co.nz – New Zealand
Come along on Wednesday the 12th to hear about what is happening in
Venezuela and to hear from the directors about their experiences and
updates on current …
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0711/S00364.htm

Venezuela: Countdown to Tyranny
By Fausta(Fausta)
Due to the dire situation inside Venezuela, the staff at the Americas Report will publish daily news briefs between now and December 2, 2007 when the Chavez “reforms” are due to voted on by the electorate. In addition to keeping our …
faustasblog.com/2007/11/venezuela-countdown-to-tyranny.html

Venezuela: 80 people detained and one dead (updated II …
By rahul
On November 26, 2007, and according to Venezuelan Vice President Jorge Rodriguez , eighty people were detained during political protests at Carabobo and Aragua states, central Venezuela, this morning. They were protesting against the …
www.nowpublic.com/politics/venezuela-80
-people-detained-and-one-dead-updated-ii-0

The right wing “debates” in Venezuela
By Left I on the News(Left I on the News)
… multiple opponents] to President Hugo Chavez, left, uses an iron stick to hit a Chavez supporter during a rally against the reforms to the nation’s constitution proposed by the president in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. …
lefti.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.html#4815127719857915343

Robert Naiman: Venezuela’s Proposed Reforms Don’t Endanger Democracy
By Robert Naiman(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
Political campaigning before the December 2nd referendum on proposed constitutional reforms has generated intense debate in Venezuela. Marches have taken place in support of and in opposition to changes to the 1999 Constitution that was …
www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/
venezuelas-proposed-refo_b_74363.html

27/11/07

Venezuela recalls ambassador in row with Colombia
ABC Online – Australia
Venezuela has confirmed it is recalling its ambassador to Colombia for
consultations, following a diplomatic row between the two countries’
leaders. …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/28/2103115.htm?section=justin

Venezuela six-hour workday challenges business
Guardian Unlimited – UK
By Rachel Jones SANTA BARBARA, Venezuela, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Cattle rancher
Arecio Machado makes a good living selling prime cuts of beef but he fears
…
www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7107571

“Yes” defenders close ranks for reform in Venezuela
Granma International – La Habana,Cuba
The defenders of the “yes” vote for constitutional reform in Venezuela
are closing ranks today in the final days of the campaign for the
referendum on this …
www.granma.cu/ingles/2007/noviembre/mar27/48defens.html

Colombia rules out ambassador recall in Venezuela
Xinhua – China
27 (Xinhua) — Colombia’s Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo announced on
Tuesday that the nation will not recall its ambassador from neighboring
Venezuela …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/28/content_7157145.htm

Venezuela and Spain have “a common future beyond the ups and downs…”
VHeadline.com – Worth,IL,USA
… for telling him to shut up at a summit earlier this month, Venezuela’s
envoy said that the two countries “have a common future beyond the ups and
downs. …
www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=77116

UPDATE 1-Venezuela wants move away from dollar oil prices
Reuters UK – UK
CARACAS, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Venezuela on Tuesday called for oil to be
priced and billed in currencies other than the weak US dollar, which has
eroded …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2746090920071127

Filipino film about upland kids tops Venezuela festival
Inquirer.net – Philippines
SampayBakod and Cinelarga Productions, producers of “Kalimugtong,” have
also sealed a TV-video distribution deal with the Venezuela-based Amazonia
…
www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/thegoodne
ws/view.php?db=1&article=20071127-103474

Venezuela-Colombia trade at stake
El Universal – Venezuela
Beyond mutual accusations of non-compliance by the presidents of Colombia
and Venezuela, Álvaro Uribe and Hugo Chávez, respectively, with their
political …
english.eluniversal.com/2007/11/27/en_eco_
art_venezuela-colombia-t_27A1222637.shtml

Venezuela Wants to Move Away from Dollar Oil Prices
Venezuela on Tuesday called for oil to be priced and billed in currencies other than the weak US dollar, which has eroded producer nations’ purchasing power.
www.cnbc.com/id/21988954

Venezuela’s Chavez faces toughest vote test
By Catherine
… toughest vote to date this weekend in a referendum to scrap term limits on his rule as polls show Venezuelans shying away from the Cuba ally’s drive for socialism in the OPEC nation.” link: Venezuela’s Chavez faces toughest vote test.
flyinghamster.com/post/49742

One person killed in demonstration in Venezuela
One person killed in demonstration in Venezuela Caracas, Monday
November 26 , 2007 Venezuelan Vice-President Jorge Rodríguez Monday
confirmed that a man was killed amidst protests and riots staged in
Maracay, central Aragua state, …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3079258

Spat apart, Venezuela, Spain say their relations intact
By India eNews
A day after Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez threatened to freeze
relations with Spain unless King Juan Carlos apologized to him over a
spat at the summit meet in Chile, the envoy of Caracas here said
Tuesday bilateral ties were in …
www.indiaenews.com/europe/20071127/82931.htm

Venezuela’s Chavez faces toughest vote test
Reuters – USA
By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez faces his
toughest vote to date this weekend in a referendum to scrap term limits on
his rule …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2641600520071127

Emergency support for rally Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution!
Party for Socialism and Liberation – USA
They have grotesquely distorted, or simply invented, the political reality
in Venezuela. As the struggle over Venezuela’s future heats up — and the
…
www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr012=1fan1
gupn1.app7b&page=NewsArticle&id=7681&news_iv_ctrl=1501

Venezuela’s bad example
The Venezuelan political process, that people there describe as Bolivarian, is systematically demonized not just by the bourgeois media but also by some supposed progressives. They tend to focus more on the figure of Chavez than on what …
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00401.htm

Colombia, Venezuela Firms Worry Chavez May Restrict Trade
CNNMoney.com – USA
Venezuela is the second-largest market for Colombian exporters after the
US, and depends on Colombian producers for basic food such as beef,
chicken, …
money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/
200711261514DOWJONESDJONLINE000463_FORTUNE5.htm

Venezuela’s Chavez says oil cheap compared to wine
Reuters UK – UK
CARACAS, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Hugo Chavez, president of major oil exporter
Venezuela, said on Monday that record crude prices are actually cheap —
compared …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2643483820071127

Brazil to vote on Venezuela’s admission to Mercosur in 2008
Xinhua – China
26 (Xinhua) — Brazil will vote on the admission of Venezuela as a full
member of the South American Common Market (Mercosur) in 2008, Chamber of
Deputies’ …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/27/content_7152381.htm

Exclusive: Fitzgerald of ‘E&P’ on Trip to ‘Polarized’ Venezuela
Editor & Publisher – USA
I was in Venezuela last week as part of an IAPA delegation — led by South
Florida Sun-Sentinel Editor and Senior Vice President Earl Maucker …
www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/arti
cle_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003677635

COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Possibly the Bitterest Conflict in a Century
IPS – Italy
By Humberto Márquez * CARACAS, Nov 26 (IPS) – The neighbouring countries
of Colombia and Venezuela, whose governments have the most diametrically
opposed …
www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40220

Chile – Venezuela The Hidden Weakness of a Strong Economy
RGE Monitor – New York,NY,USA
If you guessed Venezuela then began to doubt your choice, this analyst
would not be at all surprised. The answer is Chile, and the major product
in question …
www.rgemonitor.com/latam-monitor/498/chile_-_v
enezuela__the_hidden_weakness_of_a_strong_economy

Impasse in Colombia-Venezuela Ties
Caracas, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) Relations between Colombia and Venezuela are going through clear signs of deterioration, paradoxically after advances towards a humanitarian agreement, according to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BA1C21C05-C8
77-407C-B24C-88CE25686BBD%7D&language=EN

“Venezuela Owns Citgo?”
The growing economic phenomena of foreign nations owning American businesses.
digg.com/business_finance/Venezuela_Owns_Citgo