5/12/07

Cuba, Venezuela: The Right Reaction?
By Janine Mendes-Franco
Child of the Revolution presents two opposing scenarios about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s reaction to the defeat of his constitutional referendum.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/12/
05/cuba-venezuela-the-right-reaction/

Venezuela: The referendum defeat – What does it mean?
By iaoj
By Alan Woods. Monday, 03 December 2007. At about 1am, after a long delay, the Venezuelan National Electoral Commission announced the results of the referendum on constitutional reform. (more…)
iaoj.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/venezuela
-the-referendum-defeat-what-does-it-mean/

WHY WERE CHAVEZ’S REFORMS DEFEATED?
The defeat of proposed constitutional reforms in Venezuela is a victory for the conservative opposition—and will open a period of crisis in the camp of Hugo Chávez.
www.socialistworker.org/2007-2/655/655_01_Venezuela.shtml

VENEZUELA: Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network Statement
By hcvanalysis
redwaveven.jpg. PIC ABOVE IS PRO-REFORMS/CHAVEZ DEMONSTRATION IN CARACAS ON FRIDAY. Viva Chavez y la revolucion bolivariana! Note: Below is a superb, comprehensive statement from the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network regarding …
hcvanalysis.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/venezuela
-australia-venezuela-solidarity-network-statement/

Chavez and the Venezuelan referendum
Gregory Wilpert on why the referendum failed view video
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Venezuela: why Hugo Chávez lost, Stephanie Blankenburg
Agoravox – Paris,France
After eleven resounding election victories in less than ten years,
President Hugo Chávez Frias of Venezuela finally had to concede defeat in
a referendum on …
www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=7286

Cantv supports telecoms, IT round-table in Venezuela
Telecom Paper (subscription) – Houten,Netherlands
Cantv is the main force behind the setting-up of the technical round-table
on telecommunications, IT and postal services (Mttis) in Venezuela. …
www.telecom.paper.nl/site/news_ta.asp?type=abstract&id=195372

Chavez Loss Signals Growing Venezuela Discontent, Moody’s Says
Bloomberg – USA
Torres also wrote that greater disclosure of government accounts may lead
to an improvement in Venezuela’s ratings.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2060
1086&sid=akCKCZg92dXY&refer=latin_america

UPDATE 1-Venezuela confirms Cardon refinery power outage
Reuters UK – UK
Venezuela is the fourth-largest exporter of oil to the United States.
(Reporting by Brian Ellsworth; Editing by John Picinich)
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN0559426620071205

Mark Weisbrot: Venezuela is Not Florida
By Mark Weisbrot(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
No one should have been surprised by Chavez’s immediate concession: Venezuela is a constitutional democracy, and its government has stuck to the democratic rules of the game since he was first elected in 1998. Despite the non-renewal of …
feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/HP/Politics/~3/19
5582470/venezuela-is-not-florida_b_75419.html

Why we are taking heat in Venezuela
By Sean Maguire
Venezuela is a passionate place and its politics are particularly feisty. The fervent supporters of President Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution pit themselves against equally fervent opponents who believe he is driving the country to …
blogs.reuters.com/reuters-editors/2007/12
/05/why-we-are-taking-heat-in-venezuela/

Venezuela: A Victory for Democracy
By DW Alliance LLC www.dwalliance.com
Democracy triumphed in Venezuela as voters limited the leader’s popular support, editors of Spanish-language La Opinion report.
news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?a
rticle_id=3a5f48beb7489a52c22bb79cd2580405&from=rss

Bush: Venezuela’s Chavez Defeat a ‘Vote for Democracy’
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News President Bush says Venezuela’s rejection of constitutional
reforms was a “very strong vote for democracy.” Mr. Bush made the comment
Tuesday at …
www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-04-venezuelareferendum.cfm

Venezuela steps forward while Russia moves back
Tallahassee Democrat – Tallahassee,FL,USA
By John Bersia Two ballot-box disappointments had loomed in recent days: a
vote in support of proposed constitutional changes in Venezuela and Russian
…
www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID
=/20071205/OPINION05/712050303/1006/OPINION

World Briefing | The Americas Venezuela: Raid on Jewish Center …
New York Times – United States
By SIMON ROMERO Jewish leaders here and abroad condemned a police raid over
the weekend at a Jewish community center in Caracas. The raid by about two
dozen …
www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/world/
americas/05briefs-jewish.html?ref=world

Venezuela’s idrs not to be impacted by proposed constitutional …
Forbes – NY,USA
BANGALORE (Thomson Financial) – Fitch Ratings said the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela’s issuer default ratings (idrs) are not likely to be
immediately …
www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/
feeds/afx/2007/12/05/afx4405611.html

VENEZUELA, OPEC INTENDS TO KEEP CURRENT OUTPUT LEVELS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
(AGI) – Abu Dhabi, 5 Dec. – OPEC reportedly intends to keep its overall
oil production at its current level for members states. This was stated by
Rafael …
www.agi.it/business/news/200712051006-ene-ren0008-art.html

OPEC set to hold output, could meet in January: Venezuela
Africasia – London,UK
Venezuelan Minister of Energy Rafael Ramirez said on Wednesday that OPEC is
set to maintain the cartel’s oil output levels, adding that it was
considering …
www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php
?area=mideast&item=071205071536.uqnk8llq.php

54% of Venezuelan ballot boxes will be opened to backup electronic results:
Nearly 100,000 witnesses of both tendencies will participate in the referendum observing the process, reported the Bolivarian News Agency (ABN).
www.venezuelanalysis.com/newsbrief/2948

Venezuela:Chavez loses referendum on constitutional changes
By sp
The constitutional referendum called by Hugo Chavez in Venezuela on December 2 has unfortunately and tragically resulted in a defeat. For the first time in nine years Chavez has lost an election. The right wing opposition will claim …
www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2007/12/05/
venezuelachavez-loses-referendum-on-constitutional-changes/

Bush: Venezuela’s Chavez Defeat a ‘Vote for Democracy’
Voice of America – USA
By Paula Wolfson President Bush says the people of Venezuela cast a vote
for democracy when they rejected changes in their constitution proposed by
…
voanews.com/english/2007-12-04-venezuelareferendum.cfm

The Anti-Defamation League called a police raid on Venezuela’s …
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – New York,NY,USA
We join the Confederaction Asociaciones Israelitas de Venezuela in their
denunciation of the raid as an unjustifiable act against the Venezuelan
Jewish …
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/105686.html

Venezuela Bond Sales to Revive Early Next Year, Gonzales Says
Bloomberg – USA
4 (Bloomberg) — Corporate debt sales in Venezuela may revive early next
year after a ``temporary halt’’ that followed the implementation of a
financial tax …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601
086&sid=a_t6B25nhwNc&refer=latin_america

Colombia, venezuela: A presidential feud
Monday Morning – Beirut,Lebanon
The two heads of state are now embroiled in a row stemming from a dispute
over protocol Relations between Venezuela and Colombia hit the lowest level
in …
www.mmorning.com/ArticleC.asp?Article=5341&CategoryID=7

Venezuela Will Probably Take Over Natural Gas, Analysts Say
Bloomberg – USA
Both Repsol and Inpex are majority owners of joint ventures with state oil
company Petroleos de Venezuela SA to explore and extract natural gas, …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2
0601086&sid=aaS4I.RlkH9Y&refer=news

Emerging debt-Profit-taking on Venezuela, Gabon offers bond
Reuters – USA
Venezuela’s benchmark global bond due 2027 fell 1.75 point in price to bid
99.50, after soaring more than 2 points on Monday. …
www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0453184520071204

Venezuela: why Hugo Chávez lost, Stephanie Blankenburg
After eleven resounding election victories in less than ten years,
President Hugo Chávez Frias of Venezuela finally had to concede defeat
in a referendum on constitutional change on 2 December 2007. On a day
when only 56% of the 16.1 …
www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/why_chavez_lost
openDemocracy –
www.opendemocracy.net

03 December 2007: Carter Center Statement on Venezuela Referendum
… orderly way to the referendum convoked by the National Electoral
Council (CNE) to approve or reject the proposal to reform the National
Constitution, presented to the citizens by the government of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/venezuela_120307.html

Venezuela’s Social Democracy Hits A Speed Bump by Stephen Lendman
By dandelionsalad
Chavez was relected President in December, 2006 with 62.87% support and
the highest voter turnout in Venezuela’s history at almost 75%. His
victory topped all presidential elections in US history since the
nation’s highest office became …
dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/venezuelas
-social-democracy-hits-a-speed-bump-by-stephen-lendman/