Monday, January 25, 2010

The Slow Demise Of Venezuela Continues

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is seen on VTV during a
four-day marathon of himself on television. Photo AFP


How Hugo Chavez's Revolution Crumbled -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

While the world has been preoccupied with the crisis in Haiti, Latin America has quietly passed through a tipping point in the ideological conflict that has polarized the region -- and paralyzed U.S. diplomacy -- for most of the past decade.

The result boils down to this: Hugo Chávez's "socialism for the 21st century" has been defeated and is on its way to collapse.

Read more ....



More News On Venezuela

Anti-Chavez TV channel removed from cable -- Yahoo News/AP
Chávez closes down opposition media outlets -- Financial Times
Channel shutdown for not airing Chavez speech -- ABC News (Australia)
Venezuelan gov't pulls plug on 4 cable TV channels -- Xinhuanet
Chavez muzzles TV stations for not airing his speeches -- AFP
Hugo Chavez Shuts Down Cable Channel Amid Growing Popular Unrest -- Heritage Foundation

Venezuela rolls out welcome for foreign oil companies -- Market Watch
Oil Estimates in Venezuela Doubled -- New York Times
Venezuela oil 'may double Saudi Arabia' -- BBC
Energy crisis threatens Venezuelan exports of fuel oil and diesel -- El Universal

Venezuela converts tourist destinations into farmland -- Global Post
Time to Stop Ignoring Chavez -- Global Post opinion

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