Hugo Chavez News

Hugo Chavez Shows American Conservatives How REALLY Oppressive Governments Deal With The Media

11:47 am EST June 5th, 2009 | News | 20 Comments

It won’t stop them from bellyaching about President Obama, but anyway.

The head of the only nationwide private TV station critical of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been charged with usury. Also Thursday, one of his homes was raided for the second time in two weeks.

Officials say Globovision President Guillermo Zuloaga, who also owns two Toyota dealerships, was accused of hoarding 24 cars at one of his properties, the official Venezuelan News Agency reported. In addition, Venezuelan authorities searched one of his homes to see if Zuloaga, an avid hunter, had killed any protected prey, Globovision reported.

Zuloaga denies the accusations, saying they are politically motivated.

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Venezuela Election PR Push

4:40 pm EST February 15th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 13 Comments

As Venezuela votes whether to make Hugo Chavez essentially a leader for life (they voted against it last time), the Venezuelan embassy is apparently sending out spin to bloggers like myself.

Sigh.

For a good backgrounder on Chavez and the reason why people love him and why he’s probably bad for Venezuela in the long run, check out this documentary from Frontline: The Hugo Chavez Show.

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