Rice Snubs Argentina

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2008 In response to the strengthening of ties between Hugo Chavez and recently elected Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's government, Condoleezza Rice will skip the country on a two-day trip to South America The snub further underscores a divide between the US's traditional Latin American allies and a growing movement in opposition to U policy in the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colombia Claims FARC Planned to Make Dirty Bomb

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 Defending their position after the killing of members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ecuador heightened tension among Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela over the weekend, Colombian officials said the slain FARC members had been plotting to make a dirty bomb. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chavez Threatens War Against Colombia

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2008 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ratcheted up the tension between his country and neighboring Colombia by moving tanks and thousands of troops to the border between the two nations Sunday. Chavez's actions were prompted by Colombia's killing of a key Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader and 16 other FARC members in Ecuador the previous day. Chavez has friendly relations with FARC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Democrats’ Class War

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 8, 2008 For all the hype about generational and gender wars in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, we have a class war on our hands. And incredibly, corporate America's preferred candidate is winning the poorer "us" versus the wealthier "them." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chavez Loses

Patrick Chappatte, Le Temps, Switzerland Dec 4, 2007 Dig deeper

Chavez: ‘There Is No Dictatorship Here’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2007 Hugo Chavez sounded an optimistic note Monday after ending up on the losing end of a vote -- by a slim 51 to 49 percent margin -- that would have expanded his constitutional powers as Venezuela's president and instituted changes in federal fund allocation and labor policy, among other proposed developments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chavez and Ahmadinejad Huddle in Iran

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2007 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stopped off in Tehran to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday after the weekend's OPEC summit in Saudi Arabia, marking Chavez's fourth trip to Iran in two years. During their tête-à-tête, the two least likely leaders to drop in for dinner at the White House discussed, among other things, the dollar's recent and precipitous decline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ibero-American Summit

Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany Nov 13, 2007 Dig deeper

Spain’s King Tells Chavez to ‘Shut Up’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2007 King Juan Carlos of Spain had apparently had enough of Hugo Chavez when he said to the Venezuelan president: "Why don't you shut up?" The public scolding took place at the 22-nation Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile, and was precipitated by Chavez's attempts to paint former Spanish prime minister and Bush supporter Jose Maria Aznar as a fascist, which is a touchy term to use in front of the man who ended nearly four decades of fascist rule. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Student Protesters Clash With Police at Venezuelan Rally

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez projects a certain confidence in his leadership prowess to the rest of the world, but this video of a student rally in Caracas indicates that not everyone in Chavez country is on board with his program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marc Cooper on Hugo Chavez

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Oct 12, 2007 A former translator for Chile's Salvador Allende reviews three books evaluating the remarkable rise of Venezuela's irrepressible Hugo Chavez. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Chavez: Castro Ready for Another 100 Years

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2007 Despite widespread speculation that Cuban leader Fidel Castro had died recently, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has assured the global community that Castro is, in fact, alive and doing better. Cuban officials, meanwhile, also say Castro is recovering but haven't said if and when he would return to office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )