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16Oct

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South America, ZIO-NAZI

Peres tells Brazil to boycott Iran's Ahmadinejad

NOVANEWS Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) with Israeli President … Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sunday told Brazil's foreign minister his country should boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the future, Peres's office said. "We expect Brazil to boycott future meetings with Ahmadinejad," Peres was quoted as saying to visiting Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota in a statement. In 2010 Brazil's then president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Ahmadinejad and helped broker a nuclear trade-off under which Iran would deposit a significant part of its low-enriched uranium stocks in Turkey in return for nuclear fuel enriched to a level sufficient for medical use, but not enough for military ends. Israel at the time criticised the deal a...

13Oct

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Middle East, Venezuela

Why Hugo Chavez’ re-election matters to the Arab world by jodymcintyre

NOVANEWS by jodymcintyre From Al Akhbar English: As crowds occupied the streets of Caracas, Venezuela on the evening of Sunday 7th October, to celebrate the successful re-election of President Hugo Chavez, a Lebanese flag was held aloft. As they poured into the grounds of Miraflores to hear him speak from the balcony of the Presidential palace, later that night, a Palestinian flag was also visible as it was waved above our heads. These symbols were not without meaning; the re-election of Chavez with 55%, eleven points ahead of his opponent, Henrique Radonski, will have repercussions not only in the continent of Latin America, but also in the Arab world. On Tuesday, just two days after his electoral victory, Chavez re-iterated his support for the Syrian governmen...

13Oct

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Venezuela

Travelling in a wheelchair; Caracas vs. London

NOVANEWS by jodymcintyre We get onto the tube at the far-end carriage, which is reserved for disabled people. As usual, the entire tube is completely packed; public transport is efficient and widely used in Caracas. The carriage at the far end is slightly less so, and we get on, but a man wearing a suit jacket is standing in quite an inconvenient position. Opposite me, another man is sitting in a wheelchair, with his wife and young son next to him. "Can you move out the way?" the man in the wheelchair said. No prizes for guessing who he was speaking to. "It's fine," the man in the business suit replied, "I'm getting off at the next stop, anyway." "Why are you standing there anyway," the man in the wheelchair replied, "it's an area for wheelchair users." The word 'why' might g...

13Oct

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Venezuela

Venezuela’s Victory Over Wall Street

NOVANEWS By Tony Cartalucci Global Research Venezuela looks to have effectively outmaneuvered Western designs to overthrow national sovereignty, but many challenges lay ahead. Venezuela has provided the world with a successful model to counter the subversive methods of Wall Street and London in their bid to overthrow yet another nation-state to be rolled into their global collective. However, many have noted that President Hugo Chavez is a flawed leader, with flawed policies – many of which run contra to concepts of personal freedom and liberty. Image: President Hugo Chavez soundly defeated US-backed opposition, despite a coordinated propaganda campaign, and millions of US State Department dollars utilized to manipulate the elections. Venezuela still faces many challenges. While this co...

11Oct

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Venezuela

Without the people, I am nothing!

NOVANEWS by jodymcintyre Election reflections from the New Internationalist: Emotions can be difficult to summarize with words. How does one portray the atmosphere of thousands of grassroots political activists (at least, that is how I would describe Venezuelan voters) flooding into the streets and celebrating, before the election results have even been announced? How does one convey the scene of ordinary people waking up at 3.00am, queuing to vote at polling stations from 4.00am for an election that doesn’t even open for another two hours? In last Sunday’s Venezuelan presidential election, people queued in the sunshine for hours; they voted in their millions – over 80 per cent of the voting population – and then they celebrated throughout the night. The experience could not be mor...

11Oct

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Venezuela

Chavez Win Strengthens Bolivarianism

NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman Several previous articles said Venezuelans won’t tolerate going back to their ugly past. On Sunday, they proved it. They voted in record numbers. Long lines queued hours before dawn. Polls stayed open well into the night so everyone coming out could vote. Turnout was nearly 81% of Venezuela’s 19,119,809 registered voters. US elections usually get around 50%. Off-year congressional races average under 40%. From 1960 – 2010, the highest percentage participation was 63.1%. It was in 1960 when Kennedy defeated Nixon. The lowest turnout was 49.1% in 1996 when Clinton bested Bob Dole. In the off-year 2010 congressional election, a meager 37.8% participated. America’s electoral process lacks credibility. Duopoly power permits no choice. Big Money always wins. V...

9Oct

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Venezuela

The Venezuelan people make their voice heard

NOVANEWS by jodymcintyre The day began at 3am, October 7th, when people in Caracas were awoken by fireworks and music in the streets for the day of the Presidential elections. Twenty hours later, and with no sleep in between, a massive crowd that had spontaneously forced it's way into the grounds of Miraflores listened to the current President, Hugo Chavez, speak for an hour from the "People's Balcony". After a day of peaceful voting, he had been re-elected by a margin of 54.5% to his opponent's 45%. Henrique Capriles accepted defeated, and Chavez praised the decision in his late-night speech. "They have recognised the truth," he said, "they have recognised the victory of the people." We had awoken long before the sun had risen yesterday. In those early hours, as a festiv...

9Oct

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Venezuela

Venezuelan Elections: It’s either Chávez or Washington!

NOVANEWS The hidden agenda: Conquer Venezuela! By Adrian Salbuchi Global Research This Sunday’s elections will pit incumbent President Hugo Chávez Frías against neoliberal pro-US opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski. Opinion polls vary widely both ways, proof it will be a head-to-head race. This election is not only of vital importance to Venezuela, but to all of Latin America, as Chávez has been a veritable barrier against traditional US interventionism in the region. Get Chávez! That’s been the rallying call in the mainstream Western media, demonizing Chávez’s refusal to align Venezuela to the Western powers’ geopolitical objectives throughout the world, something the US and its allies find very hard to swallow. That’s why they’ve put all their clout behind young up-star...

9Oct

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Venezuela

Interview with Reinaldo Iturriza

NOVANEWS by jodymcintyre On the eve of the Presidential elections, here is an interview I made with respected Venezuelan political and sports commentator Reinaldo Iturriza. His blog, 'saber y poder', can be viewed here: The Presidential elections are coming up on October 7th, how do you see the chances of Hugo Chavez' re-election? I think the chances are very high. Elsewhere, it may be a bit difficult to understand how someone who took office almost 14 years ago can be supported by the will of the people to govern for another six years. The thing to understand is that these elections are not "normal": every time there is an election in Venezuela, the people are confronting two historical projects, the choice between two ways of Venezuelan society. One of the...

5Oct

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Venezuela

A ‘human river’ flows through Caracas

NOVANEWS by jodymcintyre The skies have opened, torrential rain is flowing into Caracas and flooding the streets of the Venezuelan capital, but the air is still warm. Seven immense avenues through the centre of town are completely full, as are every local neighbourhood I have visited today, every plaza, every Metro station, and even the roofs are occupied. Today, just three days before Venezuelans are due to go to the polls for the Presidential elections, millions descended on the city from every possible direction for the final mobilisation of the Carabobo campaign for Hugo Chavez' re-election. It is difficult to know how to describe the scenes I have witnessed today, because it bears no similarity to previous experiences. From the moment I went outside at 10am, I knew that the...