Hugo Chávez

[Le Monde Diplomatique editor Ignacio Ramonet argues that given the results acheived by the Chavez government in Venezuela, is it not surprising that President Chávez has become a target that "the owners of the world and their agents want to shoot". Click here for a Spanish version of this article.]

Hugo Chávez

By Ignacio Ramonet - Le Monde Diplomatique

Monday, August 13, 2007

Few governments in the world have been victims of devastating campaigns full of hatred. The Venezuelan government, led by President Hugo Chávez, is one of those victims. His enemies have tried everything: Coup d’État, oil strike, flow of capital, plots… After the attack against Fidel Castro, a similar situation has not ever happened in Latin America.

The most miserable lies have been said about Chávez, all of them orchestrated by the new propaganda office called -National Endowment for Democracy, Freedom House, financed by Bush Administration. With unlimited financial resources, this lying machine manipulates important media and organizations for the defense of Human Rights which are at the service of sinister plans.

Likewise, part of the social-democrat left-branched party surrender before these groups of liars.

Why so much hate? Nowadays, the social-democracy in Europe is experiencing a crisis of identity. The historic circumstances seem indicating that Chávez has the responsibility of assuming the international leadership of the left’s recognition.

While in the old continent the European construction has made impossible any alternative to neo-liberalism, in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Ecuador, inspired in the Venezuelan model, some experiences keep alive the emancipation hope of poor people.

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Comments

[Sophie]

It's about time someone stood up for Chavez in the mainstream media, it makes a change from the usual one-sided reporting. There's a similar article on the New Statesman website today - http://www.newstatesman.com/200711210001

Two positive articles about Chavez in as many days, must be a full moon...

[Jesus Reyes]

I would like to take issue with the term "mainstream media". There is nothing mainstream about it and the use of the term implies that all other media is suspect

It is the "corporate commercial media". It is owned by corporations and its purpose to promote global transnational agenda and perception management.

Getting people to call it the mainstream media is a handy piece of perception management and should be stopped

[Jesus Reyes]

I would like to take issue with the term "mainstream media". There is nothing mainstream about it and the use of the term implies that all other media is suspect

It is the "corporate commercial media". It is owned by corporations and its purpose to promote global transnational agenda and perception management.

Getting people to call it the mainstream media is a handy piece of perception management and should be stopped

[venom]

Viva Chavez

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQdctP3Yr2w

[Carl Popham]

I support Hugo Chavez and His move to keep Venezuela's oil away from greedy multinational oil executives and to wrest power from the oligarchies, who try to overthrow political opponents in right wing coups.

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