The US empire is built on theft and crime, from stealing the land from indigenous communities to enslaving black people. It also loots other nations, with the most recent case being Venezuela's oil subsidiary CITGO.
The theft of the century is happening before our eyes.
https://youtu.be/9OXgYCRQXxs
The theft of the century is happening before our eyes.
https://youtu.be/9OXgYCRQXxs
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Venezuela's CITGO: The Theft of the Century
The US empire is built on theft and crime, from stealing the land from indigenous communities to enslaving black people. It also loots other nations, with the most recent case being Venezuela's oil subsidiary CITGO.
The theft of the century is happening…
The theft of the century is happening…
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#News | The US government has allegedly taken the first steps to offer assurances over US $3 billion in Venezuelan resources destined for a social fund agreed upon last year at the Mexico dialogue table.
According to Reuters, the Biden administration has notified the United Nations (UN) that the money could operate within the US financial system without the risk of creditors seizing it to repay outstanding Venezuelan debt. The UN-administered fund could be released by the end of the month.
Since the imposition of US sanctions in 2017, Caracas has been blocked from servicing debts, accumulating some $60 billion owed alongside obligations with foreign companies that secured international arbitrational awards for the nationalization of Venezuelan assets during the Hugo Chávez government.
In November 2022, the Maduro administration and the hardline opposition reached an agreement at the Mexico dialogue table to create a $3 billion social fund drawn from various Venezuelan seized assets to invest in education, healthcare and infrastructure repairs. The UN will be in charge of distributing the money while a Venezuelan joint commission would follow and verify its correct implementation.
However, the fund has remained unavailable with the Biden administration not showing any political willingness to ensure its safety, which delayed the implementation of the social agreement and stagnated the Venezuelan dialogue process.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15770
According to Reuters, the Biden administration has notified the United Nations (UN) that the money could operate within the US financial system without the risk of creditors seizing it to repay outstanding Venezuelan debt. The UN-administered fund could be released by the end of the month.
Since the imposition of US sanctions in 2017, Caracas has been blocked from servicing debts, accumulating some $60 billion owed alongside obligations with foreign companies that secured international arbitrational awards for the nationalization of Venezuelan assets during the Hugo Chávez government.
In November 2022, the Maduro administration and the hardline opposition reached an agreement at the Mexico dialogue table to create a $3 billion social fund drawn from various Venezuelan seized assets to invest in education, healthcare and infrastructure repairs. The UN will be in charge of distributing the money while a Venezuelan joint commission would follow and verify its correct implementation.
However, the fund has remained unavailable with the Biden administration not showing any political willingness to ensure its safety, which delayed the implementation of the social agreement and stagnated the Venezuelan dialogue process.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15770
Venezuelanalysis.com
US Will Unblock Venezuela Fund Agreed in Mexico Talks
The Biden administration has reportedly greenlighted the release of Venezuelan frozen resources for social programs after six months of stalling.
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#News | The Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV) has pointed the finger at the leadership of the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) for an alleged attempt to “hijack” the organization.
“The PSUV leadership wants to take away the PCV’s legal status to neutralize its role in the country’s social struggles,” Communist Party Secretary General Óscar Figuera said in a press conference on Saturday.
The leftist political party has taken aim at a self-styled “movement” that calls itself “Patriotic PCV” and claims its goal is to “rescue” the organization. The movement argues that the present communist leadership is disconnected from its bases and should be supporting the Nicolás Maduro government.
The PCV has claimed that the “Patriotic PCV” is funded by the PSUV and contains no communist activists. It denounced a “fake congress” held on Sunday in Caracas, stating that the figures who led the activity have no connection to the party. They included members of other Venezuelan political groups and alleged PSUV activists from Monagas state.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15771
“The PSUV leadership wants to take away the PCV’s legal status to neutralize its role in the country’s social struggles,” Communist Party Secretary General Óscar Figuera said in a press conference on Saturday.
The leftist political party has taken aim at a self-styled “movement” that calls itself “Patriotic PCV” and claims its goal is to “rescue” the organization. The movement argues that the present communist leadership is disconnected from its bases and should be supporting the Nicolás Maduro government.
The PCV has claimed that the “Patriotic PCV” is funded by the PSUV and contains no communist activists. It denounced a “fake congress” held on Sunday in Caracas, stating that the figures who led the activity have no connection to the party. They included members of other Venezuelan political groups and alleged PSUV activists from Monagas state.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15771
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuelan Communist Party Denounces ‘Fake Congress’ by Parallel
The leftist organization has struck an increasingly critical stance in recent years against the government’s economic policies.
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#News | The Venezuelan government has rejected Washington’s continuous weaponization of its alleged fight against terrorism.
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented to the US Federal Register a report singling out Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria for “not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts.” Caracas responded by reaffirming its commitment to combat terrorism and criticizing the political nature of the US’ “unfounded accusations.”
“Every year, we have fulfilled our national and multilateral obligations in this sensitive area,” read the statement published by Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil.
The communique pointed out Washington’s “cynical” stance on the matter, recalling that the US government gave refuge to “confessed terrorists” such as CIA-trained Cuban-born Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch, involved in the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people and a string of sabotage attacks on consulates and travel agencies. Both resided in Venezuela at the time of the terrorist operations and escaped to Miami, Florida, where they lived freely. Neither was ever extradited despite orders emitted in 2005 by Venezuelan justice authorities.
“During two centuries of the Monroe Doctrine, there are plenty of examples of terrorist practices against our region that have been covered and encouraged by Washington,” emphasized the statement.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15772
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented to the US Federal Register a report singling out Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria for “not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts.” Caracas responded by reaffirming its commitment to combat terrorism and criticizing the political nature of the US’ “unfounded accusations.”
“Every year, we have fulfilled our national and multilateral obligations in this sensitive area,” read the statement published by Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil.
The communique pointed out Washington’s “cynical” stance on the matter, recalling that the US government gave refuge to “confessed terrorists” such as CIA-trained Cuban-born Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch, involved in the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people and a string of sabotage attacks on consulates and travel agencies. Both resided in Venezuela at the time of the terrorist operations and escaped to Miami, Florida, where they lived freely. Neither was ever extradited despite orders emitted in 2005 by Venezuelan justice authorities.
“During two centuries of the Monroe Doctrine, there are plenty of examples of terrorist practices against our region that have been covered and encouraged by Washington,” emphasized the statement.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15772
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela Rejects ‘Cynical’ US Report on Terrorism: ‘Sanctions Are
Caracas condemned the US’ “infamous war on terror” and the imposition of economic sanctions against one-third of the planet.
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In Part III of this four-part piece in the Communal Resistance Series, Pueblo a Pueblo participants talk to us about the transition to a sovereign, agroecological model.
"Chávez’s project is about building a sovereign socialist society and, in these times of blockade, this has become even more important. That’s why we stand firm with the Chavista project, and we work hard to promote food sovereignty outside of the capitalist market.
Pueblo a Pueblo is about food sovereignty from below: about building a distribution and consumption system that ensures that campesinos and consumers are linked and their needs satisfied within a framework that is not simply material, but also sovereign and social.
The market is driven by interests that are never truly national and never collective. We should acknowledge that being a highly dependent country has made us more vulnerable to the imperialist blockade. That’s why developing a method that promotes national, campesino production – without imported seeds and without agrochemicals – is so important."
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15773
"Chávez’s project is about building a sovereign socialist society and, in these times of blockade, this has become even more important. That’s why we stand firm with the Chavista project, and we work hard to promote food sovereignty outside of the capitalist market.
Pueblo a Pueblo is about food sovereignty from below: about building a distribution and consumption system that ensures that campesinos and consumers are linked and their needs satisfied within a framework that is not simply material, but also sovereign and social.
The market is driven by interests that are never truly national and never collective. We should acknowledge that being a highly dependent country has made us more vulnerable to the imperialist blockade. That’s why developing a method that promotes national, campesino production – without imported seeds and without agrochemicals – is so important."
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15773
Venezuelanalysis.com
Agroecology for Life: Pueblo a Pueblo Builds Food Sovereignty (Part
A grassroots organization is building a new model for the production and distribution of food based on mutuality.
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The BBC is shocked, of course w/ its stiff-upper-lip propagandist style, to find out that... (you better sit down for this) the Venezuelan government wants to position its message on social media (gasp!). Yes, it will be hard to recover from this one...
Read the Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1662257786657333248
Read the Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1662257786657333248
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#Opinion | Venezuela’s former so-called “interim president” Juan Guaidó had barely gotten a word out during an event at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. before a group of activists leapt from their seats in order to confront and denounce the far right opposition figure. Among them was Leonardo Flores, a Venezuelan political analyst and activist living in the United States.
“Juan Guaidó, you’re a liar, a thief, return to Venezuela to face justice!” yelled Flores in Spanish before repeating himself in English.
The Guaidó-friendly crowd, which included notable Venezuelan opposition activists and sympathizers, shouted back. Among them was David Smolansky, a member of Guaidó’s Popular Will party, who let the disruption get the better of him and opted to deputize himself as a bouncer and forcibly removed one of the protesters, a man much older and smaller than himself. Smolansky grabbed the activist and attempted to put him in a chokehold before someone in the event hall yelled out his name several times in an effort to settle him down.
Inside Venezuela, Flores says far right figures like Guaidó and Smolansky are careful about where they hold public appearances, lest they face the wrath of Venezuelans who reject their violent methods of regime change. Popular Will is the party of far right activist Leopoldo López, who is currently in exile after fleeing house arrest the morning of April 30, 2019, when he and Guaidó led an unsuccessful military coup. López was also recently in Washington, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in March, where he called for an expansion of the sanctions on Venezuela that have already caused widespread hardship for the Venezuelan people.
In Washington, however, these figures from Venezuela’s far right felt safe showing their faces just about anywhere. After all, it was only a few years ago that Guaidó was invited to attend the State of the Union, where he received a standing ovation, with applause coming from both Democrats and Republicans.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15774
“Juan Guaidó, you’re a liar, a thief, return to Venezuela to face justice!” yelled Flores in Spanish before repeating himself in English.
The Guaidó-friendly crowd, which included notable Venezuelan opposition activists and sympathizers, shouted back. Among them was David Smolansky, a member of Guaidó’s Popular Will party, who let the disruption get the better of him and opted to deputize himself as a bouncer and forcibly removed one of the protesters, a man much older and smaller than himself. Smolansky grabbed the activist and attempted to put him in a chokehold before someone in the event hall yelled out his name several times in an effort to settle him down.
Inside Venezuela, Flores says far right figures like Guaidó and Smolansky are careful about where they hold public appearances, lest they face the wrath of Venezuelans who reject their violent methods of regime change. Popular Will is the party of far right activist Leopoldo López, who is currently in exile after fleeing house arrest the morning of April 30, 2019, when he and Guaidó led an unsuccessful military coup. López was also recently in Washington, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in March, where he called for an expansion of the sanctions on Venezuela that have already caused widespread hardship for the Venezuelan people.
In Washington, however, these figures from Venezuela’s far right felt safe showing their faces just about anywhere. After all, it was only a few years ago that Guaidó was invited to attend the State of the Union, where he received a standing ovation, with applause coming from both Democrats and Republicans.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15774
Venezuelanalysis.com
Sanctions on Venezuela Aren’t Promoting Democracy, They’re Killing
Biden has largely kept Trump’s policies in place, leading to widespread suffering of the Venezuelan people.
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#News | Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro traveled to Brazil as part of an official visit to meet with his counterpart Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva where the pair discussed regional and international cooperation, including the potential entry of Venezuela into the BRICS bloc.
“This is a historic moment. After eight years, President Nicolás Maduro is back to visiting Brazil and we have recovered our right to have a foreign policy with the seriousness we have always had, especially with the countries that border Brazil,” said Lula in a press conference from the capital of Brasilia.
The high-level meeting comes as part of joint efforts to strengthen their bilateral ties following the restoration of diplomatic and economic relations after years of tension under Lula’s predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who embraced Washington regime change plots against Maduro, backing the so-called “interim” government of opposition figure Juan Guaidó.
“Venezuela was subjected to an extremist ideological model. Suddenly all the doors and windows in Brazil were closed, all of them [...] Using this extremist approach, an attempt was made alongside other governments to impose a non-existent government on the Venezuelan people. Today that is in the past,” said Maduro.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15775
“This is a historic moment. After eight years, President Nicolás Maduro is back to visiting Brazil and we have recovered our right to have a foreign policy with the seriousness we have always had, especially with the countries that border Brazil,” said Lula in a press conference from the capital of Brasilia.
The high-level meeting comes as part of joint efforts to strengthen their bilateral ties following the restoration of diplomatic and economic relations after years of tension under Lula’s predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who embraced Washington regime change plots against Maduro, backing the so-called “interim” government of opposition figure Juan Guaidó.
“Venezuela was subjected to an extremist ideological model. Suddenly all the doors and windows in Brazil were closed, all of them [...] Using this extremist approach, an attempt was made alongside other governments to impose a non-existent government on the Venezuelan people. Today that is in the past,” said Maduro.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15775
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela‘s Maduro Floats BRICS Entry in ‘Historic’ Bilateral Meeting
“Today, a new era in relations between our countries, between our peoples, begins,” said Maduro.
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Landmark dishonesty from AP reporting on today's important summit of South American presidents. If poor reporting whenever Venezuela is involved is beyond expected at this point, this also shows how the corporate media is ready to attack anything that threatens the US' hegemony
Read the Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1663794145012469760
Read the Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1663794145012469760
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#Opinion | I recently read that at the end of 1986, when Argentinian musician Fito Páez was 23 years old, his aunt and grandmother were assassinated in their home in Rosario. In the following days, the pain and anger led to a song insulting his hometown (“En esta puta ciudad”).
It turns out that after that, the artist refused to perform a song he had written some time before, “Yo vengo a ofrecer mi corazón” (“I come bearing my heart”), which had become an anthem of hope after the fall of the military dictatorship opened possibilities of democracy and justice in Argentina.
“I started to resent the young guy who had written that song, I was disgusted with myself. One always blames oneself,” Fito explained. Then one day a fellow artist told him he could not go on disparaging the songs he had written, because they had had a purpose at the time.
When I look back with not-so-fond eyes at some of the stuff I did, said, or wrote in the many years of the Bolivarian Process, I look for solace in that sentence. I also rely on it to remember why I refrained from doing, saying, or writing a number of other things.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/tales-resistance/15776
It turns out that after that, the artist refused to perform a song he had written some time before, “Yo vengo a ofrecer mi corazón” (“I come bearing my heart”), which had become an anthem of hope after the fall of the military dictatorship opened possibilities of democracy and justice in Argentina.
“I started to resent the young guy who had written that song, I was disgusted with myself. One always blames oneself,” Fito explained. Then one day a fellow artist told him he could not go on disparaging the songs he had written, because they had had a purpose at the time.
When I look back with not-so-fond eyes at some of the stuff I did, said, or wrote in the many years of the Bolivarian Process, I look for solace in that sentence. I also rely on it to remember why I refrained from doing, saying, or writing a number of other things.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/tales-resistance/15776
Venezuelanalysis.com
Tales of Resistance: I Come Bearing My Heart
In her latest delivery of "Tales of Resistance," Jessica Dos Santos argues that the government has work to do ahead of next year's elections.
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#News | Leaders from 12 South American nations have agreed to revive regional integration mechanisms during a summit held in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.
The meeting was marked by the welcomed participation of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following years of diplomatic fissures.
Tuesday’s summit was inaugurated by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, who called for integration to be a permanent goal, leaving aside political differences and focusing on the region’s challenges and inequalities.
“We need to leave strong roots for the next generations. Allowing disagreements to prevail would have a high cost [...] as long as we remain disunited, we will not succeed in making South America a continent developed to its full potential,” said Lula from the Itamaraty Palace.
Lula added that a new roadmap for regional integration will be created by the countries’ foreign affairs ministers and presented in 120 days for approval.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15777
The meeting was marked by the welcomed participation of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following years of diplomatic fissures.
Tuesday’s summit was inaugurated by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, who called for integration to be a permanent goal, leaving aside political differences and focusing on the region’s challenges and inequalities.
“We need to leave strong roots for the next generations. Allowing disagreements to prevail would have a high cost [...] as long as we remain disunited, we will not succeed in making South America a continent developed to its full potential,” said Lula from the Itamaraty Palace.
Lula added that a new roadmap for regional integration will be created by the countries’ foreign affairs ministers and presented in 120 days for approval.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15777
Venezuelanalysis.com
South America Renews Integration Efforts, Venezuela Praises
Brazil’s Lula da Silva announced that a new roadmap for regional integration will be presented in 120 days.
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#Interview | In this final part of our Communal Resistance Series, we learn about the organization’s effort to distribute food to schools and its links with the Chávez and Bolívar Commune.
"Hugo Chávez and Simón Bolívar took firm steps forward toward sovereignty, and that’s why our commune bears their name.
For me, the commune is the highest form of government, because that’s where we, the people, decide what must be done and how to do it. In a commune, the organized community – not the bosses, not the mayors or governors – is in charge and sets the rules of the game.
Also, our experience shows that communes are good mechanisms for solving problems more efficiently. A while back, we got funding to fix the Caingó road. By relying on self-management and self-construction, we were able to fix twice as much road as planned."
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15778
"Hugo Chávez and Simón Bolívar took firm steps forward toward sovereignty, and that’s why our commune bears their name.
For me, the commune is the highest form of government, because that’s where we, the people, decide what must be done and how to do it. In a commune, the organized community – not the bosses, not the mayors or governors – is in charge and sets the rules of the game.
Also, our experience shows that communes are good mechanisms for solving problems more efficiently. A while back, we got funding to fix the Caingó road. By relying on self-management and self-construction, we were able to fix twice as much road as planned."
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15778
Venezuelanalysis.com
Food for Thought: Pueblo a Pueblo Promotes Grassroots Food
An innovative form of food distribution has been key for schools and communes.
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🧵Writing is on the wall for Venezuela's US-based oil subsidiary CITGO. A mix of corporate-friendly arbitration courts, US sanctions and opposition incompetence/collusion has been deadly. However, outlets like Reuters go out of their way to misrepresent the affair (thread)
https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1665233662437195779
https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1665233662437195779
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#Podcast | Venezuelanalysis editor Ricardo Vaz joined Teri Mattson on the "WTF is going on in Latin America and the Caribbean" podcast to discuss Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's recent trip to Brazil, the ensuing South American presidents' summit, and the implications for the region's integration prospects.
WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean is a Popular Resistance (Stop the Machine! Create a New World) broadcast in partnership with: Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team; CODEPINK: Women For Peace; Common Frontiers; Council on Hemispheric Affairs; Friends of Latin America; IRTF - The InterReligious Task Force on Central America; Massachusetts Peace Action; and Task Force on the Americas.
Watch it here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/video/15779
WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean is a Popular Resistance (Stop the Machine! Create a New World) broadcast in partnership with: Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team; CODEPINK: Women For Peace; Common Frontiers; Council on Hemispheric Affairs; Friends of Latin America; IRTF - The InterReligious Task Force on Central America; Massachusetts Peace Action; and Task Force on the Americas.
Watch it here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/video/15779
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#News | At least 12 artisanal miners died after heavy rains flooded a gold mine in southern Venezuela.
The tragedy took place last week in the Talavera mine, located in El Callao, Bolívar state. According to the governorship’s Citizen Security secretary Edgar Colina, the victims were men between ages 18 and 34 and their bodies have been rescued and returned to their families. Another 124 miners managed to escape before the place collapsed.
"Due to heavy rainfall, artisanal miners who were working there were trapped and died of asphyxiation. We have a total of 12 deaths," said Colina on Saturday. He added that the Talavera mine had been shut down a long time ago but did not specify since when it had been operating under unregulated conditions without authorities' knowledge.
According to local sources, most of the victims were from different regions across Venezuela and had migrated to mineral-rich Bolívar state. Small-scale mining has attracted thousands of people in recent years looking for better sources of income amidst the country’s economic crisis under US sanctions.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15780
The tragedy took place last week in the Talavera mine, located in El Callao, Bolívar state. According to the governorship’s Citizen Security secretary Edgar Colina, the victims were men between ages 18 and 34 and their bodies have been rescued and returned to their families. Another 124 miners managed to escape before the place collapsed.
"Due to heavy rainfall, artisanal miners who were working there were trapped and died of asphyxiation. We have a total of 12 deaths," said Colina on Saturday. He added that the Talavera mine had been shut down a long time ago but did not specify since when it had been operating under unregulated conditions without authorities' knowledge.
According to local sources, most of the victims were from different regions across Venezuela and had migrated to mineral-rich Bolívar state. Small-scale mining has attracted thousands of people in recent years looking for better sources of income amidst the country’s economic crisis under US sanctions.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15780
Venezuelanalysis.com
Gold Mine Collapse Leaves Several Dead in Southern Venezuela
Local authorities said that the killed miners were operating in a site that had been shut down a long time ago.
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#News | Dozens of oil industry workers have staged protests in walkouts in recent days to demand improved wages and labor rights.
Since June 1, employees from the Puerto La Cruz refinery in Anzoátegui state, eastern Venezuela, have demonstrated at the company headquarters and other oil industry facilities, as well as taken to the streets.
While the refinery has been the epicenter of the mobilizations, workers and union representatives from other affiliates of state oil company PDVSA have also participated.
José Bodas Lugo, secretary-general of the Unitary Federation of Oil Workers (FUTPV), told Venezuelanalysis that the refinery workers had declared themselves in a “permanent assembly” until they secured a response from industry authorities.
“The social and economic reality of the oil industry workers and pensioners is very precarious,” Bodas explained. “Our collective contract expired 18 months ago and there has been no progress to negotiate a new one, and our wages are insufficient.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15782
Since June 1, employees from the Puerto La Cruz refinery in Anzoátegui state, eastern Venezuela, have demonstrated at the company headquarters and other oil industry facilities, as well as taken to the streets.
While the refinery has been the epicenter of the mobilizations, workers and union representatives from other affiliates of state oil company PDVSA have also participated.
José Bodas Lugo, secretary-general of the Unitary Federation of Oil Workers (FUTPV), told Venezuelanalysis that the refinery workers had declared themselves in a “permanent assembly” until they secured a response from industry authorities.
“The social and economic reality of the oil industry workers and pensioners is very precarious,” Bodas explained. “Our collective contract expired 18 months ago and there has been no progress to negotiate a new one, and our wages are insufficient.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15782
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela: Oil Sector Workers Protest for Health Insurance, Higher
A trade union representative told Venezuelanalysis that the industry workers and retirees find themselves in a “very precarious reality.”
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🧵🧵🧵We just came across an incredible piece from the Financial Times (not in a good way). It has a remarkable blend of fallacious arguments, outright lies, bias, and lack of standards. This is a long thread, so bear with us!
https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1667008977488543744
https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1667008977488543744
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#Interview | "When Chávez came to power, he had only Simón Bolívar in his toolkit: his key concepts were the “Patria Grande” and Bolívar versus Monroe. In other words, Chávez's geopolitics evolved and became more complete during his presidency; he was in constant dialogue with the Venezuelan people, and he learned from his experience in national and international politics.
A pivotal event that would push Chávez to proclaim the Bolivarian Process anti-imperialist (and later frame our project as “Socialism of the 21st Century”) was the April 11, 2002 coup d'état – which involved imperialist interference – and also the popular mobilization to rescue him and bring him back to the presidency on April 12 and 13. From that moment on, he began to purge his government of the conservative and anti-popular elements in it. He did all this because he was listening and learning from the people."
http://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15781
A pivotal event that would push Chávez to proclaim the Bolivarian Process anti-imperialist (and later frame our project as “Socialism of the 21st Century”) was the April 11, 2002 coup d'état – which involved imperialist interference – and also the popular mobilization to rescue him and bring him back to the presidency on April 12 and 13. From that moment on, he began to purge his government of the conservative and anti-popular elements in it. He did all this because he was listening and learning from the people."
http://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15781
Venezuelanalysis.com
Chávez, UNASUR and the End of Unipolarity: A Conversation with Judith
The Venezuelan researcher offers her reflections on Chávez’s geopolitics and the reactivation of the Union of South American Nations.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan in Caracas to announce the opening of a technical assistance office in the country amidst a probe for alleged crimes against humanity.
The pair signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday from the Miraflores Presidential Palace.
During a joint press conference, Khan said the office would focus on accompanying Venezuelan officials with “technical assistance” and “training” in order to help Venezuela “meet its obligations” under the Rome Statute, the international treaty that governs the ICC.
For his part, Maduro called Khan’s visit satisfactory, while echoing the prosecutor’s focus on the complementary nature of the work of the new ICC office in Venezuela. The Venezuelan leader added that the country’s doors would always be open. Maduro also expressed hope that collaboration with the ICC would help correct the record about human rights in Venezuela.
Khan’s latest trip to Venezuela was the third such visit since 2021, when he opted to open a full-scale investigation. His November 2021 visit led to the first MOU, with plans for an office subsequently announced in April of last year.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15784
The pair signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday from the Miraflores Presidential Palace.
During a joint press conference, Khan said the office would focus on accompanying Venezuelan officials with “technical assistance” and “training” in order to help Venezuela “meet its obligations” under the Rome Statute, the international treaty that governs the ICC.
For his part, Maduro called Khan’s visit satisfactory, while echoing the prosecutor’s focus on the complementary nature of the work of the new ICC office in Venezuela. The Venezuelan leader added that the country’s doors would always be open. Maduro also expressed hope that collaboration with the ICC would help correct the record about human rights in Venezuela.
Khan’s latest trip to Venezuela was the third such visit since 2021, when he opted to open a full-scale investigation. His November 2021 visit led to the first MOU, with plans for an office subsequently announced in April of last year.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15784
Venezuelanalysis.com
ICC Prosecutor Opens ‘Technical Assistance Office’ in Venezuela Amid
President Maduro expressed hope that collaboration with the ICC would help correct the record about human rights in Venezuela.
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#Opinion | In Venezuela, there is a saying that goes as follows: “Don't come to me with tales, I know stories.”
The issue of whether a perverse narrative regarding Venezuela is there or not ended up being the most controversial point at the recent Brasilia summit, where the larger issue of South American reintegration was being discussed. Why did this happen?
One possible answer is that the debates about Venezuela and the political narratives of global hegemonic power have been – and continue to be – crucial in electoral processes in the subcontinent and, as such, important for incumbent presidents.
Let's start with the one who stirred up the debate: Luiz Inácio “Lula” Da Silva, the host of the event, who received President Nicolás Maduro displaying friendship and respect, sparked controversy when he said that “a narrative” about Venezuela has been woven portraying a legitimate and legal government as a dictatorship, and Maduro as a tyrant who violates human rights. According to Lula, this maneuver had an ultimate objective: recognizing “impostor” (Lula's exact words) Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s head of state.
As it turns out, the Brazilian president has all the historical authority to be very critical of narratives because he was the victim of one of the most twisted recent ones, which ended up depriving him of his freedom and was an attempted political assassination.
No one can deny Lula's right to talk about the complex constructions built with the participation of political forces, national public powers, foreign instances, international organizations, allegedly non-governmental organizations, mainstream media, and increasingly influential social networks, all orchestrated by imperialism and its specialized meddling agencies.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/unusual-and-extraordinary/15783
The issue of whether a perverse narrative regarding Venezuela is there or not ended up being the most controversial point at the recent Brasilia summit, where the larger issue of South American reintegration was being discussed. Why did this happen?
One possible answer is that the debates about Venezuela and the political narratives of global hegemonic power have been – and continue to be – crucial in electoral processes in the subcontinent and, as such, important for incumbent presidents.
Let's start with the one who stirred up the debate: Luiz Inácio “Lula” Da Silva, the host of the event, who received President Nicolás Maduro displaying friendship and respect, sparked controversy when he said that “a narrative” about Venezuela has been woven portraying a legitimate and legal government as a dictatorship, and Maduro as a tyrant who violates human rights. According to Lula, this maneuver had an ultimate objective: recognizing “impostor” (Lula's exact words) Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s head of state.
As it turns out, the Brazilian president has all the historical authority to be very critical of narratives because he was the victim of one of the most twisted recent ones, which ended up depriving him of his freedom and was an attempted political assassination.
No one can deny Lula's right to talk about the complex constructions built with the participation of political forces, national public powers, foreign instances, international organizations, allegedly non-governmental organizations, mainstream media, and increasingly influential social networks, all orchestrated by imperialism and its specialized meddling agencies.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/unusual-and-extraordinary/15783
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VA columnist Clodovaldo Hernandez examines the discursive conventions used by the right in its attempt to topple the Venezuelan government.
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In this episode, host José Luis Granados Ceja and fellow VA member Ricardo Vaz discuss how Washington continues to prop up the hardline opposition and the imminent danger for Venezuela's oil subsidiary CITGO. In the second part, guest John McEvoy talks about the United Kingdom's role in freezing nearly $2 billion worth of Venezuelan gold.
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