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Sep
23
2011
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In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 9/23/11

In this week’s roundup… Hugo Chávez is moving his overseas gold reserves back to South America, allegedly to avoid accountability to all the foreign investors who are currently demanding fair compensation for their expropriated property. In other news, Chávez threatened to nationalize private banks in Venezuela, ordered the nationalization of the country’s gold industry and continues his outspoken support of Iran’s nuclear program. Lastly, Chávez attacks the practice of cosmetic surgery in Venezuela.

Why Is Hugo Chávez Moving Venezuela’s Gold Holdings Home?, Forbes

When Venezuela’s strongman Hugo Chavez announced plans to move virtually all of his nation’s overseas gold stock—211 tons of gleaming bars stored in vaults in New York, London, Zurich and elsewhere—back to South America, investors were stunned.

Hugo Chavez finishing 4th round of chemotherapy, The Associated Press

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he was finishing his fourth round of chemotherapy in Cuba and expressed optimism that he will not require any further treatment. Chavez spoke by phone from Havana to hundreds of supporters who gathered at the Riverside Church in New York to pray for his health.

Chavez threatens to nationalize Venezuelan banks, Reuters

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday he could nationalize private banks for refusing to lend to the poor and for failing to sufficiently aid in the country’s development.

Chavez Decrees Nationalization of Gold Industry Amid Surging Bullion Price, Bloomberg

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the nationalization of the gold industry and gave companies 90 days to form joint ventures with the state as he seeks to boost control over the nation’s metals producers.

Venezuela, Cuba defend Iran, Syria attacks Israel at nuke meeting, The Associated Press

Iran was praised and Israel criticized Wednesday at a 151-nation meeting, with Cuba and Venezuela defending Tehran’s right to run a nuclear program and Syria saying the Jewish state’s undeclared nuclear arsenal is a threat to world peace.

Venezuela: Hugo Chavez Takes Aim at Breast Implants in a Country Full of Beauty Queens, Nightline ABC

Forget oil. There is no commodity more valued in Venezuela than feminine beauty. The country holds six Miss Universe titles and five Miss World titles — a total of 11 titles compared to America’s 10.

 
Jun
29
2010
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Chávez working to expand ties to terrorism

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, the ranking Republican of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, blasted Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez’s comments this weekend, where Chavez called Israel a “genocidal state” that “will be put in its place.”  Chavez’s comments came during a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who is on a tour of Latin American countries this week.

Mack said: “For Hugo Chavez, nothing beats a public appearance to draw Venezuela closer to another state sponsor of terrorism, threatening the United States and its ally, Israel. This past Saturday, Hugo Chavez met with Syria’s president, spreading the same anti-freedom and anti-Semitic message that ties Venezuela to Iran. His hateful rhetoric against Israel and his unfair targeting of Venezuela’s Jewish community amounts to state-sponsored anti-Semitism, and it must stop.

“Chavez is also working to expand Venezuela’s ties to Syria, a state sponsor of terrorism. This economic relationship, however, is nothing more than an opportunity to further spread their anti-freedom message throughout the hemisphere. Chavez’s close ties to Syria and Iran give these countries a foothold in Latin America.”

“U.S. law clearly states that a state sponsor of terrorism is one that repeatedly provides support to acts of international terrorism. Hugo Chavez has done so and is a clear threat to our hemisphere. That’s why the United States must add Venezuela to the list of state sponsors of terrorism without delay, and why we must continue to stand with the people of Venezuela as they fight for freedom from Chavez’s iron fist.”

Mack is a sponsor of legislation (H.Res.872) calling on Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism. He is also the sponsor of a resolution (H.Con.Res.124) expressing Congress’ support for and solidarity with the Venezuelan Jewish community.

Article originally published by News-Press.com