SEIU organizes Hugo Chavez ‘celebration and procession’ to honor ‘Our Comrade’

Butter Bracco The Global Dispatch 3/8/2013

Wibailoutpeople.org was one of the few website which still posted the SEIU announcement detailing the “celebration and procession” for the deceased Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez.

A memorial vigil was held Wednesday at the Venezuelan consulate in Manhattan, but the union march is raising eyebrows.

“Bring candles will walk to [...]

U.N. Human Rights Council Honors Hugo Chavez, But Is Silent on His Rights Record

Patrick Goodenough CNS News 3/6/2013

The U.N. Human Rights Council was criticized Wednesday for holding a minute of silence to honor Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a decision that again illustrated the tension between the body’s actions and its professed commitment to upholding human rights around the world.

“He worked tirelessly not only for his people, [...]

CITGO lowers United States, Texas and Venezuelan flags

Flag Flap in Houston

Cliff Saunders KTRH 3/7/2013

If you drove by CITGO’s corporate headquarters yesterday you would have seen what many consider a disturbing sight.

Many Houstonians are up in arms after driving by CITGO’s Eldridge Parkway headquarters and noticing the U.S., Texas and Venezuelan flags being flown at half staff, and you let [...]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies of cancer at 58; ‘Chavistas’ mourn dictator

Guy Taylor The Washington Times 3/5/2013

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who led a socialist revolution in the heart of Latin America and garnered global notoriety for allying with Iran and railing angrily and often against the United States, died Tuesday after losing his battle against cancer. He was 58.

Supporters of Mr. Chavez accused his [...]

MEP Daniel Hannan: ‘We are witnessing the slow asphyxiation’ of democracy in Venezuela

Brian Freedom’s Lighthouse 2/17/2013

A trumpet voice for conservatism crying in the wilderness of the European Parliament.

This is Britain’s Daniel Hannan, a British member of the European Parliament, blasting the “slow asphyxiation” of Democracy in Venezuela by “President” Hugo Chavez.

“Dictatorships are not established overnight. They take place through a thousand small subversions of [...]

What to Do About a Coup

Shoshana Bryen American Thinker 1/7/2013

…Since Secretary Clinton is preparing to turn the reins of the State Department over to Sen. John Kerry, formerly chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, it is worth noting Sen. Kerry’s response to the Honduran crisis.

Sen. Jim DeMint tried to visit Honduras shortly after Zelaya’s ouster to bring [...]

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