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Venezuelan Police Dismantle Major Secret Bullet Factory

October 8th 2008, by Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com
Minister for the Interior Tarek El Aissami at the clandestine munitions factory (ABN)
This Monday the Metropolitan Police of Caracas (PM) discovered and dismantled a secret bullet factory in an important step in the struggle against organized crime, according to the Minister for the Interior, Tarek El Aissami.

Sexual Assault Victim Protests Vatican’s Asylum for Venezuelan Student Leader

October 8th 2008, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com
Former police officer Sofia Aguilar, who was stripped, beaten, and nearly raped during violent student protests in 2006 (VTV).
Venezuelan police officer Sofia Aguilar denounced the Vatican Tuesday for granting asylum to Nixon Moreno, the leader of a violent opposition student group called March 13th Movement (M13) that waged violent protests in 2006, during which Aguilar was assaulted and nearly raped, and Aguilar's police partner was left in a coma.

Investigations Reveal Illicit Business of Murdered Venezuelan Student Leader

October 7th 2008, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com
Interior and Justice Minister Tarek El Aissami launched a new security plan in response to recent student murders. (Aporrea.org)
Investigators of the murder of Julio Soto, the student government president at the University of Zulia, have uncovered evidence linking the crime to Soto's illicit selling of government-subsidized student bus tickets and his affiliations with competing political parties within the Venezuelan opposition.

Venezuela Plans “Austerity Budget” for 2009

October 7th 2008, by Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela's Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez (Archive)
Ali Rodriguez, Venezuela's minister for economy and finances, announced the need for a tight 2009 budget on Sunday, but assured that Venezuela's international reserves are safe and the economy remains unaffected by the global financial crisis.

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Unanswered Phone Calls in Venezuela: Human Rights Watch Exposes Hugo Chavez Yet Again

October 10th 2008, by Joe Emersberger - HaitiAnalysis.com
Now that HRW has blown the lid off the grave human rights abuse of unanswered questions in Venezuela, perhaps they can finally respond to some questions posed to them.

How and Why Venezuela Will Weather the Financial Crisis

October 10th 2008, by Martin Saatdjian
Regardless of the impact of the existing economic meltdown, the Venezuelan government has taken important economic decisions, even before the crisis was even known, that now benefits and secures its economy against the financial crisis.

Interview On Venezuelan Workplaces with Carlos Lanz

October 7th 2008, by Michael Albert - ZNet
An interview with Carlos Lanz, one of Venezuela's main socialist intellectuals and leaders, who pioneered worker management in one of Venezuela's largest state-owned companies, the Aluminum processing plant Alcasa. He talks to Michael Albert about how the workplace of the future would be organized, among other things.

The New York Times' Real Feelings on Term Limits

October 3rd 2008, by Jim Naureckas - FAIR

Less than a year ago The New York Times described ending term limits is not as an attempt to "serve the larger cause of democracy" as it is when Bloomberg tries to do it, but rather said Chavez is seeking "the option to stand for re-election as many times as he wants" as part of "his plan to become president for life."

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