Venezuela’s Upcoming Phony Elections
Upon hearing the verdict that condemned its leader Leopoldo Lopez, to 14 years in prison, the Venezuelan opposition was posed...
Nicolas Maduro
Free or Fraudulent in Venezuela’s Upcoming Elections
In mid-June, Thomas Shannon, a senior counselor to Secretary of State John Kerry, met with the leader of the Venezuelan...
Hostile Activity Grossly Underreported in the Western Hemisphere
General John F. Kelly, United States Marine Corp Commander for Southcom, presented to the Senate Armed Service Committee last week...
Cuba Backs Their Puppet in Venezuela
As the first round of negotiations between the Cuban government and the Obama administration comes to a close, old alliances...
Latin American Backlash to U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela
On March 9th President Obama issued an executive order implementing The Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of...
Latin America’s Role in Arming Iran
It has been nearly five years since Colombian Special Forces detained Walid Makled Garcia. After extraditing the drug kingpin to...
Diplomatic Expulsions are Really a Political Ploy
Venezuelan Pro-Democracy advocate Alejandro Peña Esclusa was arrested on terrorism related charges in July 2010 by Venezuelan security forces under...
Soviet Era Techniques in Present Day Latin America
In 1961, the communist led government of Cuba created their intelligence agency known as the Dirección de Inteligencia (DI or...
Sanctions on Venezuelan Human Rights Violators: A New Momentum to be Seized
On December 11th the U.S House of Representatives signed a bill, which will impose sanctions on Venezuelan officials found to...
Influential National Security, Human Rights Leaders Urge Opposition to Venezuela’s Security Council Bid
(WASHINGTON, DC): On the eve of action by the United Nations on Venezuela’s bid for a rotating two-year term on...
The Venezuelan Sanctions Bill Awaits Senate Action
t has been two months since the House of Representatives version of the Venezuela sanctions bill was passed. Avery similar...
Friends of Freedom Make Case For Sanctions On Eve of Venezuela House Vote
On Eve of House Vote on Venezuela, Friends of Freedom Make The Case For Favorable Action on Sanctions Washington, D.C.:...
Venezuelan Sanctions: A Response to Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson
On May 8th, while Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Roberta Jacobson was testifying before the Senate Foreign...
The Dialogue Between the Venezuelan Government and the Opposition Must be Accompanied by Sanctions
The violence that began between the Venezuelan government and large segments of the opposition last February has now resulted in a dialogue...
Standing Up for Human Rights and Democracy in Venezuela
Many events have occurred since protests broke out in Venezuela several weeks ago, including the killing of 25 people by...
Ros-Lehtinen: Nicolas Maduro is Becoming Worse Than Chavez
Today could be a “pivotal moment for the future of Venezuela” anticipated Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on Tuesday’s Secure Freedom Radio,...