Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Chavez jails opponent

Updated:

Perhaps Chavez jailed his opponent Oswaldo Alvarez Paz following Ambassador Otto J. Reich’’s testimony about alleged wrong doings:

U.S. Policy Toward the Americas in 2010 and Beyond
Testimony of The Honorable Otto J. Reich, President, Otto Reich Associates, LLC, Former Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, March 10, 2010House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere


http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1159

http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/03/15/en_pol_esp_otto-reichs-address_15A3587015.shtml

Venezuelan cartoonists explained the situation in Venezuela following the arrest of Chavez’s foe:

http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/noticia/148920/

The following link is to opinión article written prior to the arrest of Oswaldo Alvarez Paz

Un desafuero impúdico by Ambassador Adolfo Taylhardat
http://opinion.eluniversal.com/2010/03/24/opi_art_un-desafuero-impudic_24A3627971.shtml

Chávez's critic arrested on charges of conspiracy

Opposition leader Oswaldo Álvarez Paz was arrested on Monday night by order of the 25th Control Court of Caracas


http://english.eluniversal.com/2010/03/23/en_pol_esp_chavezs-critic-arre_23A3632771.shtml

Chavez foe arrested over drug haven comment
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/23/AR2010032304278.html

Arrest in Venezuela raises free speech concerns
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/23/AR2010032303294.html

Arrest in Venezuela raises free speech concerns
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/23/AR2010032304135.html


Maru Angarita

My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/