Handshakes for Peace

Clinton Chats With Chavez at Brazil Inauguration
Despite a simmering diplomatic row, President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were seen having a brief, friendly chat at the inauguration of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. The encounter Saturday came only three days after the United States revoked the visa of Venezuela's ambassador in Washington, in reprisal for Chavez's rejection of the US president's appointed ambassador to Caracas. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessi...

Hugo Chavez, Hillary Rodham Clinton shake hands, chat amid tensions
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly Saturday in a rare cordial encounter amid a diplomatic dispute that has left Venezuela and the United States without ambassadors in each other’s capitals. The handshake came as leaders were milling about at the inauguration of new Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. It was unclear what Chavez and Clinton discussed. Chavez later described the interaction as a p...

Right Wing Fodder: Hillary Clinton And Hugo Chavez Shake Hands And Smile
The inauguration of Brazil’s first female president Dilma Rousseff was the sort of international diplomatic event that drew foreign dignitaries and world leaders alike, creating what some may see as inopportune photo opportunities like the image above. Yes, that’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sharing a felicitous handshake with Venezuelan President (and right-wing bogey man) Hugo Chavez . “We greeted each other,” Chavez told reporters at Brasilia’s airport acc...

Hugo Chavez and Hillary Clinton Shake Hands, Chat at Inauguration of New Brazilian President
All smiles... Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shakes hands with US Secretary Hillary Clinton next to Colombian President Manuel Santos and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, during the inauguration of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (AP Photo) foxnews.com Hugo Chavez and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly Saturday in a rare cordial encounter amid a diplomatic dispute that has left Venezuela and the United States without ambassadors in each othe...

Hillary Clinton Chats it Up with Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez Video Report
Here is a video report on news that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was seen having a “friendly conversation” with Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez, as the two attended the the inauguration for Brazil’s President - Dilma Rousseff. Via Fox Nation ...

Chavez, Clinton chat amid tension
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have shaken hands in an apparently amicable encounter at a time of tension between the two countries. They chatted and smiled at the inauguration of Brazil's new president. Last week, Venezuela refused to accept the nomination of the new US ambassador to Caracas because of comments he made against the country. Washington then revoked the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador to the US. Mr Chavez later described ...

Pant Suits and Hugo Chavez Have a Friendly Chat
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Hillary Chats with Chavez
Despite a simmering diplomatic row, President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were seen having a brief, friendly chat Saturday at the inauguration of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at ...

Clinton, Chavez have a 'friendly' chat...
Despite a simmering diplomatic row, President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were seen having a brief, friendly chat Saturday at the inauguration of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. "They talked and smiled, at least for five minutes. It looked like a social conversation, both were smiling," a Brazilian official who witnessed the encounter told AFP on condition of anonymity. The encounter came only three days after the United States revoked the visa of Venezuela's ambas...

Hillary bumps into Hugo Chavez in Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his informal encounter with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Brazil was a pleasant one. Chavez and Clinton shook hands and exchanged pleasantries while both were in Brasilia for the inauguration of Brazil's new president. ""We greeted each other," Chavez told reporters at Brasilia's airport. "She had a very spontaneous smile and I greeted her with the same effusiveness." The BBC said Sunday the exchange was in shar...

Todays podcast: Hillary and Hugo, BFFs
Today’s Podcast at 11AM Eastern will be on that warm, 5-minute long handshake between Hillary Clinton and Hugo Chavez at the Dilma Rousseff inauguration in Brazil. You can listen live, or to the archived Podcast at your convenience, here. Tags: Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Fausta's blog, Larry Palmer ...

Without ambassadors, US-Venezuela tensions grow
CARACAS, Venezuela - The United States and Venezuela are starting the year without ambassadors in Caracas and Washington due to an intensifying diplomatic dispute that is likely to persist and boost President Hugo Chavez's long-standing antagonism. Both sides have shown firmly entrenched stances and no willingness to Compromise in the past week as the U.S. government revoked the Venezuelan ambassador's visa in response to Chavez's refusal to accept the chosen U.S. Envoy. "They thought we w...

Without ambassadors, US-Venezuela tensions grow
Source: Associated Pres Caracas, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuela are starting the year without ambassadors in Caracas and Washington due to an intensifying diplomatic dispute that is likely to persist and boost President Hugo Chavez's long-standing antagonism. Both sides have shown firmly entrenched stances and no willingness to Compromise in the past week as the U.S. government revoked the Venezuelan ambassador's visa in response to Chavez's refusal to accept the chosen U.S. en...

Is Chavez Going Down the Tubes: Last Chance for Venezuela's Revolution?
BuzzFlash and Truthout offer an ongoing special focus on South and Central America and provide a variety of progressive viewpoints on the economic, sociological and political changes in the area.  This is one of them. The pulse of the revolution grows faint. Extreme measures are needed, since the extremely poor living conditions of most Venezuelans demand it. They are tired of the government taking half actions. Tired of the same super-rich oligarchy dominating The Economy, which creates th...

Last Chance for Venezuelas Revolution?
The pulse of the revolution grows faint. Extreme measures are needed, since the extremely poor living conditions of most Venezuelans demand it. They are tired of the government taking half actions. Tired of the same super-rich oligarchy dominating The Economy, which creates the horrendous inequality that overshadows Venezuelan society. If the revolution is not quickly pushed to the left, it will be strangled by the right. For all the positive things Chavez has accomplished as President, he is in...

Poverty tops agenda for Brazil's new president
First lady ... Dilma Rousseff is sworn in. Photo: AP Sao Paulo: Accepting the green and yellow mantle of power from her immensely popular mentor, Dilma Rousseff was sworn in as Brazil's first female president and faced two immediate tasks: keeping the booming economy on track and fleshing out Brazil's developing role on the world stage. Ms Rousseff succeeded Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who left office with an 87 per cent Approval Rating. She hopes to maintain the economic momentum that was centra...

US and Venezuela cut diplomatic ties
Us and Venezuela cut ties. This originally stems from the refusal to seat the US Diplomat due to some obviously tender words which Chavez didn't like. We can't have Chavez dictating what a US ambassador can and can't say. The US followed suit and expelled their ambassador as is common procedure. I don't see the US changing their opinion on this matter so look for this to drag on for years. Life will go on for the US in Venezuela. Even though we don't have an official ambassador figurehead, a lo...

Hugo Chavez Takes Over the Federal Reserve
Time was when countries believed in strong currencies — strength measured not in the Rhetoric of bearded wise men but of bank vaults flush with gold coin. Venezuelan tyrant Hugo Chavez recently announced that he would be devaluing his currency on New Year’s day.  As the Wall Street Journal reported: News of the devaluation came just after the Central Bank said the Venezuelan economy contracted 1.9% in 2010, the second consecutive year of declining output in the oil-rich nation after a...

US Revokes Visa of Venezuelan Ambassador
BBC reports: Washington has revoked the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador to the US, the US State Department has said. The move comes amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries over President Barack Obama’s choice of ambassador to Caracas, Larry Palmer. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been angered by comments Mr Palmer made about the country this year, and withdrew his approval of Mr Palmer. The US move in effect expels Venezuelan Envoy Bernardo Alvarez Herrera. It is not ...

Without ambassadors, US-Venezuela tensions grow
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. to expel his ambassador in retaliation for his move to reject the U.S. Envoy to the South American country. On Wednesday, that's just what the Obama Administration did. Chavez issued his dare a day earlier, saying he would not allow the U.S. Diplomat, Larry Palmer, to be ambassador because the U.S. official made what Chavez described as blatantly disrespectful remarks about Venezuela. "If the government is going to expel our ambassador t...

Former Marxist guerrilla sworn in as president of Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil — Accepting the green and yellow mantle of power from her immensely popular mentor, former Marxist guerrilla Dilma Rousseff was sworn in Saturday as Brazil’s first female president and faced two immediate tasks: keeping the booming economy on track and fleshing out Brazil’s developing role on the world stage. Rousseff succeeded Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who left Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia with an 87 percent Approval Rating, the highest in recen...

Chile, Paraguay to recognize independent Palestine on 1967 borders
Chile and Paraguay are set to declare Palestine as an independent state based on 1967 borders to continue the move in Latin American countries, a Palestinian Authority (PA) official says. PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki announced on Sunday that Chile and Paraguay will declare their recognition of an independent Palestinian state in the coming weeks, Ha'aretz reported. More than 130 countries have officially recognized Palestine as a state based on the 1967 borders, the boundaries that exis...

Chavez defends economic measures in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday defended his economic measures against criticism by opponents who say a Tax Increase and a devaluation will hurt the poor. Writing in his weekly column, Chavez accused opponents of lying about his government's economic policies to "generate confusion." His government last week announced it was eliminating a two-tiered Exchange Rate and going back to a single, government-set rate. With that decision, the country moved to a single official rate of 4.6 bol...

Can I propose a trade?
I would like to propose another trade between Cuba and Venezuela. Cuba can give Venezuela Cardinal Jaime Ortega in exchange for Venezuela's Archbishop, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino. I hate to deprive our Venezuelan brothers of this brave prelate, but right now we need him more than you do. Hugo Chavez's eighteen months of special ruling powers and the new package of laws that dramatically expand his rule in the country created a strong debate inside Venezuelan against the government. The Catholic...

Still Like Liberalism? How About Venezuela?
Hugo Chavez, the tin-horned little tyrant running Venezuela, is implementing every liberal policy he can. From seizing land from the rich to price controls, if you can name it old uncle Hugo is trying it. I know liberals always cringe whenever their fellow travelers are mentioned and they try to spin as hard as their little minds can muster in order to make it seem as though people like Comrade Chavez are not really their kindred spirits but the facts don't lie. Continue reading →...