Oil Wars

Ongoing analysis of events in Venezuela and Iraq

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Some new polls 

The govt is rebounding from what can only be described as coasting in 2007:



Perception on crime, unemployment and shortages have all improved, that and Chavez enjoys a 65% approval rating with 57% claiming they are better off today.

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# posted by Flanker : 4:12 PM

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Venezuela - Background Information




Key Posts



• Public Housing Venezuelan Style - an inside look at Venezuelan public housing


• Mercal in El Valle - a look inside the Mercal discount stores


• How does he do it - one reason why Chavez is so popular


• How does he do it - Part II - updated numbers on why Chavez is so popular


• One big reason why they hate Chavez - the tax man cometh


• Chavez fights poverty and succeeds - Analysis of Venezuelan poverty statistics


• Chavez fights poverty and succeeds Part II - Additional analysis of Venezuelan poverty statistics


• Chavez fights poverty and succeeds Part III - Additional analysis of Venezuelan poverty statistics



Outside links with background information



• PBS Frontline - Good introduction of events up through the 2002/2003 Strike by a Venezuelan Journalist


• Carter Center Venezuela Page - background and election observation reports



Venezuela - English



• Venezuela News & Commentary - good analysis and in depth articles


• BoRev.net - Unmasking distorted media coverage of Venezuela


• Venezuela Information Office - Excellent source of background information


• VHeadline - E-newspaper with extensive archives


• Documents on US involvement in April 11 coup


• Cowboy in Caracas - Essays by Charles Hardy


• Venezuela Solidarity Committee - UK - for those in Britian


• The Daily Journal



Venezuela - Spanish



• Soberania.org - Analysis Regarding Venezuelan Oil Industry


• Aporrea.org - Great grassroots site


• Lubrio Blog - good Venezuelan blog


• Everything Hydrocarbons


• Venezuela en Videos - Excellent background videos and documentaries


• I.N.E. - National Institute of Statistics



Venezuelan News Sources -All Spanish



• Radio Nacional de Venenezuela


• Panorama Digital - Newspaper from Maracaibo, Venezuela


• Ultimas Noticias - Best and most balanced newspaper in Venezuela - subscription required



Venezuela - Opposition Blogs



• Caracas Chronicles


• PMB Comments - Bi-lingual bog



Venezuela - Opposition News Sites



• El Universal - Newspaper (Spanish)


• Union Radio Web Site - Up to the minute news (Spanish)


• Analitica.com - Short opposition opinion pieces - good archives (Spanish)


• Noticiero Digital - Extremist Opposition opinion site (Spanish)


• Petroleum World - Focus on Ven Oil Industry (English)



Iraq War



• AntiWar.com


• The price paid for war - the numbers


• The price paid for war - the faces


• UnFairWitness


• Today in Iraq



Oil Blogs



• The Oil Drum - the peak oil crowd hangout


• Peak Oil Blog - just what the name implies



Yahoo Full Coverage



• Venezuela


• Iraq


• Oil and Gas



Sites I Read and Recommend



• American Leftist


• A Tiny Revolution


• Helzerman.com


• Latin American News Review


• Barquisimeto.com


• The Digital Revolution


• News of the Restless


• DailyKos


• The Heart of the Beast


• A View to the South


• Americans for Chavez - excellent links section


• Gringo in Venezuela - first hand news accounts and interesting photo section


• DenisDeKat's Symposium



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