Under Attack: Morning Dawn in Venezuela [Hardcover]

Ralph Niemeyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 8, 2004

Under Attack gives an overview of the political crisis of Venezuela under the government of President Hugo Chavez. It also puts into context why the opposition in Venezuela to a large degree is infuriated by any move the Bolivarian Revolution makes and why the Bush White House is so eager to solve the “problem” by any means. A detailed analysis of the economic facts explains how the revenues from oil benefit the rich class and foreign shareholders. Closer scrutiny reveals that conflicts between ‘Opposicion’ and ‘Chavistas’ in reality may rather be seen as the constant struggle between Rich and Poor. The author offers a view free from any ideology and down to the facts by putting his finger into the wounds of both sides. Under Attack features an exclusive interview with President Chavez. The film Factor CH is available on DVD for purchase.

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About the Author

Ralph T. Niemeyer was born on 09th October 1969 in Berlin (West). At the age of 13 he was labeled by West-Germany’s media the youngest-ever journalist interviewing chancellors Helmut Schmidt and Helmut Kohl as well as foreign heads of state like Presidents Mikhail S. Gorbachev, F W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. Currently, Ralph T. Niemeyer produces political documentaries like The White Train, The Silence of the Lemmings, FACTOR CH, Ballade of the Stone and Canto Desesperado. Other publications by the author include The Verdict and Waiting for the New Führer. Ralph T. Niemeyer lives in Ireland and South Africa.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 122 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (March 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595662080
• ISBN-13: 978-0595662081
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,773,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pleasantly surprised, September 25, 2005

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Derek Lee (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under Attack: Morning Dawn in Venezuela (Paperback)

I must say that I was quite suspicious about the book as I read two extremely contradicting reviews, however, I am now fully convinced that the negative review came from someone either being pro-Bush or from the Venezolan opposition as I couldn't find any of the arguments made by the reviewer be true, even not the poor editing of the book he cited. I am happy that I had a chance to read a sober analysis of the process of the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela and be presented with so many economic facts which clearly speak for itself. The author has chosen a good way of explaining complicated matters such as the oil - issue and the hidden agenda of the former management of the oil company. I can only recommend this book to anyone who wants to know the real story in a time mass media is trying to distract our attention.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars finger into the wound, August 9, 2007

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Harald Beckmeier (München) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under Attack: Morning Dawn in Venezuela (Paperback)

Really a good read. It helps understand why the revolution happens. It also makes clear that a revolution nowadays may lack some features we in the "Western Free Democracies" consider basic requirements for calling a system a "democracy" as long as the overall direction is the right one: the one that leads to a more civilised, just and fair society in which not the shareholder value of a rich minority counts but every single citizen. To understand Chavez one needs to see that he is radically taking back for his people what past colonial and today's neo-colonial powers have stolen from them. The book espcially concentrates on the economic issues laying open how it was possible that poverty spread while the profits from the oil export were steadily increasing without reaching the people as some gangsters used the transfer pricing system to put the profits into their own pockets. These are the people who now scream "Democracy" because Chavez tells them that he won't tolerate it any more. And they scream "Freedom" but mean the freedom of movement of capital. This book really puts the finger into a wound "Free Western Democracies" carry next to their heart.

18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars finally the truth about Chavez, March 20, 2004

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Viviane Schäfer (Apolda, Thüringen) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under Attack: Morning Dawn in Venezuela (Paperback)

I read this book and must say I am fascinated by the information presented which I haven't found anywhere else. Especially since the Venezuelan opposition and most of the international media guided by Washington almost daily disinform and brainwash people I am very glad that finally someone not only speaks out the truth but also gives reason to think about the Bolivarian revolution and why it has gotten under attack by Bush and the oil conglomerates. This book lays open where the profits from the oil go and who is benefitting from it. If it was fiction I would call it a polit thriller but it is reality.
I highly recommend to read this book to anyone who wishes to get first hand inform ation and understand the conflict in Latin American countries nowadays.