Bush Versus Chávez: Washington’s War on Venezuela (Hardcover)

by Eva Golinger (Author)

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President Hugo Chávez openly defies the ruling class in the United States, daring to advance universal access to health care and education, to remove itself from the economic orbit dominated by the United States, to diversify its production to meet human needs and promote human development, and to forge an economic coalition between Latin American countries.

But as Bush Versus Chávez reveals, Venezuela’s revolutionary process has drawn more than simply the ire of Washington. It has precipitated an ongoing campaign to contain and cripple the democratically elected government of Latin America’s leading oil power. Bush Versus Chávez details how millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are used to fund groups — such as the National Endowment for Democracy, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Office for Transition &3151; with the express purpose to support counter-revolutionary groups in Venezuela. It describes how Washington is attempting to impose endless sanctions, justified by fabricated evidence, to cause economic distress. And it illuminates the build up of U.S. military troops, operations, and exercises in the Caribbean, that specifically threaten the Venezuelan people and government. Bush Versus Chávez exposes the imperialist machinations of Washington as it tries to thwart a socialist revolution for the twenty-first century.

About the Author

Eva Golinger lives in Caracas, Venezuela. She is the author of The Chávez Code: Cracking U.S. Intervention in Venezuela (Olive Branch Press, 2006).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 175 pages
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583671668
• ISBN-13: 978-1583671665
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,663,609 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courageous detective work, November 8, 2007

By	Dada Maheshvarananda (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bush Versus Chávez: Washington’s War on Venezuela (Paperback)

The author, a lawyer and a dual citizen of Venezuela and the United States, has literally risked her life to publish this book. She has received numerous death threats and plenty of insults. A sequel to her previous bestseller, "The Chávez Code: Cracking US Intervention in Venezuela", it examines secret US documents that reveal how hard the Bush administration is trying to overthrow the democratically-elected Venezuelan government.

"Follow the money trail" is good advice for any investigative journalist, and Golinger does just that. By studying thousands of US government documents obtained through exhaustive requests of every relevant department through the Freedom of Information Act, she is revealing proof of manipulation and covert operations to overthrow Chávez.

Historians generally do this work decades after major upheavals in Latin America. Golinger is doing this research now, in "real-time", to break the secrecy of Bush's imperial designs and to prevent a coup in the making.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For anyone who wants a look into the shadier actions of the Bush Administration., May 5, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bush Versus Chávez: Washington’s War on Venezuela (Paperback)

Is the United States funding Counter-revolutionary groups in Venezuela? Yes, says "Bush vs Chavez: Washington's War on Venezuela". Claiming that American taxpayer dollars are funding, albeit indirectly, organizations that fund the counter-revolutionary groups of Venezuela, in hopes for gaining favor with Latin America's most oil rich nation. More frightening, there is a build up of US troops in the Caribbean that are ready to threaten the Venezuelan people and their governments. "Bush vs Chavez: Washington's War on Venezuela" is highly recommended for community library social issues collections and for anyone who wants a look into the shadier actions of the Bush Administration.

4.0 out of 5 stars Review from Branddenotes.blogspot.com, September 21, 2008

By	J.P. Franks "branddenotes.blogspot.com" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bush Versus Chávez: Washington’s War on Venezuela (Paperback)

This book marshals indisputable evidence that the U.S. government and its supporters among the Venezuelan elite have been trying to overthrow Hugo Chavez, using all the tricks in the U.S. playbook covering 50 years of covert action experience in Latin America. Possibly as a result of its murderous bumbling in Iraq, and the distraction and diversion of resources it has caused, the U.S. government has so far failed.

Then again, it could also be because Latin Americans have become better prepared to deal with the U.S. government's illegal, undemocratic and imperialist ways...