Oliver Stone to make Chāvez film
Hugo Chāvez has announced that director Oliver Stone is planning to make a film of the attempt to oust the Venezuelan president in 2002. US officials deny Mr Chāvez’s claim that American officials were behind the botched coup.
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Bush decries ‘erosion of democracy’ in Venezuela, Bolivia
Asked here about the two Latin American countries’ seemingly adverse policies towards Washington, Bush did not directly answer the question, but vowed to continue to foster positive policies in Latin America.
“I am going to continue to remind our hemisphere that respect for property rights and human rights is essential for all countries in order for there to be prosperity and peace,” the US president said at a national meeting of restaurateurs, where he spoke about developments in Iraq.
“I’m going to remind our allies and friends in the neighborhood that the United States of America stands for justice; that when we see poverty, we care about it, and we do something about it,” Bush said.
And in what appeared to be an oblique reference to reports that Venezuela played a supporting role in presidential elections last December in Bolivia, Bush cautioned against “meddling.”
“I’m going to remind our people that meddling in other elections to achieve a short-term objective is not in the interests of the neighborhood,” Bush said.
‘The neighborhood.’