talk i'm peter lavelle few leaders in the world polarized opinions more than venezuelan president hugo chavez he is hailed by supporters as a champion of venezuela's poor communities but he is also denounced by critics as a dictator what does the future hold for chavez and his revolution. to. discuss venezuela's president and future i'm joined by thor how person in new york he is the founder of the human rights foundation in caracas we go to ever go in her she's a venezuelan american attorney and bestselling author and in washington we crossed then down in hell under he is a professor of political science at webster university and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger all right folks cross talk rules in effect there's a lot of differing opinions on this subject and i'd like to first go to evan caracas in the wake of the. parliamentary elections western media gleefully is predicting the demise of what they call the dictator chavez what is your take on the election result and what do you think is going to happen as we move towards the two thousand and twelve presidential elec

the government of someone like google chavez is not convenient to u.s. interests the other issue is that typically here over the twentieth century most of the governments were aligned with u.s. interests and with multinationals all of that is change under the chavez government this is a government that's poking more and focusing more on national development and you know national investment and regional investment as well and integration and then looking for ways to go beyond the u.s. it's only major trading partner and reaching out. countries like russia and china and iran and a whole other diversity of different nations that have these relations with venezuela and then of course i mean there is the ideological factor although it can't be considered the number one factor in terms of the u.s. viewing venice as a threat but certainly when you have in the twenty first century someone is talking about socialism after you know the u.s. spent the entire twentieth century trying to wipe out anything that smelled of socialism or communism you know and here it is

poorly opposition that is not a victory for chavez it's only. with those that get paid to spin for child abuse so i don't work for the chinese government i don't for any other government that's the difference ok if i could go to you daniel i mean there's a there's a lot of criticism of the united states around the world of sending enormous amounts of money to get the election outcome they want in venezuela. i'm thinking of maybe ned in other american organisations i mean what has that had any impact because it seems like you they want to get a certain outcome and it's very visible he's very in easy to find this information that's all publicly known. is you know is the united states happy make my question will sort about the election outcome you think. ok we're going to take the second part probably on the whole the u.s. probably is happy with the results i'm sure they would have hoped the opposition would have got a majority in reality there's about a small segment of the vote that went to a political party that cannot be characterized either is

minorÍa, que se acabÓ chÁvez y que vamos por chavez. bueno, vengan, aquÍ estoy. el mandatario asegura que esta elecciÓn no fue un plebiscito para evaluar su mandato y que sus enemigos se verÁn las caras con Él en diciembre del 2012. [algarabía] una vez superado este proceso electoral, ambas partes, tanto el oficialismo como la oposiciÓn, tendrÁn que pensar ya en las elecciones presidenciales del 2012. y una de las cosas que deberÁ plantearse la oposiciÓn es cÓmo hacer para convencer a toda esta gente que vota masivamente por el presidente chÁvez, de que ellos pueden ofrecerle algo igual o mejor que lo que el mandatario les ha dado durante sus 12 aÑos de gobierno. y es que la gran mayorÍa de los simpatizantes de chÁvez provienen de los barrios mÁs pobres de caracas y de las zonas olvidadas del interior de venezuela. ellos son incondicionales del mandatario. y estÁn a favor de que se profundice el proyecto socialista, que dicen, les has dado igualdad. >>cambia la visiÓn de como se veÍa antes al aparato 23 de enero, ¿me

one headlines would deceive them say with rain collapse to chavez. you can cash out an interview with venezuela's outspoken leader coming your way in about ten minutes here on r t. we've got plenty more for you add this hour including the close up team visiting the historic russian city. it's a city that seen both staggering wealth and devastating war over its thousand year history but it's now or covering after the financial crisis. first though flash floods that have ranged across russia southern krasnodar region killing at least ten people and three are still missing a state of emergency has been declared in the worst affected areas where more than twenty villages have been swapped around fifteen hundred people have been caught in the day losing several hundred have been evacuated from their homes the flooding is the result of several days of heavy rain that caused local rivers to burst their banks the downpour also brought about mudslides in the mountains blocking several sections of the north park asian railroad arraign stop for now but forecast

headlines would you see those a with rain collapse to chavez. you can catch the full interview with venezuela's outspoken leader in about ten minutes here on our team stay with us though we've got plenty more ahead including the heartiness closeup team visiting the historic russian city of the you know it's a city that seems staggering wealth and devastating wars over a thousand year history but it's now recovering the financial crisis. first though flash floods have raged through russia's southern krasnodar region killing at least ten people while three remain missing a state of emergency has been declared in the worst affected areas where more than twenty villages have been swamped around fifteen hundred people have been caught in the deleuze so far several hundred of had to be evacuated from their homes the flooding is the result of several days of heavy rain that caused local rivers to burst their banks the downpour also brought about mudslides in the mountains blocking several sections of the north park asian a railroad the rain stopped for

chavez asegura que su visita esta dejando atrÁs un esquema unipolar por uno multipolar. >> pasando a otras informaciones al brote de cÓlera en haitÍ se propagÓ mÁs allÁ de la regiÓn rural y llega a la capital, puerto prÍncipe.las autoridades temen que la epidemia alcance a los campamentos precarios que albergan a los sobrevivientes del terremoto de enero. hasta ahora se confirmaron 200 muertes y un poco mÁs de 200.000 infectados. en instantes la redacciÓn de la familia del salvadoreÑo acusado de matar a una joven hace aÑos. y en peru se investiga el caso de cuatro >> los documentos revelan que en el conflicto murieron 15.000 iraquÍes mÁs que lo pensado inicialmente y se revela que en la inflaciÓn ha muerto mas de 70.000 civiles. por otro lado obama abrir dio que los consumidores saldrÁn perdiendo si los republicanos intentan eliminar la reforma financiera aprobada recientemente y agregÓ que la promesa republicana de derogar la reforma significarÍa volver al sistema financiero que llevo a la recesiÓn mÁs grave desde los 30. en la capital de estados unidos comenzÓ e

up next who know chavez speaks exclusively to r.t. spanish channel heading out of the u.s. role in latin american affairs that interview coming your way next. today i'm talking to the president of what his way. thank you very much for this opportunity. you once called former u.s. president george w. bush the devil what would you call the current president. didn't know him the devil i said there was a smell of sulfur i mean. maybe he was accompanied by the devil and the news he left behind the smell of soap. but of what. he's believed to an aggressive imperialist blow to see greatly home the world. look at the legacy he left was intention he said we will punish terrorists he was not referring to real terrorists he was referring to those who disagree with america's imperialistic policy. as for your question about the incumbent president i can see two people in obama the first obama is the one i met in trinidad and tobago is a smiling man who gave many promises he promised to respect other nations sovereignty i remember his speech in cairo but there's also another obama obama

con su gobierno, hugo chÁvez firmÓ once acuerdos. ademÁs, hugo chávez dio su respaldo al gobierno. >> momentos de nuevas nuevas agresiones e amenazas. >> prometiÓ construir una refinerÍa. acordÓ la compras de viviendas y una compla de camiones y practores. >> afirma que su gira internacional ayuda a crear un nuevo mundo que deja atrÁs el esquema unipoolar. >> la tormenta tropical richard provoco torrenciales lluvias y fuertes vientos en honduras. por ello las autoridades comenzaron la evacuaciÓn de unas 4 mil personas tras declarar alerta roja en varios departamentos costeros. el centro nacional de huracanes dijo que se podrÍa convertir maÑana en huracÁn y que la noche del domingo podrÍa aproximarse a la costa de belice y sureste de mÉxico. por otro lado son mÁs de 200 las personas muertas debido a una epidemia de cÓlera en haitÍ. se han reportado mÁs de 2600 enfermos y estiman que esta cifra aumentarÁ. tambiÉn hay temor de que el cÓlera se propague en puerto prÍncipe, la capital devastada por terremoto. se trata

. >> chÁvez firmÓ varios acuerdos. convenios para la construcciÓn de viviendas, instalaciÓn amenazÓ la de fÁbricas de materiales y la adquisiciÓn de computadoras para las escuelas venezolanas. >> mÁs petrÓleo viene para portugal porque somos libres. >> la televisora oficial ha hecho una gran promociÓn de la gira internacional de chÁvez con amplias coberturas. pero para algunos analistas el viaje fue una especie de oxigenaciÓn polÍtica de chÁvez tras los resultados de las elecciones parlamentarias. >> hay que oxigenarse luego de la derrota que sufriÓ en venezuela. >> Él ha tenido crÍticas internacionales, los planes de dudosa ejecuciÓn. >> todos sabemos que seguirÁ el rumbo de los proyectos que se dan y se esfuman. >> llegarÁ al paÍs lo de portugal y prometiÓ los venezolanos realizar una transmisiÓn especial para explicar los detalles de los apoyos alcanzados durante su viaje que calificÓ de extraordinario. >> tras las Últimas expropiaciones que hiciera de empresas de hacienda antes de emprender s

headlines would you see if i was a were thrown collapse of the tape to chavez. and the laws have been working their dictator chavez dictatorship whatever happens is blamed on me being a dictator where this mechanism works in many cases the geisha vampire that i do not think it will last forever they will fade away the events in ukraine revolution have proven that fortunately for the people of illinois do not work every time they are used i'm sure that this mechanism will soon start working against venezuela for . you often talk about the lies happening at an international level in your long career you have seen a lot and taken part in many things in your opinion which lie was the biggest the most obvious and the most cruel great price. and regarding venezuela any lies he witnessed about me or venezuela not necessarily but possibly oh those lines there were a lot of lawyers lawyers about me the ones all had to live through that a lot of the ones that made me suffer before i became president there were people claiming that hugo chavez really raising the ball of ou

desde caracas, las declaraciones de chÁvez en portugal, y las reacciones que su viaje ha provocado el mes sola. >> portugal es la Última etapa del presidente hugo chÁvez en casi dos semanas.s lateteuni fd colega portuguÉs, not un s latd sÓcrates, el mandatario fds latenot uni fds latenot uni para enfrentarse a un Éxito los grandes desafÍos de nuestros hÉro -nuestra era. >> firmÓ convenio para la construcciÓn de 12.000 viviendas, la instalaciÓn de fÁbricas de materiales, y computadoras para las escuelas. >> mÁs petrÓleos vende para portugal, porque somos libres. antes era puro estados unidos, ahora es el mundo entero. >> la televisora oficial ha hecho una gran promociÓn de la gira de chÁvez, con gran cobertura. pero para algunos analistas, el viaje fue una especie de oxigenaciÓn polÍtica traste resuluni fds de lte uni fdÚh@a elect uniÓn lateamene >> la derrota que sufriÓ en s latenot uni fds lah@not uni f esta gira es el... son planes de dudosa ejecuciÓn dada la dimensiÓn de las inversiones. >> todos sabemos que seguirÁ el rumbo de los proyectos chavistas general

hablaremos de crístian chávez. que tuve el honor de entrevistarlo. y me contó unas cosas que yo de verdad quedé impresionada por las cosas que me contó. por su paso por rbd quien era el joven de rbd que no quería estar en el grupo. y obligado estar en el grupo. todo lo que sufrió cristián chávez cuando era adolescente porque no podía gritarle al mundo que era gay. vean la entrevista. >>> lo primero que dijo fue. >>> (ríe). es un.... no. >>> a la policía. >>> no, no, no yo estaba contando eso. porque lo pensé. dije, bueno. acababa de salir. y la ejemplos lo aceptó. cuando pasó dije, hijo le. no lo van a perdonar. no. >>> luego de volver a corte y asistir a terapia. lo de marihuana quedó atrás crístian no hablaba públicamente de su homosexualidad hasta que estas fotos de su matrimonio en canadá con el estilista del grupo. se convirtiera en el primer artista latino. en decirle al mundo que era gay. >>> no quería hablar de mi sexualidad estaba con un grupo. que éramos 6 personas. no me podía llevar entre las pata astros 5. porque era

on tatum chavez dictatorship whatever happens. take a look where this mechanism works in many cases they should be and on the radar i do not think it will last forever it will fade away the events in ukraine so the only revolution have created fortunately for this people have you not noticed don't work every it's only used on show this mechanism was to stop working against venezuela so good for. talk about the lies happening at an international level in your long career and you have seen a lot and take her in many things and your opinion which lie was the most obvious. kind of regarding venezuela any lies he witnessed about me venezuela is not necessarily the possibly. oh those laws there were a lot of lawyers lies about me my ones all had to live through that on the last one they don't make me suffer they redeploy became president there were people claiming that hugo chavez was raising the ball of our partisan movement in south america it was everywhere on the radio on t.v. and in the newspapers is repeated so many times that gav

that we're running mainstream probably mainstream propaganda that's shining the chavez government in a bad light but we're actually here for the show. the government is funding all these projects that are beneficial for the people to understand why this mission of the united states runs so deep that one must travel back to the. jan hunter's could not because venezuela. still ahead for this we take you to a place of historical greatness and power that still draw for the crowds. joy and peace closeups meaning and the ancient russian city that sweetness to some of the countries where these debates it is now a haven. for getting to the top in u.s. politics can be tough enough especially if you're a woman but aside from nancy pelosi and harry clinton some of the next crop popping accused of swing voters with emotional fear campaigns and snazzy p.r. is going to check on reports that's especially true of one republican rising star who's also raising eyebrows. it to christine o'donnell a republican nominee for senate just weeks to become a household name in america among her credentials she

presidents chavez. military and nuclear cooperation. russian capitals about to get a new. head of puts forward a candidate for moscow's top job he picked deputy prime minister. from a short list and it's now up to the city parliament to improve choice. for the first of a post-war exhibition of life opens in exploring how the mass support for his regime comes as new poll reveals one in ten germans want to see a return. few it. took to forty five times the sport of the. the big story tonight as you mentioned earlier kate the liverpool football club story out of financial catastrophe at the last minute real the nail biting stuff from it it certainly was yes kevin nearly four hundred million pounds worth of debts to be paid off today but a last minute deal came forward so it kind of means no administration for now no that's looking very unlikely and no point deduction either great stuff with more of that coming up. hello and welcome to the sports news and here are the headlines a done deal new england sports ventures complete their takeover at liverpool football club. qual fly

chÁvez revisÓ los resultados en las regiones que no le fueron favorables, donde reconociÓ su derrota. >> nosotros ganamos en todo el paÍs pero en algunos lugares non perdimos. >> la oposiciÓn mira i-fds late nacional y pide establecer una agenda conjunta del discusiÓn de leyes.not uni-fds latenot un trabajando porque veneh@a uni-fd tendrÁ la ley de desarme que se merece. >> gobierno y oposiciÓn comienzan a moverse i-fds lateÉ. >> chÁvez muestra su poder como si nada hubiese pasado y acelera su revoluciÓn. la oposiciÓn tambiÉn revisa el nuevo programa y las estrategias. >> ¿estÁ el paÍs en las puertas de una nueva crisis polÍtica? algunos analistas piensan que sÍ. la mayorÍa del gobierno luce precaria para seguir avanzando hacia el socialismo del paÍs. >>i-fds latenot uni-fds lah@not amÉrica central. el presidente de el salvador acudiÓ a estados unidos en busca de ayuda.t uni-e >> el presidente salvadoreÑo regresÓ de estados unidos con la promesa de que este gobierno seráfds la su aliado para derro los males que aquejan a su paÍs. >> estados unidos estÁ comprome

well what it means is that you go chavez has conducted several of us social reforms which have given more power to the poor part of that with poor segments of the population so they don't only get to vote the act. so we get a chance to make a difference in their own community and in the political life of the country and here is the report by the details of these reforms. welcome to democracy one o one that's well a style. there is a people's revolution underway here what is indisputable is that it never would have happened without this man coming to power the figure larger than life times as president. the idea that social reforms prioritize the country's majority poor activated participatory democracy in this country. a system which invites the poor not just to vote but to get involved in the political process itself supporters of this process or the president are known simply and perhaps more vaguely as. in the wealthy neighborhoods it's called communism but in the slums it has a very different meaning in las vegas as a community leader isn't president chavez it's freddie mendoza h

as a correspondent for in a while after meeting with president medvedev a good chavez gave an exclusive interview to our sister spanish channel he spoke about the present and future of latin america rusher and the entire world here are some of the highlights of that interview. lies are one of the reasons for the many conflicts going on in the world today take a look at the war in iraq thousands of people have died women and children were killed when the whole war was based on the lie that the iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction that was the only reason the yankee empire invaded the country but then they admitted that there hadn't been any such weapons and so they designed that lie to bring war to iraq itself well that's the politics of the yankee empire there are one hundred more lies even today's big claim we hired and trained terrorists they claim we enriched uranium so all they have to do now is accuse of trying to build an atomic bomb for us the web of lies they create to justify with every day need to be justified it comes to nothing how do you manage and russia's role

this habit has more the president said better than chavez sabel me saying all to which they will then something to say quote a plan of action which laid the foundation for bilateral cooperation in the number of skis are going to be here twenty four months during this busy time previous meetings as you mentioned this is the ninth time that president chavez has come to the russian capital both leaders have been a great pains to stress the importance and the closeness of the venezuelan russian relationship with him back in two thousand and nine but his will was one of very few countries to support.

as our exclusive interview with the venezuelan president hugo chavez is heading your way right off to a recap of the week's top stories. so much brighter if you knew about some from funds to pressure. from stocks on t.v. dot com. now half past the hour here in moscow we are running down the week's top stories in our sunday but it's the time when it's not goes underground arnold schwarzenegger a ride on the moscow metro on his way to a brand new high tech hub of california's governor plagued cooperation in creating ruptures a brand new innovation center skolkovo silicone valley style prototype has been designed to spearhead scientific research. russian explores breaking the ice in the north pole fifty two adventurers launch a year long mission to question why the arctic is melting what natural treasures it hides and to whom they belong. to appoint its new mayor as president pushes his candidates into the fray and. also has the support of the majority party in the city parliament. as a deputy prime minister and was previously governor of one of russia's oil rich rich. well i'll be back

chÁvez revisÓ los resultados en las regiones que no le fueron favorables, donde reconociÓ su derrota. >> nosotros ganamos en todo el paÍs pero en algunos lugares perdimos. >> la oposiciÓn mira el escenario de la futura asamblea nacional y pide establecer una agenda conjunta del discusiÓn de leyes. >> vamos a trabajar y seguir trabajando porque venezuela tendrÁ la ley de desarme que se merece. >> gobierno y oposiciÓn comienzan a moverse en el nuevo tablero polÍtico. >> tratan de consolidar lo que ha sido la base de la estabilidad del rÉgimen, que es el temor, el miedo. estÁn diciendo que pueden hacer lo que les dÉ la gana. >> chÁvez muestra su poder como si nada hubiese pasado y acelera su revoluciÓn. la oposiciÓn tambiÉn revisa el nuevo programa y las estrategias. >> ¿estÁ el paÍs en las puertas de una nueva crisis polÍtica? algunos analistas piensan que sÍ. la mayorÍa del gobierno luce precaria para seguir avanzando hacia el socialismo del paÍs. >> la falta de desarrollo econÓmico y el crimen organizado son los mayores males sociales que afectan a amÉrica centra

in the words of venezuelan president hugo chavez speaking exclusively to r.t. spatting turning now to other news the shortlist of four candidates for the top moscow seat has now shrugged to one of president medvedev as pick deputy prime minister sergei so beatin for the job and it's now up to the city parliament to give the final a very light hearted sarah for has more. well there's one final studs to go in this place that's president faded has made his choice from the list of the four candidates that he was presented with on saturday so i guess about his choice of candidates and that decision now has to be a preview by the most he will have ten days to make the final decision an ounce of yarn in him so that was always considered one of the most popular of the four candidates a certainly a front by the and considered to have heard the mesa experience within working in the government he's the former governor as the two men region in the u.s. not the rich region and it's true that his experience will stand him in good stead facing some of the challenges responsib

so very gay with the typical fiery words that we've come to expect from president hugo chavez he also tacked spades accusation that venezuela was housing training grounds back to terra saying that that is also another example of the russian and weak show america's foreign policy and he described how venezuela is proud to be apostates of countries fighting against the impression of america's foreign policy he reiterated the closeness with which he recalls his relationship with russia in that fight so uncertain just as an example of how important moscow is to caracas this particular visit the ninth as we've been saying to moscow isn't the first stop on this very inclusive twelve day international through that president hugo chavez down barking on off to moscow he'll head on to all the eastern european countries as well as several countries within the middle east including the libya underground. and of course we'll have more on this earth throughout. the day out of habit thank you for now for that. one in ten germans apparently believe that country needs a new future a word which each le

during this busy time previous meetings as you mentioned this is the ninth time that president chavez has come to the russian capital both leaders have been a great pains to stress the importance and the closeness of the venezuelan russian relationship if we move back in two thousand and nine venezuela was one of very few countries to support the russia behind independence up front and south ossetia and this visit is the first stop the chalice is chosen to make on this international twelve day tour all to leaving moscow will move on to several eastern european and middle eastern countries but the main focus of this particular visit is corp in the military and the nucleus is military deals between the two countries us currently stand up a stock or a few billion u.s. dollars prime minister putin thinks that that could move up to five billion u.s. dollars venezuela will be placing orders to buy a huge amount of the russian military hardware including helicopters and tanks in this well it may also be the first foreign by of the sukhoi fighter jets in terms of the nucleus of venezuela is b

chavez was creating even before i became president that i was creating the. colombian and then a swell and guerrillas quads. and that was repeated a lot in the press on the radio going to the military that's when i decided to put out for the first time and only you know there was a real magic and create a. design that i had a lot of fun weapons and i was and during the orinoco bay to arm these groups that was supposedly creating with the. before it was repeated so many times it was. everywhere that's once and when i was in a small office. and a journalist from london called me and i got the call quicker than if i just answered the phone yes me if i was yes that's me can i help you are you in caracas yes i am your pain woman from i have information he said that you are one of. the organizing with tips and armed security organizing something big i was laughing a laws but these are lies that are actually moving towards a tragedy. and not long goal someone was repeating it in venice well that president chavez is a crazy man when about america and that was the fir

es en la salida de cesar chávez. hay varios carriles que han sido obstruidos y se recomienda que si usted tiene que venir a la ciudad de san francisco. al menos en la próxima hora. ingrese a la ciudad por la desviación de la carretera 280 hacia el centro de san francisco. como le indicó, varias líneas o carriles. de esta salida, cesar chávez, han tenido que ser cerrados. y ya que hablamos del tráfico y las carreteras. se harñ trazado el arreglo del puente san mateo bridge. luego que se encontrara una grieta de 10 pulgadas. las ex cuadrillas. tratan terminar esto desde el día de ayer. para ofrecer mejor panorama a los conductores. a esa altura de san mateo bridge. pero se re atrasaron estas labores y esta mañan se van a ex tender. el puente puede quedar listo para los que trabajan y regresan a casa para esta tarde. lo tendremos informado si hay alguna novedad al respecto. >>> vamos ahora a méxic se encuentra jorge ramos, el es colaborador de este programa. nos tiene la última noticia de donde viaja el día

often deals on the table if you don't chavez is not visit to the country and reinforced of corporations russia seems plenty from nuclear county but if you look at. one in ten germans want to turn all of europe is coming home shows that's what i mean by so far right one of her sentiments simply directed against michael and is going to simple which. the us is being ranked on a third world level in terms of providing access to justice for civilians a study suggests people with low incomes and policemen on to be able to get legal system behind the. sports news now without. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up another one bites the dust of one of the of the latest big name russian to put out the kremlin cup. plus russian delight batali petroff relishes the chance to race in front of home fans as formula one comes to saatchi. and that liverpool sale is stalled again is the club races to avoid administration stop the tennis there were another high profile name has to be drawn from next week's kremlin cup in moscow local girl world number three viewers of all

this is amigos russian resilin six to reinforce their partnership as an israeli president hugo chavez visits moscow on the first leg of his diplomatic tour. also on archie the female fringe of the u.s. midterms why critics accuse women candidates of playing on emotions instead of policies to win over voters. in the russia close-up team travels to one of the country's oldest cities considered to be the birthplace of russia's democracy. and russia's central bank says that would allow for a more volatile ruble by widening the trading bond against the u.s. dollar and the euro all have got a much more in the business but it's and in twenty minutes time. a warm welcome to you live from our headquarters here in central los galveston's our team with me and he said now way it's two pm here in the russian capital and brusha and venezuela are two countries set on shaking. up the system so that the global balance of power is more evenly spread the two are now set to get closer as president chavez arrives in moscow on the first leg of a diplomatic tour. is following his visit and joins us now live