This is a partial transcript of the press conference Chavez gave after his speech at the UN. He spoke about the elections in Mexico, the role of women in the revolution, how peace in the Middle East can only come through justice, how the UN cannot be reformed, etc. (Video in English - real media) (Audio en español) (Texto en Español)

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Full transcript of the speech by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to the United Nations Assembly, on September 20, 2006. " [Bush ] you are going to live the rest of your days as a nightmare because the rest of us are standing up, all those who are rising up against American imperialism,[...] Yes, you can call us extremists, but we are rising up against the empire, against the model of domination."  (Video in Spanish and English in three parts: 1, 2, 3) (Texto en español) (Audio en español - mp3 25min 3.45Mb)

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Today on many Arabic internet sites one can read comments such as: "I am Palestinian but my president is Chavez, not Abu Mazen." Or: "I don't want to be an Arab. From now on I shall be Venezuelan." On the other hand, the solidarity with Arab causes is widely shared by most Venezuelans, and also by most Latin Americans, especially the poor.

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On Monday, August 28, a public screening of a new documentary about workers' control in Venezuela was held at the Teressa Carreño in central Caracas, with the support of the Ministry of Culture. More than 250 people turned up to see "5 Factories - Workers' Control in Venezuela", a film produced by two Italian filmmakers, Dario Azellini and Oliver Ressler.

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