Best-selling author Greg Palast (The Best Democracy Money Can Buy) will be signing copies of his new book Armed Madhouse this Tuesday at the NUJ headquarters (308 Grays Inn Road, London WC1, nearest tube: Kings Cross).

He will also be talking to solidarity campaign Hands Off Venezuela about the threat to democratically elected President Hugo Chávez and why George Bush wants him dead. See www.handsoffvenezuela.org/greg_palast_assassination_chavez.htm for an Armed Madhouse extract about this.

The NUJ book branch will be hosting the event, which starts at 8pm, directly after their monthly meeting. Hands Off Venezuela will also be holding their weekly meeting in the same building from 7pm, which anyone is welcome to attend.

Palast has interviewed President Chávez twice and reported for BBC Newsnight on both occasions. His new book features highlights from these interviews as well as new information, analysis and opinion on Venezuela, Chávez and the "Bolivarian Revolution."

NOTES: The meeting starts at 8pm on Tuesday July 4th 2006 at the National Union of Journalists headquarters, 308 Grays Inn Rd, London WC1 (nearest tube: Kings Cross).

For the latest news from Greg Palast and extracts of Armed Madhouse, which is published in Britain on July 6th, visit his website: www.gregpalast.com

Hands Off Venezuela is a broad-based solidarity campaign founded over three years ago to promote support for President Hugo Chávez and the peaceful and democratic revolution in Venezuela.

Contact Rodrigo Trompiz on 07811 217188 or  london@handsoffvenezuela.org for more information about this special event or see www.handsoffvenezuela.org