Posted on 04/11/2002 2:34:47 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Vice President Diosdado Cabello dismissed Bustillos' comments, saying reports of orders to repress the protesters were "lies." Defense Minister Jose Vicente Rangel declined to comment.
Guard troops took positions around the building in eastern Caracas on Tuesday to protect it.
"The president of the republic ordered the National Guard to use force to remove people in front of (the building)," Bustillos told Associated Press Television News.
He urged officers not to obey "a presidential lunacy that is going to (ruin) the name of the armed forces, especially the National Guard." He also appealed for calm, both from the opposition and the government.
Interior Minister Ramon Rodriguez Chacin said earlier Wednesday the government would take any action "under the law" to preserve order.****
I'll give your thread a mega ping...
EX-president of Venezuelan state oil company accuses government of eroding morale ***Other bones of contention were the central government's demand that the company hand over $4.4 billion in dividends last year, forcing PDVSA to borrow $500 million to pay the bill; and the oil sales to Cuba, whose leader, Fidel Castro, is Chavez's longtime mentor. · Chavez has insisted that oil sales continue to Cuba, despite an unpaid $97 million bill for past sales. ***
It beats the alternative, to which Venezuelans are fairly opened minded to just about now.
By word of mouth, I've heard that Chavez has been busy insulating himself from personal attack. Bodyguards, personalized fortifications, security and accompanying routines. I guess he's learned from his mentor, Fidel.
Just the same, I hope Chavez meets an appropriate end at the hands of the people he is attempting to enslave.
Correct indeed.
Chavez is another opportunistic thug who wishes he could become a multi-billionaire like his role model Fisel Castro (according to several financial publications) with vast numbers of mansions, mistresses, limos, and all the other trappings of vast wealth. The key is a studious faux populism, propaganda through control of the mass media, brutal military oppression, and neighborhood "Committees for the Defense of the Revolution" to dispense ration coupons and population control on a micromanaging level. It also helps to have similarly minded American liberals and their vermin media on your side.
Come to think about it, this is all reminiscent of how corrupt liberal scum like Terry McAuliffre and the two Clintons became multi-millionaires over the last 8 years. Such sociopaths do not give up power easily.
BIG BUMP!!!
From ft.com via news.google.com:
Speculation mounted in the afternoon that Mr Chávez, who cancelled a scheduled visit to Costa Rica, was close to decreeing a state of emergency or a suspension of constitutional liberties. Business and union leaders jointly announced the indefinite strike, arguing that the government had failed to present solutions to the economic crisis, particularly the situation at the state oil company.
There were also signals that the armed forces may have pressed for Mr Chávez to resign. Brigadier-general Nestor González, the highest ranking officer in the army to criticise the president publicly, said Mr Chávez was the cause of the escalating political crisis.
Officially we've said they should do this democratically.
But officially we've also said we're concerned Chavez doesn't understand what democratic is.
So I'm wondering too.
To the Chavez watcher, Chavez has been pushing the opposition to the edge, while at the same time strenghening his powers, placing his marxist friends and allies in military and political slots and inciting the Bolivarian Chavistas to attack any opposition protests. I believe he has every intention of taking total control. Does he have all his commie ducks in a row? I don't know.
Chavez understands what democratic is. What he doesn't understand yet is how to get rid of democracy, like his incredibly wealthy role model, Fidel,
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