[shanec]

I spent a lot of time with Major Castillo last month at the Altamira Plaza in Caracas, along with the other top Venezuelan officers who have left Chavez recently. I found them to be men of integrity who are deeply concerned about the fate of their country under the Chavez regime and they have put their lives on the line to expose the abuses of it. They, IMO, need to be heard far & wide. (See my first posting on FR from down there here.)

More on why what happens in Venezuela should matter to us here in the USA, well beyond just stable oil supplies, is also here at these recent FR posts of articles direct from Chavez top military officers who have recently left him in protest of his actions/plans/goals. They know what's really going on, from the inside, and are now telling all...

9/11: Chavez financed Al Qaeda, details of $1M donation emerge

Terror Threat from Venezuela: Al Queda Involved

Chavez bio-weapons lab in Venezuela for Saddam and Castro

And, still more direct from a new english version of their own web site by clicking this banner below...

-Shane

[shanec]

ping...

[Cicero]

Thank you, good post. There's no doubt that Chavez is a Communist tyrant, although fortunately he seems to be a singularly stupid and erratic one. But one shouldn't take too much comfort from that, since many of the worst tyrants in history have been weak, fearful, and stupid. If there's any way for the CIA to help Venezuelans to oust him, I hope they will do it.

On the other hand, Lula of Brazil is said to have split with Castro. I don't know if that's true or not. In any case, it's clear that Chavez must go.

[Gritty]

Our Administration needs to put Chavez on The List!

[Defender2]

(Chavez)If you aid, support terrorism, than you're as guilty as the terrorists!!!! If this is True, You(Chavez) must cease to be on the world stage and be brought to Criminal Justice!!!!

[FreeReign]

...president Hugo Chavez supported Al Qaeda in the aftermath of 9/11.

....and the Clinton machine supported Chavez -- helped in electing him.

[madfly]

fyi

[Centurion2000]

Sounds like Chavez and Castro are both about to get ON THE LIST.

[Bonaparte]

What did Bush say about countries that harbor and abet terrorists?

[weikel]

ping

[support venezuela]

Is there any damn way to enforce the embargo to Cuba?
Do not permit those boats that leave Venezuela of ever reaching Cuba!!!!

[Marysecretary]

GUARD THOSE SOUTHERN BORDERS, DUBYA!!!