Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Spinning the News - The FARC-EP Files, Venezuela and Interpol

First some background. On March 1, the Colombian military (with US Special Forces help) illegally attacked a FARC-EP rebel camp inside Ecuador. US satellite telephone tracking located the site. Washington signed off on the mission. Over 20 people were killed, including 16 or more FARC-EP members while they slept. Key among them was Paul Reyes, the FARC-EP's second-in-command, key peace negotiator and public voice, and lead figure in the Chavez-led hostage negotiations with Colombia.
The action was a clear act of aggression and premeditated murder. It's not how the dominant media played it. Hostile verbal exchanges took place between Hugo Chavez and Ecuador's Raphael Correa on the one hand and Colombia's Alvaro Uribe and George Bush on the other. US presidential candidates, as expected, supported the White House and Bogota.
Tensions heightened further when Colombia's vice-president, Francisco Santos Calderon, revealed his nation's army recovered three laptops and other material at the FARC-EP camp with provocative evidence on their hard drives. He claimed it showed Chavez and Correa have links to the FARC-EP, and Venezuela provided weapons, munitions, and $300 million or so to the rebel group. In addition, the FARC-EP was accused of acquiring 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of uranium, that it wishes to sell it for a radioactive dirty bomb, it also sold 700 kilograms of cocaine for about $1.5 million, and more.
The story is preposterous, but the media grabbed hold of it. No evidence exists, so they invent it. In March, Colombian authorities asked Interpol to examine the computer files for authenticity. The organization released its report on May 15. On its web site, it states that Secretary General Ronald Noble "advised senior Colombian law enforcement officials that INTERPOL's team of forensic experts discovered 'no evidence of modification, alteration, addition or deletion' in the user files of any of the three laptop computers, three USB thumb drives and two external hard disks seized during a Colombian anti-narcotics and anti-terrorist operation on a FARC camp on 1 March 2008."
But Interpol admitted that lacking evidence doesn't prove "there was no tampering." In fact, some files had future date stamps and other indications of data alteration. It questions their authenticity, and Interpol (deep in its report) acknowledged that Columbia likely manipulated the contents - with an explanation needing close reading to understand. It delegitimizes Colombian claims and would get an international court to dismiss them out of hand. Reporters doing their job should as well. Data accuracy can't be verified or worse - they may be entirely fraudulent, and made-in-Washington mischief may be behind it.
Interpol's report continued saying "between 1 and 3 March, direct access to the seized computer exhibits....did not follow internationally recognized principles in the handling of electronic evidence under ordinary circumstance." Its experts "verified that this....had no effect" on file contents, but other report evidence contradicts that statement. Interpol, in fact, stated that "Direct access may complicate validating this evidence for purposes of its introduction in a judicial proceeding because law enforcement is then required to demonstrate or prove that the direct access did not have a material impact on the purpose for which the evidence is intended."
In short, hard drive data prove nothing and may, in fact, be fake. With US involvement clear, it wouldn't be the first time, and Washington is rich in talent to do it.
Independent computer experts are also troubled. They believe that failure to follow standard evidence handling procedures seriously jeopardizes its reliability. With care, forensic specialists or computer professionals can add, delete or alter hard drive material without leaving a footprint.
Dominant media reports ignored this and more. They passed over or played down key findings, including Interpol's statement: that its experts didn't "evaluate the accuracy or the source of the exhibits' content." How could they? The volume was enormous amounting to the equivalent of "39.5 million pages in Microsoft Word...." At the rate of 100 pages a day, "it would take more than 1000 years to read" it.
That alone begs the question. In a few days or even weeks, how were Colombian authorities able to analyze the data to discover provocative information therein. That notion also got no attention in the dominant media. Neither did most other parts of the truth.
Spinning the News - How Big Media Does It
Here's how Murdoch's Wall Street Journal's played it on May 16. Its editorial page said Interpol's May 15 report "won't make Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez's day." It reported Interpol's claim about no evidence of file tampering, but ignored the issues of authenticity, accuracy, manipulation, or impossible "speed-reading" skills of Colombian verifiers. It concluded that "Interpol's certification proves that Mr. Chavez is trying to destabilize a US ally (and that he's a) proven supporter of terrorism in our own hemisphere."
The New York Times' Simon Romero was little better. His May 16 article was headlined: "Files Tying Venezuela to Rebels Not Altered, Report Says." He called Interpol's report "a setback for Venezuela, which had claimed that the computer files....were fabrications...." It "may advance efforts under way in the Congress to add Venezuela to the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism...."
Well down in his report, Romero admitted that "Interpol could not vouch for the accuracy of the files" and that "a Colombian antiterrorism unit (seized them improperly and) in violation of internationally recognized rules on handling electronic evidence...." No further comment was added.
In contrast, Romero played up State Department spokesman, Sean McCormack, saying these "are serious allegations about Venezuela supplying arms and support to a terrorist organization....that has deep implications for the people of the region." He had to acknowledge, however, what credible experts agree on. Given the importance of US and Venezuelan relations, chances of declaring the country a state sponsor of terrorism is highly remote - "particularly without more evidence (read any evidence) of the country's support of the FARC..."
Latin American history professor Greg Grandin goes further. He believes "Almost all of Latin America and most of the world would take Venezuela's side in this dispute. Any move (against the Chavez government) would further isolate the United States in a region where it has been hemorrhaging influence."
That doesn't phase Romero. Piling on is his specialty. Truth isn't. He returned on May 18 with a provocative feature story headlined: "Chavez Seizes Greater Economic Power." Some key points in it are:
-- "Chavez is intensifying state control of the Venezuelan economy through a wave of takeovers of private companies and creation of government-controlled ventures with allies like Cuba and Iran; fears are intensifying (over) more nationalizations;"
-- it's happening "just months after voters rejected a referendum to give the president sweeping constitutional power (leading critics to accuse him of being) more interested in consolidating power than in fixing Venezuela's problems;"
-- "while he has argued that (he aims) to correct social injustices and fight soaring inflation, his critics say his moves are instead compounding these troubles;" no supporter voices in sight;
-- to avoid "outright confiscation (he's) offering 'some' compensation;" unmentioned is it's fair market value and nothing was, is or will be "confiscated;"
-- Romero stresses Venezuela's ties to Iran and China with joint ventures and infrastructure projects; also that Chavez will "export more oil to China in exchange for more Chinese investment in Venezuela;" implied, of course, are his relations with US rivals, and, in the case of Iran, a country George Bush calls "the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism;"
-- he ignores Venezuela's successes; along with Argentina, it's the fastest growing regional economy and one of the fastest in the world at a time of economic weakness; its impressive employment growth with most of it coming in the private sector; that Chavez is friendly to business and boosts the private economy; the country's huge social gains; and Chavez's immense popularity and growing world stature; instead he lists problems - high inflation, less foreign investment, food shortages, capital flight, and more that are only mitigated by "high oil prices;"
-- near the article's end, he's forced to admit what economist Mark Weisbrot explains - that Chavez "is so far mainly just reversing some of the privatizations that took place in the 1990s;"
-- Romero reverts to form with some provocative ending quotes about Chavez "stimulating a pre-insurrectional climate;" that his nationalizations aim "to annihilate the productive apparatus so that we depend more on petroleum, which is to depend more on the state, or in other words, to depend more on Chavez."
For the dominant US media, Chavez-bashing is full-time. Washington Post writers excel at it on any pretext, and Juan Forero's May 16 Interpol report article was typical. It's headlined: "FARC Computer Files Are Authentic, Interpol Probe Finds." He echoed the Wall Street Journal and New York Times and said files seized "contain e-mails (Interpol never mentioned any) and other documents that show how Venezuela's populist leader had formed such a tight bond with guerrilla commanders that his key lieutenants had offered help in obtaining sophisticated weaponry such as surface-to-air missiles while delivering light arms. The files also document links between FARC and Ecuador's president, Raphael Correa, a close ally of Chavez."
Similar reports appeared throughout the US and western media. They never miss a chance to play down facts and attack populist leaders. In response, Hugo Chavez dismissed the allegations as "ridiculous." He urged Colombia's president to have "a moment of reflection (and added) The government of Columbia is capable of provoking a war....to justify a US intervention in Venezuela." He also called Colombia's assertion "a new act of aggression." It means relations with his neighbor will come "under deep review," and Reuters reported May 15 that "Venezuela is deeply revising diplomatic, economic and political relations with Colombia" following Interpol's report and the Uribe government's allegations.
Ecuador's Correa was abroad in France, but took time to say the computer file documents "prove absolutely nothing. We have information that the Colombian government had the computers for some time and prepared all this." Quite possibly because the entire story is unraveling. But don't expect Big Media to report it.
Revving Up Gunboat Diplomacy
While it continues, the Pentagon announced in April that it's resurrecting its Fourth Fleet in Latin America and the Caribbean after a 60 year hiatus. It was created during WW II and disbanded in 1950. Reasons given were vaguely stated - to "conduct varying missions including a range of contingency operations, counter narco-terrorism, and theater security cooperation activities."
US Naval Forces Southern Command chief Admiral James Stevenson said the move would send a message to the entire region, not just Venezuela. Commandant of the National War College, General Robert Steel added that: "The United States' obsession with Venezuela, Cuba and other things indicates they are going to use more military force, going to use that instrument more often." Bolivian President Evo Morales called the move "Fourth Fleet....intervention."
The Fleet begins operating in July and will be headquartered out of Florida's Mayport Naval Station. It'll be part of the Pentagon's Southern Command, extending from the Caribbean to the continent's southern tip. Its strength will be formidable - aircraft carriers, submarines, various attack ships, and several nuclear-armed ones.
With no Latin American threat, why then this move, and why now with an administration nearing its end and bogged down in two unwinnable wars? Like the Middle East and Central Asia, the region's importance is crucial. Venezuela alone is why. Its proved oil reserves were just raised to 130 billion barrels, but include what's uncounted and they're far higher. On its web site, the US Department of Energy (DOE) estimates the country's extra-heavy oil at 1.36 trillion barrels, or 90% of the world's total. That's more than all "proved" world reserves combined and in addition to Venezuela's "proved" light sweet resources of around 80 billion barrels that alone ranks it seventh in the world behind the five largest Middle East producers and Canada.
With stakes that high, it's significant that Admiral Joseph Kernan will become Fleet commander when it's activated. He currently heads the Naval Special Warfare Command that includes Navy Seals and other counterinsurgency units. His choice is troublesome, and regional leaders are mindful. Hugo Chavez especially. It may be why he's buying nine Russian submarines, but against America it hardly registers. In total, Venezuela spends $1 - 2 billion on its military annually or less than half of 1% of the Pentagon's budget. Nonetheless, it's another reason Washington targets him with a hawkish commander now charged to do it.
Rumor also is that the Pentagon plans building a Colombian military base near Venezuela's border. Washington's Colombian ambassador, William Brownfield, said it's possible if its Manta, Ecuador one is closed. Its lease expires in 2009, and Raphael Correa said renewal depends on the US granting Ecuador equivalent basing rights in South Florida - his way of confirming renewal won't happen.
Chavez is justifiably alarmed at the prospect of US troops on his border. He warned Colombia not to do it and said this action will force Venezuela to revive a decades-old territorial conflict over its possible La Guajira location. He further added: "We will not allow the Colombian government to give La Guajira to the empire." Stationing US troops there will be "a threat of war at us." So far, neither Washington or Colombia confirm what's planned. But Colombia's defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos, denies the base rumor, at least in La Guajira. In a May 14 televised address, Chavez called it "good news." Nonetheless, the situation bears watching.
Chavez is justifiably wary. As long as he's president, he'll be vilified and targeted. Latin America is vital to Washington. Venezuela is a key part of it. But America's dominance is weakening, neoliberal pillage caused it, the Bush administration accelerated it, Bolivarianism challenges it, so muscular militarism may replace diplomacy to restore it.
Colombia's belligerency, the FARC-EP files, Fourth Fleet reactivation, continued funding of Venezuela's opposition, CIA's covert mischief, disruptive street violence, and other planned schemes are troublesome. They're to reassert regional control and rid Washington of its leading hemispheric antagonist. No guessing who, and no telling when the next attempt will come or in what form. Everything tried so far failed. Even worse, it's been counterproductive. Chavez has enormous stature and immense popular support.
That makes him an even greater threat and hints at something bigger coming. So far, it's just speculation, however, with the administration's tenure winding down. But it may or may not deter those running it who are always wrong, never in doubt, and apparently willing to risk making a bad situation worse. Stay tuned, expect surprises, and be assured the months ahead won't be boring.
Global Research Associate Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago

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Who said crime doesn't pay? Read on.
The Washington-based Cato Institute is all about "Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and Peace," or so says its web site. It's been around since 1977 preaching limited government and free market religion with plenty of high-octane corporate funding for backing. It better have it for the award it presented on May 15. It was to a 23 year old fifth year Venezuelan law student at Universidad Catolica Andres Bello. Yon Goicoechea was the fourth recipient of the "Milton Friedman Liberty Prize" in the amount of $500,000. For what? What else. For serving the interests of capital back home and leading anti-Chavista protests.
Goicoechea is leader of Venezuela's "pro-democracy student movement" that in Cato's words "prevented Hugo Chavez's regime from seizing broad dictatorial powers in December 2007." The reference is to the narrow defeat of Venezuela's reform referendum last December. Goicoechea led student-organized street violence against Venezuela's democracy, but don't look for Cato to say that.
It played up Goicoechea's "pivotal role in organizing and voicing opposition to the erosion of human and civil rights in his country (that) would have concentrated unprecendented political and economic power in the hands of the government." Instead, he chooses "tolerance" and the "human right to seek prosperity." He's been active since student and other opposition emerged against the Chavez government's refusal (with ample justification) to renew RCTV's VHF operating license last May.
Then, and in the run-up to last December's referendum, Cato says he stood down "ongoing death threats and continual intimidation due to his prominent and vocal leadership." He's been "indispensable in organizing massive, peaceful protest marches that have captured the world's attention." In fact, there were no death threats but plenty of hard right intimidation targeting Chavistas with tools like Goicoechea a part of it.
Cato founder and president Edward Crane said "We hope the Friedman Prize will help further his non-violent advocacy for basic freedoms in an increasingly militaristic and anti-democratic Venezuela." Far right novelist Mario Vargas Llosa added that "freedom is disappearing" in Venezuela, and "Goicoechea is a symbol of (a) democratic reaction when (it's) threatened."
Goicoechea received his award at a $500 a plate dinner at New York's Waldorf Astoria. Prominent corporate and government types attended, all representing far right interests. None explain how Bolivarianism works, its participatory democracy, its commitment to Venezuela's people, or how it's lifted millions in the country out of desperate poverty. Nor is there comment on a model process, impressive social reforms, supremely democratic elections, or Hugo Chavez's immense popularity. An April 24 - May 2 Venezuela Data Analysis Institute (IVAD) poll puts him at 68.8%. That compares to comparable George Bush ones with some of the lowest ratings ever for a US president.
No discussion either of how student opposition is funded or for what purpose. That their money comes from US agencies like the misnamed National Endowment for Democracy, USAID, the International Republican Institute, and other pro-business US and international agencies and organizations. CIA's part of it, too.
Highlighted are Goicoechea's plans with the money - to challenge Bolivarianism back home and work to subvert it. With those ideas and Cato's backing, he's sure to remain a hard right favorite. He'll also be busy and well-compensated - for more destabilization against the most democratic government in the hemisphere. That's what Goicoecheas are for - to sabotage democracy, subvert equity and justice, topple populist governments, and make Venezuela "friendlier" for business.
Goicoechea now heads home fully briefed for his role, but don't expect Cato to explain it. It's to support capital's divine right, privilege over beneficial social change, and the rights of the few over the many. It's to mobilize indignation against a leader who works for all Venezuelans, especially those in greatest need. Who uses his country's oil wealth for his people, not elitist business interests. For having a Constitution that mandates it. For gaining overwhelming popular support and becoming a hero to millions. For wanting others to share in what Venezuelans have. For believing all people matter, not just the privileged. For becoming the greatest of all threats to the empire (and Cato) determined to stop him. For failing so far. For seeing him gain strength and stature. For securing grassroots allies everywhere. For needing many Goicoecheas to oppose him, but not nearly enough to prevail.
His "non-violent advocacy" and "peaceful" protesting went like this - promoting class warfare; wanting Chavez toppled; and following CIA diktats to:
-- "take to the streets; protest with violent disruptive actions across the nation; create a climate of ungovernability; provoke a general uprising; isolate Chavez" internationally; destabilize the government; disrupt the constitutional process; sustain aggressive agitprop; build unity among the opposition; and end Chavismo and Bolivarianism so capital can get back in control.
Last year, Goicoechea responded by engaging in violent street clashes; targeting pro-Chavez students, police and the National Guard; smashing windows; turning over and setting cars alight; starting other fires; burning tires; throwing rocks and bottles; engaging in a shootout at Caracas' Central University; seeing Venezuela's business media report "peaceful, civic and democratic" students were attacked without provocation; and getting full US (and Cato) backing for all of the above.
Like others of his class, Goicoechea enjoys privilege and wants to keep it. He's also unwilling to share it, and he puts it this way: "We have to fight for our future, for our rights," and you know whose he means. "If we don't fight for our freedoms, we won't be able to take part in a democratic Venezuela in the future." He means democracy for the few like in pre-Chavez days.
Gabriela Calderon shares that view as editor of ElCato.org, Cato's Spanish language website. She's young, well-educated, anti-Chavez, and also against Bolivarianism's spread to her native country of Ecuador. Cato says she's a "frontline" warrior in "the struggle against Hugo Chavez's '21st century socialism,' which is threatening to engulf all of Latin America." She, in turn, calls populists like Chavez and Ecuador's President Raphael Correa "the reactionary right" for in Cato's words: "pushing for greater state control over the economy and people's lives. By contrast, she - and ElCato.org - advocates for individual freedom." That means privatizing everything, favoring property over people, privilege over the needy, crowding out dissent, and getting well-rewarded for supporting all of the above.
These are imperial interests. Youths like Goicoechea and Calderon are its tools, and organizations like Cato are front and center supporting them. It's bankrolled by business, given clear marching orders, and they're full of high-octane markets uber alles religion. But in the spirit of "Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and Peace." Orwell would approve.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago








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Monday, May 19, 2008

Chávez: we have a formula to struggle against poverty and it is socialism

“We have a formula to struggle against poverty: the socialism,” the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela said on Friday in his arrival in Lima, Peru, to attend the V Summit of Heads of State and Governments of Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union (ALC-UE). The Presidents will talk about energy, inequality and inclusion and sustainable development, environment, climate change and energy during the Summit that ends on next Saturday. President Chávez stressed that capitalism is a huge machine that create misery, “We do not aspire that all the people follow the socialist proposal; however, it is necessary to make a huge effort to avoid the misfortunes caused by capitalism.” In his brief statements issued at his arrival in Lima, he thought about the poverty problem and explained that it is very hard to struggle against it through capitalism “because it is like to go against the tide due to it is like a machine that everyday produces more misery and poverty.” Concerning the inequality in the world, the President said that “there are 100 families in the world with a capital is higher to that of 2 billion people in the planet.” “What they do with all that money while millions of people has not a cent to eat a piece of bread in several places of the world,” President Chávez said.

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Colombian actions are hiding United States self-interests

The recent actions carried out by the Colombian Government arouse suspicions in Venezuela. The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela suspects that Colombia is offering itself for a war to promote United States intervention in Venezuela in order to control Venezuelan oil. Even if there are some differences in many of the analysis made by some researchers, they all agree in the role played by the Colombian President, Álvaro Uribe, who is labeled by Chávez as an “Empire's puppy”. Prensa Latina interviewed Venezuelan politician Domingo Alberto Rangel about the current strained relations between Colombia and Venezuela. He deems that Uribe's reelection aspirations are a key element to understand the current situation. Rangel, who is a critic of Chávez but in turn the President shows a deep respect to him, stated that United States is already in the power transition process to the next president, Barack Obama (who Rangel thinks is going to win) or John McCain. The leaving of the Government by Bush's clan, to which Uribe was very attached, forces him (Uribe) to show its unconditional links to United States, because without its support current Colombian President will not be able to be reelected, Rangel said. Furthermore, regarding the strained relations between both countries, people supporting Venezuelan President are accusing Colombian Government of looking for an excuse that could use United States to justify a military intervention. Vanessa Davies, leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV, Spanish abbreviation), said that “the accusations of (Venezuelan Government) links with the guerrilla are a similar pretext to the one presented by Washington against Iraq”. Moreover, she pointed out that, afterwards, “it was proved that Iraq did not have any weapon of massive destruction as United States said and that the accusation was based on false data”.

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Venezuela denuncia incursión de tropas colombianas en su territorio

A través de una nota de protesta, la Cancillería venezolana eleva su voz ante la irrupción de una Comisión de 60 hombres del Ejército colombiano en territorio nacional, al tiempo que exige al Gobierno colombiano que vele por el cese inmediato de estas violaciones del Derecho Internacional, de la soberanía y de la integridad territorial de Venezuela, y aplique las sanciones correspondientes a los responsables de las mismas.Caracas, 17 de mayo de 2008/ El gobierno venezolano ve con preocupación que este acto se produzca en momentos en que ha denunciado la política belicista del Gobierno colombiano que busca deliberadamente la desestabilización de la Región. A continuación trascribimos el texto íntegro de la declaración oficial:Nota de ProtestaEl Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela saluda al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Colombia, en ocasión de formular su más enérgica protesta por la incursión ilegal de tropas del Ejército colombiano en territorio venezolano, ocurrida el día 16 de mayo en el sector Los Bancos del Municipio Páez del Estado Apure.La Comisión de 60 hombres del Ejército colombiano, al mando de quien se identificó como el Subteniente del Ejército Colombiano, Jhonny Ocampo Jurado adscrito al Batallón Especial Energético y Vial No 1 Gral. Juan José Negro Velasco, con sede en la Base Militar Cubará, departamento de Arauca, Colombia, fue interceptada en las coordenadas N – 07o 02'' 12,5' – W – 072o 02'' 6,4' a 800 (ochocientos) metros de la línea fronteriza en territorio venezolano y fue obligada a abandonarlo inmediatamente.El Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, a nombre del Gobierno venezolano, hace propicia la ocasión para exigir al Gobierno colombiano que vele por el cese inmediato de estas violaciones del Derecho Internacional, de la soberanía y de la integridad territorial de Venezuela, y aplique las sanciones correspondientes a los responsables de las mismas.El Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela ve con preocupación que este acto de provocación se produzca en momentos en que nuestro Gobierno ha denunciado la política belicista del Gobierno colombiano que busca deliberadamente la desestabilización de la Región.

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

The Conspiracy to Divide Bolivia Must Be Denounced

The process of changes in favor of the Bolivian majority is at risk of being brutally restrained. The rise to power of an Indigenous president with unprecedented support in that country and his programs of popular benefits and recovery of the natural resources have had to face the conspiracies of the oligarchy and United States interference from the very beginning. In recent days the increase in conspiracy has reached its climax. The subversive and unconstitutional actions of the oligarchic groups to try to divide the Bolivian nation reflect the racist and elitist minds of these sectors and constitute a very dangerous precedent not only for the country’s integrity, but for other countries in our region. History shows with ample eloquence, the terrible consequences that the divisionary and separatist processes supported and induced by foreign interests have had for humanity. Faced with this situation the signers below would like to express their support for the government of Evo Morales Ayma, for his policies for change and for the sovereign constituent process of the Bolivian people. At the same time we reject the so-called Santa Cruz Autonomy Statute due to its unconstitutionality and the attempt against the unity of a nation of our America. Visit the site in order to sign.

http://www.todosconbolivia.org


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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Chávez and Lugo agree to keep building UNASUR

The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, congratulated th new elected President of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, after his victory on Sunday's elections was made public and they agreed to keep building the UNASUR “based on the vindication of the history of our people's struggles”. A communiqué emitted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela informs that, with a phone call, Chávez recognized the impeccable democratic journey in which the Paraguayan people carried out their voting this Sunday April 20th, which “proves the political maturity of this South American brother country”. Furthermore, during the friendly telephonic conversation, “President Chávez reminded, to the elected President Fernando Lugo, his admiration for the heroic history of Paraguayan people, honorable heir of the memories of Marshal Francisco Solano López, as well as they agreed in the necessity of keep building the South American Nations Union (UNASUR, Spanish acronym), based on the vindication of the history of our people's struggle”, the Ministry's communiqué says. “Both presidents show their intention of holding a meeting as soon as possible in order to talk about cooperation and complementarity plans; President Chávez ratified his will to keep working in order to achieve the shared development of Paraguayan and Venezuelan people”, the communiqué concludes. Translated by Ernesto Aguilera

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Food crisis is a result of the capitalist system

President Chávez Caracas, April 23 ABN.- The president of the Bolivarian Republic, Hugo Chávez Frías, denounced once again that the food crisis suffered around the world is a result of the capitalist system ruling in the economies of the planet. The president issued this statement from the Miraflores Presidential Palace, where he received the vice president of the Republic of Cuba, Carlos Lage, on the occasion of the extraordinary meeting of presidents of the ALBA countries, which takes place this Wednesday in Caracas. Concisely, Chávez stressed the figures of the United Nations Organization (UNO) concerning the world food crisis. “Figures of the United Nations show that it is being produced the double of foods needed to feed the whole world population, but it is not being used for feeding,” expressed the President. He did not hesitated to describe the current world food crisis as “a real massacre” and set as example an information taken from the Internet in which is shown the current situation of the poor children in Haiti. “Children in Haiti eat mud cookies; I do not know what else they use for it, but the raw material is mud,” said the President. He expressed that these figures indicate that one of each six inhabitants of the world is starving, and he added that the report expresses that each ten seconds in the world a child under ten dies from famine. President Chávez seized the opportunity to stress the words expressed by the former president and Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who in a speech at Sao Paulo, Brazil, i 1992, called all the presents to make everything possible to “come to an end with the hunger instead of man.” Likewise, the President thanked the work of Cuban people in Venezuela, who are in this country as part of the cooperation that Cuba carries out in matters of agriculture.


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Sunday, April 6, 2008

VAMOS DANDO CANDELA! VIVA BOLIVAR! VIVA UNASUR!

VAMOS DANDO CANDELA! VIVA BOLIVAR! VIVA UNASUR!

Saturday, March 29, 2008

IAPA and Reporters without frontiers: main disinformation organizations used by the CIA

Caracas, March 28 ABN.- The work carried out together by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the French organization Reporters Without Frontier (RSF) to attack the progressive government of the American continent, is a new evidence of their ties with the US' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The Canadian journalist and cooperator of newspaper Grama from Cuba, Jean Guy-Allard, said during his participation in the conferences of Media Terrorism in Latin American as part of the Latin American Meeting against Media Terrorism, held in Caracas.

In his address, Guy-Allard said that this kind of meetings are fundamental to dismantle the ties among both organizations that proclaim to be in favor of the journalists but that obey to the imperial disinformation interests against the Latin American countries.

In this regard, Guy-Allard said: 'we have to remember those elements that prove that the CIA has control over its institutions, among them the SIP and Reporters without Frontiers. This last organization has never nothing to do with the defense of journalism. It is ruled by the kings of the press and not for journalists.'

The Canadian journalist said that the SIP and RSF have signed several accords with the CIA, among them the following: in 2004, the RSF's general secretary, Roger Menar, and one of his faithful partner were identified as cooperators of the CIA to carry out dirty campaigns against Latin America, alliance between RSF and the State Department; both organizations denied to reveal the documents that put in evidence the accords among them and the RSF's budget, about 5 million Euro, which they try to justify with the sale of pictures and albums.

Guy-Allard also stressed the RSF's offices in New York and Virginia (United States).

Allard also talked about the ties between the journalist Patricia Poleo with the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), organism that serves to the Empire, and the CIA.

'The Empire and its communication organizations interfere in favor of Patricia Poleo when her name was among the suspects of Danilo Anderson's murder, a Venezuelan public prosecutor, When is also known her ties with Cuban terrorists and all the Venezuelan pro-coup people,' Guy-Allard said.

'All the CIA's initiatives, adding to those who said to be in favor of the journalists of the world and the freedom of speech, are part of the media terrorism and the disinformation campaign that they pretend to keep,' he added.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Venezuela, Brazil strengthen ties

Venezuela, Brazil strengthen ties in agricultural and infrastructure fields
ABN 18/03/2008


Caracas, March 18 ABN.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, held a meeting on Tuesday with the presidential advisor on international affairs of the presidency of Brazil, Marco Aurelio García, in order to discuss about important issue between both countries.

A communiqué issued by Presidency informed that García made a visit to Venezuela in order to reinforce the bilateral and cooperation ties carried out by both nations in agriculture, infrastructure and other fields.

At the end of 2007, the trade exchange between Venezuela and Brazil totalled up to $4 billion.

Meanwhile, the bilateral imports reached a total of $ 3,800 billion in 2007.

The Republic of Brazil is a very important trade partner of the Venezuelan government and Lula's government has been one of the main promoters for the full entry of Venezuela in the Souther Common Market (Mercosur).

It was known that President Hugo Chávez plans to visit soon his Brazilian counterpart, as part of a commitments assumed by both presidents of holding four meeting per year at least in order to reinforce the bilateral ties.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Latin America rejects Bush doctrine

Latin America rejects Bush doctrine
by Federico Fuentes

Reeling from the blow that it received in the aftermath of the Colombian military's illegal incursion on March 1 into Ecuador — which resulted in the brutal massacre of a number of civilians and members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), including its chief negotiator Raul Reyes — US imperialism has once again raised the ante in its struggle to undermine the growing process of Latin American integration.

Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution, led by President Hugo Chavez whose government is spearheading the push to unite Latin American nations to counter US domination, is being specifically targeted.

"The region is facing an increasingly stark choice: to quietly accept the vision of the terrorists and the demagogues, or to actively support democratic leaders", US President George Bush stated on March 12. Bush said his government was studying whether or not Venezuela should be added to its list of countries that "sponsor terrorism".

In Washington's Orwellian world view — where war is peace and elected leaders are dictators — his comments were aimed at Venezuela's democratically-elected government that is offering its services to assist with a negotiated peaceful solution to Colombia's more than four decade-long civil war.

Venezuela's representative in the Organization of American States (OAS), Jorge Valero, hit back that same day, calling the US government "the terrorist government par excellence".

Valero argued it was "an absolutely stupid thing to say from the government of Mr Bush … that practices state terrorism, that has invaded Iraq and Afghanistan without respect for international law, that commits genocidal practices in various parts of the world, that has invaded Latin American and Caribbean countries …"

Having viewed Latin America as its own backyard for decades, Washington is becoming increasingly concerned about developments south of its border. Its biggest headache is Venezuela, whose government has been making important headway in bring together governments of Latin America, as well as undermining capitalism inside Venezuela.

Washington has waged a constant public campaign (similar to its campaign against Iraq before the invasion) attempting to link Venezuela with narcotrafficking, terrorism, promoting an arms race, money laundering and threats to regional security.

US-Venezuelan lawyer Eva Golinger argued on the Venezuelan TV show La Hojilla that this campaign is aimed at containing Chavez's influence and undermining Latin American integration — a process aided by the election of a number of governments that, to varying degrees, have proven willing to exercise independence from Washington and pursue closer regional collaboration.

For Dario Azzellini, author of several books about US military intervention into the region, Colombia's illegal cross-border attack (publicly supported by the US government, which funds and arms the Colombian military) was the first step in carrying out more serious military infractions across its border in order to provoke a response from Venezuela and lay the blame for the subsequent conflict at their feet.

"Their aim is to create massive destabilisation in a region where Colombia would play a similar role to that of Israel in the Middle East", Azzellini told Green Left Weekly.

"The Colombian government said that they had the coordinates of Reyes whereabouts for month, during which we can suppose that he moved between Colombian, Venezuelan and Ecuadorian territory as part of the current negotiations by the FARC in releasing prisoners. So the question is why did they choose to carry it out in Ecuador?

"It was a test, they wanted to do it in Ecuadorian territory and not in Venezuela to see what the international reaction would be."

Luis Bilbao, director of Latin American magazine America XXI, told GLW US imperialism had two aims in mind with Colombia's attack (which was clearly coordinated with the US) — put a halt to the hopes for humanitarian accord with the FARC, who only days before had released four prisoners unilaterally, and sabotage the growing South American convergence.

Finding a political solution to Colombia's current conflict is a danger to Washington, which has used it as justification to build up their military presence in Colombia. This is why the issue of peace in Colombia is so closely intertwined with the process of Latin American integration.

Colombia's attack came just days before global protests in favour of a peaceful solution to Colombia's civil war and against state and paramilitary violence, which targets political activists, with more trade unionists killed in Colombia every year than any other country. On March 6, hundreds of thousands marched across Colombia, defying threats of reprisals from paramilitaries.

Associated Press reported on March 14 that six organisers of the march had been murdered, and two dozen more received death threats from the Black Eagles death squad.

Moreover, Bilbao pointed out that in the immediate aftermath of this event, it seemed unthinkable that the meeting of the South American Community of Nations (Unasur, formed in April 2002 with the aim of creating a European Union-style body across South America) that had been scheduled to take place in Colombia at the end of the month could have gone ahead.

Such a turn of events would suit Washington, as the development of Unasur threatens the ability of the US to exert its control over the region on behalf of US corporate interests.

Bilbao argued that the action was nonetheless a big mistake on the part of Colombia. Bilbao argued that "they didn't attack Venezuela", as Venezuelan foreign minister Nicolas Maduro had stated Venezuela expected, "because of the firm stance that Venezuela has taken and instead attacked Ecuador expecting a timid response … setting a precedent for further repeat actions in Ecuador and to extend this to Venezuela".

However the firm stance by both Ecuador and Venezuela — both of whose governments broke diplomatic ties and moved troops to their Colombian borders — put Colombia on the back foot.

In fact, rather than reverse the trend towards integration, the response to Colombia's attack could mark an important regional realignment — assisting the process of regional integration.

The most significant event was the summit of the Group of Rio held on March 6 and 7. Televised live across the whole continent, representatives of all Latin American governments debated the issue without the presence of the US government.

After a fiery debate, the meeting came to a unanimous decision to reject the actions of the Colombian government and any further violation of the sovereignty of another country. Crucially, the vote was a rejection of the doctrine of "preventive war" that the US has pushed since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Ecuador and Colombia are pushing for the March 17 meeting of the OAS (of which the US is a member) to ratify the Group of Rio's motion. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has stated bluntly that if the OAS meeting did not condemn the aggression, that it should be thrown "in the dustbin of history".

Arguing that it would be "difficult for the US government to oppose such a resolution", Valero asserted that "I don't believe the United States has sufficient strength to crush the will of the Rio Group countries".


Federico Fuentes is a frequent contributor to Global Research.