President Chavez sin retur i presidentpalasset var hovudoppslag i
"dagsnytt" på France Inter kl 9. Det var kanskje for dårleg førebudd dette
kuppet, trass i kor vitalt det ser ut til å vera (for US). Dei klamrar seg
til vona, og ser nok for seg nye tumultar på denne staden "of global
concern" (frå CNN):
> The situation remains fluid while Chavez's whereabouts and intentions
> are unclear.
>
> The state of affairs in Venezuela, the world's No. 4 oil exporter and
> the second biggest source of oil to the United States, has been a source
> of global concern.
>
> Washington blamed Chavez for provoking the crisis, while several Latin
> American leaders, including the heads of Peru and Mexico, said they
> would not recognize the new government until elections were held.
Det står no att å sjå om USA torer å gå meir ope og vulgært fram.
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VENEZUELA: COUP, COUNTERCOUP
Apr 13 2002
Who Wants To Be President For A Day?
After a one-day-coup in Venezuela, Pedro Carmona renounced under military
pressure. During the entire day there were intense demonstrations in front
of the Palacio Miraflores where thousands of people demanded the
liberation of ex-President Hugo Chávez. At the beginning of the night
Congress was brought back and at 10PM the now ex-President Pedro Carmona
was signing his resignation.
The first coup followed days of strikes and mass protests which had been
initiated and organised by business councils and business-friendly trade
unions. For the past months the local media has been engaged in a strong
coercive campaign against Chaves' popular policies who, on the other hand,
held more than two hours of state TV and radio time.
Just such a power grab was predicted in a February 2002 Narco News
article, which stated that "the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
Morgan Stanley have come out in support of a 'transitional government' for
Venezuela, supporting Chavez's removal from office."
After trying a coup in 1992, Chavez won the Venezuelan Presidency in 1998
and 2000, holding 57% of the votes on the last one. Since then Chavez
became an "imposed leader" of the bolivarianos social movement and
installed a "democracy" that annoyed not only IMF but also the oil
oligarchy and the church. Using an enormous popularity Chavez had planned
the bolivariana revolution to last until 2013 and implement an
unprecedented number of reforms. He was openly opposed to FTAA and
maintained a close friendship with Fidel Castro, assuring that Venezuela
sell oil to Cuba at preferential prices. In other words, as "outside the
whale" said in a comment posted to Indymedia, "Hugo pissed off the Oil
Cos. The Oil Cos. conducted a coup. The Oil Cos. used media propaganda to
provoke a civilian opposition. In short The Oil Cos. are in control not
the people of Venezuela. Gee, Venezuela sounds kinda like America..."
Radio in Venezuela with the last news say that thousands of people are in
the streets just like the argentinian cacerolazos.
>>>>>>>
Det finst kontinuerlege oppdateringar på sidene til Indymedia Argentina
http://argentina.indymedia.org/ og artiklar posta direkte frå Venezuela på
IMC Brasil http://brasil.indymedia.org/ for dei som les spansk og/eller
portugisisk.
Oddmund Garvik
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