[NYTr] Venez Honors Oscar Romero, US-supported Gusanos Continue Stirring Pot
 
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:20:16 -0500 (CDT)


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[A couple of items about the US-supported "oposition" in Venezuela,
where today also the 90th birthday of the assassinated liberation
theologian Oscar Romero was marked. Romero was murdered in El Salvador
at the height of the US-directed repression in that country. The
current Pope Rat, of course, headed the right-wing Roman Catholic
effort, through his position as chief of the inquisition, to suppress
liberation theology. -NY Transfer]

Prensa Latina, Havana
http://www.plenglish.com

Venezuela: Liberation Theology a "Grand Ally" for Social Justice

Caracas, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Its pursuit of social justice has given
the government of Venezuela a grand ally in Liberation Theology,
Interior and Justice Minister Pedro Carreno said Tuesday, reflecting at
the 90th birthday of the late Msgr. Oscar Arnulfo Romero.

Extending greetings from President Chavez, Carreno said the forum on
social justice will address key social matters to promote humankind,
adding that for the president, the social doctrines of the Catholic
Church coincide with those of the Revolution.

The event shows the revolutionary feelings of Venezuelan priests who
address social issues like poverty and exclusion despite threats from
the Church hierarchy to withdraw their parishes if they attend the
event.

The Reflexion closes Wednesday with the tribute to Monsignor Romero at
Miraflores Palace and the conclusions from the panels convened in four
neighborhoods in Caracas.

hr/ccs/emw fgn

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[The Venezuelan gusanos continue to think it's less humiliating to
boycott, or withdraw from, elections than to lose them in a landslide.] 

Venezuelan Opposition Plans to Boycott Referendum

by Miguel Lozano

Caracas, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan opposition is weighing
the possibility of calling the people to abstain from voting on a
constitutional reform, due to courage and determination of President
Hugo Chavez.

The secretary general of the Democratic Action Party, Henry Ramos
Allup, suggested the analysis of that option, which was already
implemented in the parliamentary elections in 2005, when the presence
of opponents was vetoed in Parliament.

In an interview with the private TV station Globovision, Ramos said
that if the opposition is not certain about winning the referendum, it
would have to unify the forces that oppose Chavez to boycott the
plebiscite.

The Venezuelan president announced a constitutional reform to guarantee
the foundations of socialism in the country, prioritizing the People's
Power, a new political administrative distribution and the
strengthening of social property.

Chavez has told critics that the proposal must be approved by the
people at a national referendum that will decide whether they approve
of the changes.

Ramos's suggestion appears to confirm criteria by observers and surveys
about the existence of a major support for the constitutional reform
and the weakening of the opposition.

Vice President Jorge Rodriguez said on Monday that the opposition will
call the people to abstain because the support from the Venezuelan
people is decreasing, so it resorts to kick the table, to stage a coup
d'etat.

He added that one of the tragedies affecting the national political
sector is that the opposition "abandons the alleged democratic vocation
it had very easily."

hr/jg/ml 

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Venezuelan Minister Warns About Media Attacks on Government

Caracas, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's Minister of Energy and Oil
Rafael Ramirez warned on Tuesday about media attacks against the
national government, based on an alleged illegal dollar trafficking to
Argentina.  

In a statement to En Confianza program, of Venezolana de Television
channel, the minister said that the investigation on the suitcase found
in that country with about $ 800,000 are underway. 

Regarding this topic, Ramirez said that Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.
(PDVSA) has already issued an official report, and released inquiries
to the passengers of the plane in which the man with the suitcase was
captured. 

Due to this, said Ramirez, we have to warn people to avoid manipulation
and stay alert since anything can come from the media. 

We have to be clear, added the minister, since this is part of a
fighting that did not end with the defeat of the coup dCB4 etat or the
end of the oil sabotage.  

Ramirez mentioned the coincidence of the release of the events with the
arrival of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Argentina, and even that
the media tried to link the member of the official delegation with the
incident. 

The events unleashed a kind of media lynching, expressed Ramirez, with
the same old channels broadcasting in a stage that recalls us the
episode of the oil sabotage. 

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