[NYTr] Canada Involved in Venez Oppos'n Attempts to Get Rid of Chavez? Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:59:41 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit [This is pretty overcooked prose (typical for VHeadline opinion articles), but interesting if you can get past all the Exclamation! marks! and... unnecessary... ellipses.... See the original URL for links to the quotes. -NY Transfer] VHeadline - Oct 31, 2007 http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=76622 Commentary Canada involved in Venez opposition's attempts to get rid of Chavez? by Oscar Heck Since I have been on the road for several days, I had been unable to read all (or almost all) VHeadline.com articles ... so now I am catching up. I just read Franz Lee's article of October 24, 2007, entitled, "What is happening in Venezuela? ... preparation for the next military coup!" [1] ... and I was amazed (well, not really) to find the following, and I quote: "The newspaper informs us that between October 7 and 9, senior United States officials met in Prague to demand that the Venezuelan 'opposition' should ask the Supreme Court to consider the Constitutional reform (as proposed by Chavez) as a political coup, and that it should call for social upheaval, organize acts of economic sabotage against infrastructure, destroy the food transport and delivery chain ... and organize a military coup with all means possible, including bloodshed by means of paramilitary force ... Among those who gathered at this portentous meeting of planned genocide were Paul Wolfowitz, ex-director of US security; Madeleine Albright, ex-secretary of State; Aljaksandr Milinkeviv, Michaelle Jean and Humberto Celli Gerbasi (a notorious Accion Democratica-AD golpista.)" So ... I began to wonder ... and I began to research ... and, by god, yes, from what I have been able to find out, Michaelle Jean did indeed attend the "Freedom and Responsibility" conference of the Forum 2000 Conference in Prague, Czechoslovakia, held on October 7-9, 2007 ... and so did the others mentioned in Franz' article. I just got off the phone with another individual to whose attention this information came and I asked him if he thought it was true and if so, how did this information come about? Well, well, well ... guess what ... and it makes perfect sense. This person suggests that in fact the information is true and accurate, and I agree. But how did this information get out of such a closed and guarded pro-globalization, pro-elite and pro-capitalist conference? Hummm ... let us see? Think, think, think. Perhaps the communist party in Czechoslovakia still active? I researched this briefly and this is what Wikipedia states: "The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: KomunistickC! strana Ceskoslovenska (KSC) was a political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992.In the Act on Lawlessness of the Communist Regime and on Resistance Against It, passed 1993 in the Czech Republic, the party was declared a condemnable and criminal organization." Well, well, well ... so to be a communist in Czechoslovakia is a criminal offense! (And that Forum 2000 meeting was about "Freedom and Responsibility"?) Wait a minute ... what happened to all the communists in Czechoslovakia? Are they all in jail or are some of them out there, mouths shut, working in the background in today's "Free Czechoslovakia." I have no doubts the information is true ... but I will not get into the details as to why I believe it is true. In fact, with a few phone calls I could probably confirm it ... but due to my present sources, I have no reason to doubt them. Anyway ... back to Michaelle Jean, Canada's Governor General, who was appointed (not elected) to the position by the Queen of England (yes ... what a great and democratic country Canada is ...) ... she was indeed at this meeting (as far as I can see) ... and I will assume that the above-mentioned meeting did in fact take place ... and that in fact they did discuss about Venezuela and issues such as "call for social upheaval, organize acts of economic sabotage against infrastructure, destroy the food transport and delivery chain ... and organize a military coup with all means possible, including bloodshed by means of paramilitary force." (Note that some of this is already happening in Venezuela as we speak ... same as in 2002 and 2003.) Beside the fact that I trust my sources, I have other highly interesting information regarding this Forum which concurs with events such as the meeting described above ... and thus, yes, I conclude that Canada is involved, along with the USA (and other nations) in promoting and even perhaps financing the violent Venezuelan opposition to Chavez, Venezuela's majoritarily-elected President (with about 62% of the vote in 2006). In 2002 the violent Venezuelan opposition, financed by the United States of America's National Endowment for Democracy (NED), unleashed a violent coup d'etat and later in 2002 and 2003 directed a massive and violent sabotage of the country in their efforts to oust Chavez from power ... even though he was elected by the majority. I begin with the following quote about Venezuela from the CIA website: "Hugo CHAVEZ, president since 1999, has promoted a controversial policy of "democratic socialism," which purports to alleviate social ills while at the same time attacking globalization and undermining regional stability. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, drug-related violence along the Colombian border ..." Then here is a quote about Zimbabwe ... from the CIA website: "Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. Opposition and labor strikes in 2003 were unsuccessful in pressuring MUGABE to retire early; security forces continued their brutal repression of regime opponents." Then here is a quote about Belarus ... from the CIA website: "Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first president, Alexandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion continue" Wow ... the language used to describe Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Belarus by the USA is almost identical, at least in tone and intent. Coincidence? And ... coincidentally, it just happens that Aljaksandr Milinkeviv (one spelling of his name) is a member of Belarus' minority opposition to the government, a government which won elections with about 82% of the vote ... and, another invited person at the Forum was Trudy Stevenson, a USA-born and later-naturalized Zimbabwean who is also, coincidentally part of the minority opposition in Zimbabwe against a government that won elections with about 54% of the votes ... and, of course, Humberto Celli Gerbasi was present, a member of Venezuela's minority opposition against a government that won with about 62% of the votes. Not only is this fact ... but it is also a fact that, coincidentally, the minority opposition in Venezuela is composed of the minority whiter-skinned mid-to-upper classes ... as in Zimbabwe ... and perhaps as in Belarus? But wait! There is more! All three opposition movements, in Venezuela, Belarus and Zimbabwe have been financed by the United States of America's NED and/or by Britain's equivalent, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) ... and not only that, you will see below that both Aljaksandr Milinkeviv and Trudy Stevenson are intimately linked to the opposition organizations which have been financed by the above-mentioned "institutions." VHeadline.com has published lots of information about the NED's financing of the Venezuelan opposition, so I will leave out that information in this article. But first, a little information about Milinkeviv (Belarus), Gerbasi (Venezuela) , and Stevenson (Zimbabwe) ... from the Forum 2000 website: "Gerbasi : Former President of the Latin American Parliament Social democratic politician with a long trajectory in both Venezuela and in regional organizations. He was MP and Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies of Venezuela (1968-1993), Senator (1994-1998) and Chairman of the Democratic Action party. He was also Chairman of the Latin-American Parliament (1991 and 1996) and Vice-Chairman of its Executive Committee (1996 and 2005), and Venezuelan delegate to the World Parliamentary Union (1971-1991). Currently he is first Vice-Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Latin-American Parliament. Celli Gerbasi is the author of numerous political essays." (Note: The Democratic Action Party (AD) was directly involved in the violent April 2002 coup against Chavez and in the publicly televised calls to mass street violence in 2002 and 2003.) "Trudy Stevenson, Opposition Leader, Zimbabwe, Lottie Gertrude (Trudy) Stevenson is the MP for Harare North in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. She is also a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe. She currently serves as MDC's national secretary for Policy and Research. In July 2006, after attending a political meeting in the Harare suburb of Mabvuku, Mrs Stevenson was attacked and seriously wounded. Previously a founding member of the Forum Party (Secretary for Women's Affairs), Ms. Stevenson was born in the USA and then moved to England. She completed her secondary and tertiary education there. She married and moved to Africa and has been in Zimbabwe since Independence in 1980 and became a citizen in 1990." (Note that she is the national secretary ... for policy and research ... at the MDC, one of the Zimbabwean opposition parties. She is also white.) "Belarus, Dr. Alyaksandar Milinkevich is Head of the Movement for Freedom in Belarus. He was a key figure of street protests against the dictatorship in Belarus in 2006. He was imprisoned in spring 2006. Mr. Milinkevich was a united democratic forces candidate in the 2006 presidential election in Belarus. He was also an initiator of creating the Committee for Defense of the Repressed in Belarus and Chairman of an all-Belarusian Association for civil society development (Belarusian Association of Resource Centers, 1997-2005). He is the winner of the European Parliament's 2006 Sakharov Prize for "Freedom of Thought". From 1990 to 1996, he served as a Deputy Mayor of Grodno. He wrote 60 scientific works dealing with laser equipment and technology, history of culture, and the science and architecture of Belarus" Now, let us look at who the NED and the WFD have been financing ... and these are only a few examples quoted directly from the NED website: Grantor: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (NED) Grantee: Centre for Policy Studies Country(ies): Zimbabwe Region: Africa Subject(s): Public Policy; Political Parties Grant Awarded: 2004 Amount: $40,055 Program Summary: To prepare civil society to take an active role in political change in Zimbabwe and facilitate negotiations between politicians and civil society leaders in Zimbabwe on political transition. The Centre will conduct research and publish policy briefs on Zimbabwe's two main political parties, MDC and ZANU-PF. The Centre will also publish monographs on transition mechanisms and civil society's role in shaping a political transition. Grantor: WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY (WFD) Grantee: Horizon Magazine Country(ies): Zimbabwe Region: Africa Subject(s): Media and Publishing; Equipment Grant Awarded: 1998 Amount: 13,999 British pounds Publication(s): Horizon magazine Program Summary: To fund Horizon Magazine, Harare, Zimbabwe to purchase office equipment, cover a percentage of overheads and pay the salary for a full-time business manager during 1999. Horizon is the only independent news magazine in Zimbabwe. (Note that the head of Horizon was Andy Moise. He is also white and an opposition person ... and perhaps, but most probably, a co-collaborator with Trudy Stevenson. Moyse stated, "Five and a half years of brutal repression have left a legacy of fear in this country ... The laws are there to silence the media and curb people's freedom of association." Sound familiar?) Grantor: WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY (WFD) Grantee: Conservative Party Country(ies): Belarus Region: Eurasia Subject(s): Public Policy Grant Awarded: 1998 Amount: 2,047.60 Pounds Sterling Program Summary: To fund the Young Conservatives (UK) and the European Young Conservatives to run a two-day seminar on leadership issues and on international Conservative co-operation, and to draw up a training programme for the youth sections of the United Civil Party and the Belarus Popular Front, in Minsk in summer 1997, as an extension of an international seminar programme entitled Freedom Training Programme. (Note the words, "Freedom Training Programme" and "United Civil Party .") Grantor: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (NED) Country(ies): Belarus Region: Eurasia Subject(s): Elections Grant Awarded: 2005 Amount: $368,060* Program Summary: To educate citizens, mobilize voters, support prodemocratic coalitions, and monitor polling stations through nonpartisan election-related programs prior to Belarus' March 2006 presidential elections. (Note the phrase, "support prodemocratic coalitions.") Now ... here is an excerpt from the internet(Europeanforum.net): "The new Council is formed by Anatol Lyabedzka (United Civic Party), Vintsuk Vyachorka (Belarusian Popular Front), Syarhey Kalyakin (Belarusian Party of Communist) and Anatol Lyaukovich (acting head of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada). The congress adopted also a o?=strategy of actiono?= envisaging a o?=constructive dialogue with the authoritieso?=. Milinkevich reacted by stating that o?=The fight for power in the country has been replaced by a fight for power among the opposition.o?= In reaction to his replacement, Milinkevich announced to start a new organisation: the Movement for Freedom, which will be independent but with close links to the Political Council of the Democratic Forces." Sound familiar? But what is this all about? (And note that the above information is only the tip of the iceberg ... that there are more individuals who attended the Forum 2000 conference who can also be directly or indirectly linked to subversive NED and WFD financing used to try to destabilized nations which are unwilling to go with the elite-driven flow ... and that is apart from obvious criminals and corrupt people such as Paul Wolfowitz and Madeleine Albright) From the research I have been doing on such issues for the last five years ... I can only conclude the following: Organizations such as the NED, the WFD, the WTO, the WHO, Greenpeace, Amnesty International and a whole lot of "charity" and "think-tank" and "NGO" organizations are actively working together to squash any government or any movement which does not lick the behind of the USA and the elite Globalization movement ... in other words, which does not agree with mass exploitation and mass repression of the masses ... of the majority 80% poor who have little access to health care and education and who are expected to continue to work as slaves for the 20% wealthier and often whiter-skinned minorities of this world and the their local ruthless and traitorous co-collaborators in crimes against our fellow human beings (e.g., the ones who manufacture our cheap Walmart stuff). Chavez does not agree with mass exploitation, Globalization, etc. ... he believes in The People ... in the Majority ... in those who have been exploited and abused for generations since the whiteman invaded the reasonably peaceful tribal worlds (the majority of the world's geographical territory at the time) through religion, rape, plunder and slavery. That is what Forum 2000 appears to be ... a joining of like minds, the ruthless, the murderers, the invaders, the scum of the world ... and Michaelle Jean was, according to what I can see, definitely a part of it. Canada, the country where I was unfortunately born in, has now become an evident overt and covert partner in crimes against humanity ... against the Majority ... and as far as I can see ... so is Michaelle Jean. Ironically, but not so ironic, she is of Black Haitian descent. I can only conclude that she is one of those traitors to the People. I am utterly disgusted by Michaelle Jean. The world will not change for the better by courting the ruthless and heartless, arrogant elite who are propelling the world elite against the People, the minority against the Majority, the evil against the Good, if you will. (Where is Jesus with His whip when we need Him?) As for the conversation that apparently took place, I have no doubts it did ... I just found out that Canada, a supposedly pacific country, is the sixth largest supplier of weapons in the world. Disgusting. Money, money, money. The lives of the innocent do not matter. [1]http://vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=76529 [Oscar Heck can be reached aat:oscar@vheadline.com ] * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================