US revealed to be secretly funding opponents of Chavez

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By Andrew Buncombe in Washington
13 March 2004


Washington has been channelling hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund the political opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez - including those who briefly overthrew the democratically elected leader in a coup two years ago.

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that, in 2002, America paid more than a million dollars to those political groups in what it claims is an ongoing effort to build democracy and "strengthen political parties". Mr Chavez has seized on the information, telling Washington to "get its hands off Venezuela".

The revelation about America's funding of Mr Chavez's opponents comes as the president is facing a possible recall referendum and has been rocked by a series of violent street demonstrations in which at least eight people have died. His opponents, who include politicians, some labour leaders, media executives and former managers at the state oil company, are trying to collect sufficient signatures to force a national vote. The documents reveal that one of the group's organising the collection of signatures - Sumate - received $53,400 (£30,000) from the US last September.

By Andrew Buncombe in Washington
13 March 2004


http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=500711

[izzie]

1. I would say we knew this before. Some reason we seem to keep...

this country messed up. Why I am not sure. We do back the most awful rulers. I read a whole ago that Bush was for one of the 'outlaws' or what ever the guy taking over is. Since his father is into arms deals maybe that is it.

[xchrom]

2. and what will republican house members and senators

do with this info?
why nothing of couse -- bush was sent by god to save us all -- except of course for all the dead u.s. soldiers and innocent iraqis and afghani children who got in the way of his quest to make us all safe from a u.s. made criminal that never seems to be able to be found and wmd's that were never there in the first place.
god alice -- where are those pills you took? i could use a few myself.

[frylock]

3. bump

:kick:

[Sandpiper]

4. What's sad is

There are a number of people on this board who loudly support the Venezuelan Bushistas.