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. . . ."
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. . . ."
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The US Democracy is no longer what it once was. We now lie, cheat, steal and openly commit crimes. We can no longer be trusted at our word and we feed on each other like animals. Greed has taken over the United States and Americans no longer think for themselves but allow the Media and the White House to dictate. We no longer question our Law Makers even when they allow our soldiers to be killed or a children to be molested. The US Constitution is no longer the symbol of We the People, we have now a country run by a true Dictatorship of Dick Cheney and Company.
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