Venezuela's Political Disaster - June 9, 2007

Dear Journalists,

Venezuelans seem to be outraged about how certain citizens turned face, and have been supporting Chavez as is the case of the owner of Venevision. Attached below please find link to article "Hugo and the Media Kings" written by Thor Halvorssen, President of the Human Rights Foundation, article published in the New York Post on June 6:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06062007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/hugo__the_media_kings_opedcolumnists_thor_halvorssen.htm

http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/nypost.html

Next is link to article The Truth Behind Chavez's Media Obsession written by Washington Post Journalist Marcela Sanchez which clarifies some doubts:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/08/AR2007060801228.html

La verdad tras la obsesión de Chávez con los medios
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/08/AR2007060800884.html

Following up on the Chavistas students that went to the National Assembly to debate the oppostion students, Globovision found that the so called "Chavista students" some are Chavez's employees as reported by Daniel Duquenal on his blog:

Breaking news: the N.A. ambush of yesterday further exposed
http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/

Next please find link to article written by former Venezuelan Congressman Raúl Leoni responding to Ernesto Villegas, Chief Executive Officer, of Venezolana de Television, one of Chavez's television networks concerning the cancellation of Radio Caracas Television's broadcast license.

http://maruangaritablog2.blogspot.com

I invite you to please read my recent blog postings. I will update my blog as needed, but may only send one e-mail daily. Venezuelans need HELP!

Cordially,

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/
Resources:
http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/
http://www.freerctv.net/
http://www.nypost.com/
http://www.venezuelapress.com/
http://venezuelareal.org/
www.washingtonpost.com
http://english.eluniversal.com
http://www.eluniversal.com/index.shtml
http://www.globovision.com/
http://www.megaresistencia.com/
www.gentiuno.com

What happened?

To whom it may on concern:

Those of you who have been receiving my mailings since 1999 may recall that my main concern after infamous Chavez was elected president was about people we all have known for many years had turned face and went on to support Chavez.

The outrage that their friends felt was the fact that most of the people including attorneys, judges, diplomats, journalists, and just about every profession, had expressed complete different attitudes and approaches in life, thus supporting Chavez was inexplicable.

My concern has always been and remains if those poor souls have been acting under duress, or were just following the money and the better position carrot. I have always asked that question, sadly the response to some cases if that those people are just ineffable.

Hopefully, after "Chavez's por ahora" is gone for good all the questions will be answered.

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/

Update to June 7's Posting

"Witnesses report that yesterday buses of students arriving in Caracas were blocked passage through the tunnels by Chavez's police and supporters on motorcycles."

Below please find link to video showing how students' buses are stopped at the city entrances including tunnels by Chavez's police:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTo9V3f90nc

The students chanted "they travel because they wanted to, and that No One paid them to do so."

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/

Venezuela's Political Disaster - June 7, 20007

Dear Journalists,

Venezuelan students spoke today at the Chavez's National Assembly and gave intelligent, emotional and refreshing speeches as is the one from student Douglas Barrios from Universidad Metropolitana:

Please watch 10-minute video:
http://www.venezolanosenlinea.com/

Report:
http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/06/07/en_pol_art_students-take-the-fl_07A881169.shtml

Please read text in Spanish at:
http://maruangaritablog2.blogspot.com/

Witnesses report that yesterday buses of students arriving in Caracas were blocked passage through the tunnels by Chavez's police and supporters on motorcycles.

Sadly, when the students arrived today to the National Assembly were harassed by Chavez's supporters. It seems that Chavez's may be paying for this type of services. Please read link below of 2006 text of internal minutes from PDVSA (Venezuela's oil company) ordering employees to wear read, and other actions, and failure to do so would cost them their jobs. The employees were to be paid 100,000 bolivares for participation:

http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=memodb3.jpg

The next link is to article written by Ambassador Adolfo Taylhardat criticizing the Organization of American States's attitude toward Chavez's abuse of power and comparing the OAS as the three little monkeys that see, hear, and talk no evil:

La OEA y los tres monos:
http://opinion.eluniversal.com/2007/06/06/opi_685_art_la-oea-y-los-tres-mo_06A879677.shtml

Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) is having their regular shows live on location at the Caracas's plazas.

http://elobservador.rctv.net/

Venezuelan women are scheduled to march in Caracas on Sunday, June 10 to protest Chavez's abuse of power, the closing of RCTV, to demand the freedom of jailed students and political prisoners.

Please know that Chavez has seized twice all media in Venezuela today, and has been speaking for hours. I wonder if Chavez is under the influence of stimulants in order to talk so much, or if he is having a nervous breakdown. What ever Chavez's mental health is the seizing of the media is an abuse of power!

Below please find link to movie star Maria Conchita Alonso's article ALONSO RIPS TYRANT CHAVEZ published in the New York Post. Please know that Maria Conchita Alonso joined the Human Rights Foundation. Please read article "The Cuban-Venezuelan actress and singer María Conchita Alonso Defends RCTV's Right to Dissent; Joins HRF Campaign for Prisoners of Conscience"

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06042007/gossip/pagesix/alonso_rips_tyrant_chavez_pagesix_.htm
http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/

I invite you to please read my recent blog postings. I will update my blog as needed, but may only send one e-mail daily. Venezuelans need HELP!

Cordially,


Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/
Resources:
http://www.unimet.edu.ve/
http://www.resistenciaestudiantilve.blogspot.com/
www.oas.org
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2097162,00.html
http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/
http://www.freerctv.net/
http://www.nypost.com/
http://www.venezuelapress.com/
http://venezuelareal.org/
http://english.eluniversal.comhttp://www.eluniversal.com/index.shtml
http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/
http://www.globovision.com/
http://www.megaresistencia.com/
http://www.venezolanosenlinea.com/
www.gentiuno.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Conchita_Alonso

Open Letter to Chavez from Human Rights Foundation - June 6, 2007

Dear Journalists,

Attached below please find link to open letter to infamous Chavez written by the Human Rights Foundation:

http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/es/ChavezCartaJunio07.pdf

The HRF letter explains to Chavez that is violating human rights by using weapons and mass arrests against students protesting.

Cordially,

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/

Venezuela's Political Disaster - June 5, 2007

Dear Journalists,

Venezuelan students made the video with link below demanding freedom of expression, and denouncing Chavez's abuse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcwMKETaQi8

The students will protest peacefully again on June 7 at Noon in Caracas for human rights including freedom of expression, for the release of the students jailed by Chavez, for freedom and against repression, and for Chavez's blocking of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV).

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières) wrote the article Report of fact-finding trip to Venezuela : "Closure of Radio Caracas Televisión consolidates media hegemony" please click on links below:

http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=22421

Link to RSF Report:
http://www.rsf.org/IMG/doc/Rapport_RCTV_eng.doc

"Reporters Without Borders intends to refer this matter to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Council of Europe."

Next link is to article written by Maria Daniela Espinoza for El Universal RWB to present RCTV case at UN Council:

http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/05/29/en_pol_art_rwb-to-present-rctv_29A876775.shtml

Quote from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice “In a democracy the citizens of a country should have the assurance that the policies of their government will be held up for criticism by a free and independent press without the interference of their government,”

Venezuela, US clash at OAS:

http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/06/05/en_pol_art_venezuela,-us-clash_05A879929.shtml

Please watch Wall Street Journal's Maria Anastasia O'Grady on video posted on Daniel Duquenal's blog:

http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/

and her article The Young and The Restless published by The Hispanic American Center for Economic Research (HACER) Hacer.org:

http://www.hacer.org/current/Vene141.php

I invite you to please read my recent blog postings. I will update my blog as needed, but may only send one e-mail daily. Venezuelans need HELP!

Cordially,

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/
Resources:
http://www.resistenciaestudiantilve.blogspot.com/
http://www.rsf.org/
http://www.eluniversal.com/index.shtml
http://english.eluniversal.com/
http://venezuelareal.org/
www.gentiuno.com
http://www.megaresistencia.com/
www.noticierodigital.com
http://www.freerctv.net/
http://www.venezolanosenlinea.com/
http://elobservador.rctv.net
http://www.alexbeech.blogspot.com/

RCTV OnLine! El Observador

Dear Journalists,

I am very pleased to add links to Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) El Observador news online. You may need to copy and paste the links to your browsers:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=elobservadorenlinea

or

http://elobservador.rctv.net

or

http://www.venezuelapress.com

Cordially,

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/

Venezuela's Political Disaster - June 3, 2007

Dear Journalists,

As I write this posting Venezuelan students are out in the streets of Caracas protesting Chavez's abuse against human rights. Below please find link to pictures where students laying down wrote freedom (libertad) on the highway Cota Mil in Caracas:

LIBERTAD
http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=57345

http://www.megaresistencia.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=39793

LIBERTAD video
http://www.megaresistencia.com/

Please know that in the Opposition/Chavistas clash that took place May 30 in Maracay as shown in the video link below, a young female student was attacked and severely beaten by two Chavista men. The student's father who was also protesting went to her rescue with another man, and they were over powered by several Chavistas who attacked them. One of the rescuers suffered heart attacks during the confrontration:

Video from the Garden City of Maracay
http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/?p=5297

Radio Caracas Television (RCTV)'s El Observador news is now broadcasting online! I will post the links after I double check them.

Please know that I have added postings to my blog which I invite you to read. I will update my blog as needed, but may only send one e-mail daily.

Venezuelans need HELP!


Cordially,

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/
Resources:
http://venezuelareal.zoomblog.com/cat/8288 must see cartoons
http://www.elpais.com/fotogaleria/Chavez/cierra/RCTV/3929-3/elpgal/
http://venezuelareal.org/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djsoph/
http://maruangaritablog2.blogspot.com/
http://www.noticias24.com/
http://english.eluniversal.com
http://www.eluniversal.com/index.shtml
http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/
http://www.globovision.com/
http://www.megaresistencia.com/
www.noticierodigital.com
http://www.freerctv.net/
http://www.venezolanosenlinea.com/
www.gentiuno.com

H E L P

Someone very dear to me who is Heaven at this time told me about my blog that what we are doing is writing and talking, but what is needed is a strong wipe out hand against the deranged dictator.

However, even though Venezuelans have been protesting by marching, writing, and taking diplomatic and peaceful actions, the infamous dictator who is loaded with their money has them as hostages. Every day Venezuelans lose more freedom and quality of life.

Why is no one helping? The international organizations issue statements, and they send observers. But, no one can see Chavez's tricks and corruption! Now, Chavez is out in the open denying basic human rights to all citizens.

Venezuelans can not defend against Chavez by themselves. Venezuelans do not have weapons, and have failed with the ability to seek justice. What about international justice?

Marchers were very excited today when members of Chavez's police told them that they are backing the students up and are morally supporting the protesters! Then, suddenly Chavez's thugs arrived and the police officers had to play their role.

Please watch video about Slobodan Milosevich:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3915523462290480791

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/

FYI 4 Charged in Plot to Blow Up NYC Airport ...

"Isha Kadir, the Guyanese suspect's wife, said her husband flew from Guyana to Trinidad on Thursday. She said he was arrested Friday as he was boarding a flight from Trinidad to Venezuela, where he planned to pick up a travel visa to attend an Islamic religious conference in Iran."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TERRORISM_PLOT?SITE=WUSA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Maru Angarita
My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com/