Chavez speaks from Chile

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10:44am EST, Globo online: Chavez, at the Cumbre Iberoamericana

...[the private media] conspire to kill me
...US Emb is commanding the radio/TV coup, in conjunction with the golpista businessmen, military officials
...the Cardinal blessed the coup of 2002

10:47am EST
...US continues to finance destabilizing organizations in Venezuela to this day
...discusses the conspiracy in Bolivia; accuses the Bolivian oligarchy --supported by the US (of course)-- of not supporting the Constituent Assembly

10:50am EST
...starts blaming the Conquest for the plight of the indigenous groups of today, citing poverty
...admits he's a little white

10:52am EST
...attacks Amb. Trivelli for expressing opinions which disagree with the actions of Danielito in Nicaragua

10:55am EST
...to invent a new model
...free trade? says it doesn't exist; calls it a true fallacy -- "we want just trade"

10:58am EST
...quotes Che, as wanting to creating various Vietnams in S. America
...If in Venezuela a coup or magnicide is repeated, if the peaceful revolutions' roads are closed in any area, maybe various Vietnams will be realized, according to Che's dream

11:00am EST: the march from Paseo Colon (Plaza Venezuela) to Av. Mexico has begun! Photos here and here.


From 10:47am on, they have a split screen on, in which images are transmitted from Av. Mexico; Yon Goicoechea looks like a regular superstar, greeting people, receiving hugs from people who have congregated in the area in support of "No a la Reforma." He also asked for the resignation of Minister Carre~o.

11:06am EST: zETAp drops the gloves and demands respect from all delegations present at the Cumbre HOLY CRAP, zETAp, I DIDN'T THINK YOU HAD IT IN YOU!
For the video and additional information, see Noticias24 and Globo. Love the monarchy or hate it, when a KING tells you essentially to shut up, you at least give him some respect and listen. This is the longest version I've seen, but the one posted below will have to suffice, because I can't embed this one.

Chavez, sos niche, sos maleducado, autocrata irrespetuoso... Here is zETAp's statement; Spanish foristas opine. So does El Universal. Lady Vorzheva gives her reaction, from the Spanish perspective, of the events transpired in Santiago. My friend El Cerrajero finds the hypocrisy of zETAp's statement; I know, you're all shocked that zETAp would be a hypocrite. Que sea la ultima vez." yeah, zETAp, it sucks to be disrespected by someone who negotiates with terrorists, doesn't it? (But wait, you negotiate with ETA...hmm...) Well, I'm glad you're finally starting to realize the true colors of Chavez; better late than never, right?





Dedicated to LV: Evito couldn't leave the summit without making a ridiculous statement, to nationalize basic services. He also said that within three years Bolivia would no longer be an estado mendigo. I would pose the following question: to which Bolivia is he referring? The prefects of the media luna have given an ultimatum of one week for the government in La Paz to retract their statement which details that they will reduce payments to other regions in the name of augmenting funds for Bolivia's version of social security, or they will declare autonomy.

11:07am EST: Danielito speaks, invokes freedom of speech, saying that he will not be limited to one minute

11:07am EST: Chavez responds to zETAp, says that he will respond in any way, in any tone, which he pleases

11:08am EST: Danielito gets testy with zETAp; calls Spain part of the global dictatorship, refers to Spain's involvement in Libya, bombing of Qaddafi's home, assassinating children at the will of the US

11:11am EST: says Spain has a high level of development because put protected their interests; Latin Americans can't, because they're forced to submit their interests to those of the Yankees and Europeans

11:12am EST: this Cumbre opens up the path for dialogue

11:14am EST: calls for leaving of the OAS, creating a new organization, Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos y Caribe~os; invites Jose Miguel Insulza to join them. Lula opposes this proposition, as taken from El Nacional at 1:08pm EST on 10 Nov 07, from the titulares section:

Internacionales
Lula se opone a la propuesta de Ortega de acabar con la OEA

El presidente brasileño, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, manifestó este sábado su rechazo a la propuesta del líder nicaragüense, Daniel Ortega, de acabar con la OEA y dijo que si ese organismo "no funciona, debe ser reformado, pero no cerrado".

"No se trata de extinguir nada, sino de perfeccionar aquello que no funciona bien", declaró Lula a periodistas en Santiago de Chile, donde asistió a la XVII Cumbre Iberoamericana.

Ortega propuso acabar con la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) y formar "una de organización de estados iberoamericanos" durante un cónclave que los líderes que asistieron a la cumbre mantuvieron la víspera en Santiago.

"Somos nosotros los que creamos la OEA, tenemos representantes allá y, si no está funcionando, tenemos que perfeccionarla", opinó el presidente brasileño.

Lula trazo un paralelo con la posición de su país en relación a las Naciones Unidas. "Brasil propone cambios en el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, porque queremos que represente la geografía política actual y no la de la Segunda Guerra", indicó.

También negó que en el cónclave con otros líderes iberoamericanos se haya irritado, a pesar de que en unas imágenes transmitidas en el centro de prensa de la cumbre, aunque sin sonido, se le vio nervioso en medio de las discusiones y golpeando varias veces la mesa con el puño.

"Aprendí a no exaltarme en reuniones. Hasta los 40 años sí me exaltaba, pero ahora, a los 62, pienso primero en mi edad y en mi corazón", dijo Lula.

Según el líder brasileño, en ese cónclave "hubo un momento muy rico", pues "en estas reuniones a veces falta debate político".

Lula consideró que "es preciso acabar con las diferencias en la mesa de debate, en la que cada uno diga la verdad, aunque no precise concordar con nadie".

This declaration is extremely important because Brasil just found vast oil reserves.

Other topics discussed this morning, see emol.com

11:24am EST: Rosales admits that the students are the most important of the opposition; "los estudiantes representan lo mas refresco de la Patria...estan calentando al Pueblo" He calls chavismo cowardly for having sent armed groups to attack the students. More here. He also called for all sectors of the opposition to unite, in the name of the Patria.

11:28am EST: Chacao mayor Leopoldo Lopez (UNT) says the political parties are present to support the students; calls the violence a violation of citizens' rights; "No a la violencia, no a la Reforma"

11:29am EST: interview with Stalin Gonzalez, president of Federacion de Centros Universitarios (from UCV)... rejects violence throughout the country executed against the students; invites all parties to dialog and converse about the reform

11:34am EST: Ravell says he is marching civilly, as a democrat, in support of the students, exercising his rights as a civilian, not as a lackey of a foreign government or as a fascist, golpista

12:28pm EST: Freddy Guevara gives a powerful speech, saying that chavistas are Venezuelans who want a better Venezuela; in a previous statement, a new march to the TSJ was announced. He then goes on to give a caustic tongue-lashing of those malandros who bore arms at the UCV and promote violence. "Cambiamos la historia, QUE VIVA VENEZUELA!" Bien dicho, apreciado Freddy, muy bien dicho.

UPDATE: at 2:29pm EST on Globo online, Chavez is telling us what Fidel Castro is saying from a phone call, because conveniently he can't figure out how to turn up the volume on his cell phone. (It's call the volume button, you moron.) Once again, another shock: Chavez makes fun of everyone, Fidel pays homage to those who fought against tyranny in Nicaragua and Chile, Chavez calls himself El Macacon (which means that no other PC izmierdistas can say that the Bolivians at Santa Cruz were being racist in calling Chavez a macaco), and he ends the speech with "Patria, Socialismo o Muerte, venceremos!" *yawn*

UPDATE: Not surprisingly, Cuba's VP defended Chavez. The following is taken from titulares section of El Nacional at 1:12pm EST on 10 Nov 2007:

Internacionales
Lage defiende a Chávez y dice que Aznar atacó la dignidad de Venezuela

El vicepresidente cubano, Carlos Lage, consideró hoy que el presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, tiene derecho a "defenderse" y que el ex presidente del Gobierno español, José María Aznar, también ha "atacado a la dignidad de Venezuela".

Después de los ataques que formuló hoy Chávez contra Aznar, Lage dijo que el ex presidente español "en reiteradas ocasiones" ha atacado "la dignidad de Venezuela y a su presidente con epítetos y expresiones más graves" de los que ha utilizado hoy el gobernante venezolano.

En su intervención en el plenario de la XVII Cumbre Iberoamericana, Lage señaló que no debería interpretarse "el derecho de Venezuela a defenderse como un ataque al Rey o al Gobierno de España o al pueblo español".