the region is no longer America’s backyard and governments are no longer available on demand.
INTERNATIONAL FORECASTER: George W. Bush has to be insane to interfere...
THE INTERNATIONAL FORECASTER editor Bob Chapman writes: The dominance of the Bush administration in Latin America is most certainly on the decline ... the region is no longer America’s backyard and governments are no longer available on demand.
Over the past several years, China has turned to South America, Australia, North Africa and the Middle East to solve its commodity needs.
They are buying huge quantities of iron ore, bauxite, tin, oil, copper, soybeans, timber, zinc and manganese from Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela and Chile. They have just signed US$30 billion in contracts.
The US, preoccupied with its invasions and occupations, has attached little importance to China’s rising profile in the region.
Latin America is drifting away from US influence, and China’s involvement is expediting that process. China has dollars and they are more than willing to spend them in the best places, where they do the most good.
Of course, their attempt to have Venezuela’s President Mr. Chavez removed from office and their attempts to assassinate him ... no matter what his politics ... has made George and the neo-cons very unpopular.
On top of that, we see the US-backed opposition blowing up a state prosecutor, who was investigating Venezuelans who were being funded by the CIA.
That is not diplomacy ... it is barbarism.
Chinese investment is sorely needed throughout the region. Brazil has repeatedly floated the idea of a strategic alliance with Beijing. That would put Brazil in a position to demand more trade concessions from the US.
(Brazilian) President Luiz Ignacio Lula de Silva has been hinting at negotiating a free trade agreement with China ... the Chinese inroads in the region already are large.
Times are changing in Latin America and we see no change of attitude coming from George and the neo-cons. We will have to wait for a new administration in four years to reverse the trend and effect change. In the meantime, China has the field virtually to itself.
The US State Department is upset that the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) ... which receives its funding from the Congress of the United States ... is the subject of a legal case via direct grantee Sumate. NED president Carl Gershman went to Venezuela to try to meet with President Chavez to influence the case, but was surprised when the executive branch refused to meet with him.
This was an attempt to interfere with due process of law and another arrogant move by the perpetrators to ask Venezuela to cover their tracks after they attempted to overthrow Mr. Chavez’ government.
George W. Bush has to be insane to believe he can send an emissary to interfere with the judicial process after he has attempted to overthrow a duly-elected government and financed the attempted assassination of Venezuela’s President.
Mr. Greshman’s presence was the first time he visited a foreign nation to defend NED’s interest. It is also the first nation that has challenged NED’s attempts at foreign revolution.
Other Sumate defenders are US Representatives Christopher Cox and Gregory Meeks (NED board members, and Senator John McCain, and former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, who chair the NED, core grantee organizations -- The International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute.
There is no question that NED is an instrument that finances and leads coup d’etat when “democracy” does not fit their model.
Since Greshman’s visit had been a failure, operatives were then set to spread terror in Caracas. This is the same group of elitists who have spread terror and the message of terror in the US and throughout the world. These elitists who run the US government are seldom challenged in such a manner, so you can expect an escalation of their terror tactics. They want to control Venezuelan oil and will do anything toward that end. Iraq is a good example of just how far they will go to control sources of oil.
President Bush’s visit to Santiago, Chile to attend the Asia Pacific summit was greeted by riots and protests, 100 people were arrested. Thousands swarmed through the city with banners declaring, “Fascist Bush is a terrorist.” Protestors say 70,000 marched against Bush the terrorist.
We wonder if Brazil will be the next victim of regime change by George and the neo-cons. Brazil is developing a nuclear program putting it on a collision course with the US. Brazil has refused to permit UN inspectors’ unfettered access to the Resende uranium enrichment plant ... about 100 miles from Rio. The country says the plant is involved in the enrichment of uranium to a low percentage needed for nuclear power stations, which generate electricity and not to the 95% required in the manufacture of nuclear weapons. Brazil says they are protecting their technology in keeping the UN out. For over 15 years, there has been debate over Brazil’s intentions.
The orchestration of pro-National Endowment for Democracy has begun ... the brainwashing and the psywar program are now underway internationally in order to cover the evil deeds of the Bush administration.
US Congressman Tom Lantos, (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, has introduced House Resolution 867 expressing support for NED and protesting the "unjust prosecution" of Sumate for using US tax dollars to rig an election to unseat President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela.
NED is an elitist, CIA, black operations-front employed in numerous facets of overthrowing governments. The result of their recent attempt of regime change was a referendum re-certifying Mr. Chavez’ presidency as he won 59% of the vote.
NED is known for bringing what they call democracy and justice to South Africa. A government that is Marxist and is in the process of confiscating private property in the name of black empowerment. There efforts are ripping the country apart.
NED is a change agent ... it is embedded in a country under a humanitarian cover and then proceeds to bring about change in behalf of world elitists who ultimately desire world government.
The CIA planned and executed the riots and coup two years ago in Venezuela, and they, in all likelihood, arranged the execution of prosecutor Danilo Anderson ... so no one would investigate the operations of NED, which has been used to try to overthrow a democratically elected President.
Lantos’ rant is disinformation at its best ... calculated to confuse the issue and throw blame on the Chavez government in order to continue their attempt at regime change. Lantos’ and his government accomplices are lying, as usual. They have just assassinated an innocent public servant doing his job for his country and arrogantly defend their NED spy operation, what arrogance.
That unfortunately has become the hallmark of US diplomacy in recent years.
If they are not with you, murder them.
Murders by forces working with the US government will not stop the investigations and the truth will be told. The truth is something the elitists do not want exposed. Venezuela will show it has a strong democratic government as it pursues these evil people and brings them to justice.
In Venezuela the number of people unemployed has dropped from 2.16 million to 1.8 million persons. The informal sector is estimated to be 31.5% of the economically active population and unemployment currently stands at 15%. Formal sector employment is up 47.3% from the same period last year. 84% of these in formal sector jobs belong to the private sector compared to 16% in the public sector. On 11/2/04, the monthly unemployment figures had dropped from 16.7% to 14.5% between 9/03 and 9/04.
A long time friend of Danilo Anderson, who was assassinated two weeks ago ... Carlos Herrera, claims Anderson was under pressure by the government and on 11/27/04 planned to summon Venezuelan bankers Aristides Maza and Ignacio Salvatierra for signing the Pedro Carmona Decree on 4/12/02. Anderson said he was going to prohibit their leaving the country and that some lawyers at the bank threatened his life... |
