Venezuela: Oil-Flush Chávez like Chile's Allende ?

FPF-fwd. of an interesting analysis in a 'Press Memorandum' concerning Venezuela, published by the ''Council On Hemispheric Affairs*'':

Jessica Leight on Chávez, Uribe, Lula, Noriega and Bush

• Recent arms sales could have an explosive impact on U.S.-Venezuela relations.

• Recalling Czech small arms sales to the leftist Guatemalan government in 1954, which led to a CIA-supported coup, [United Fruit/Fyffes+CIA against Arbenz - HR] the same could - ['wîll' - HR] - happen in Venezuela.

• Colombia and Venezuela resolve recent conflict despite no positive U.S. assistance.

• Washington’s irrelevance represents a massive diplomatic defeat, marking yet another setback to Roger Noriega’s pathetic mishandling of U.S. relations with Latin America.

• Brazil’s weapons sales to Caracas throws a protective shield around Venezuela.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is not known for his discretion, caution, nor political reserve. Yet the in-your-face leader travels with lady luck as he revels in the nation's ever-increasing oil wealth and the virtually unprecedented political and economic prominence that
sky-rocketing petrol prices have brought to Caracas.

The Venezuelan strongman shows every sign of being prepared to strike out even more aggressively this year against any foe he perceives as threatening his "Bolivarian revolution," namely his plans for land reform, social justice, and the redistribution of wealth.

Certain to seek reelection to a six-year term in next year's presidential race, Chávez is bolstering his domestic base through the aggressive expansion of the recent social programs that have won him the fierce loyalty of the nation's long-neglected lower-classes.

Pls. READ THE REST OF THE ANALYSIS: 'click' the title/link above or use this to paste - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/3tup6

Foreign Press Foundation: US Rep. Tom Lantos and the CIA/Mossad arecovertly working and illegally preparing the next coup in oil rich [and close] Venezuela - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/5ce5p

* The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, founded in 1975, is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt research and information organization. It has been described on the Senate floor as being ''one of the nation's most respected bodies of scholars and policy makers.'' For more information, please see our web page at www.coha.org; or contact our Washington offices by phone (202) 223-4975, fax (202) 223-4979, or email coha@coha.org. [ ]

Another very good source of independent information is VHeadline.com in Caracas which - among much news - has a story on President Hugo Chavez: ''Who will take a great place in history'' - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/69qz2

FOREIGN PRESS FOUNDATION
http://tinyurl.com/4ar5e
Editor : Henk Ruyssenaars
http://tinyurl.com/5uvtv
The Netherlands
FPF@Chello.nl

The Dutch author this far has worked abroad 4 decades for international media as a foreign correspondent, of which 10 years - also during Gulf War I - in the 'Arab World' and the Middle East. At present 'Persona non Grata' in Holland :-)

Seeing worldwide that every bullet and every bomb breeds more terrorism! - US Senator Hollings agrees: 'We have caused more terrorism than we have gotten rid of' - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/2bqza

Colin Powell: 'It is not anti-Semitic to criticize the policies of the state of Israel' - as 'US Secretary of State' in a speech at the 'Conference on Anti-Semitism of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe' - German Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Berlin - April 28th - 2004 - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/22p6c

Former PM Wim Kok and other Dutch Govt's war criminals in Court - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/662pp - It can and must be done, to all war criminals!

Help the troops come home! Url.: http://tinyurl.com/3o6tr - We need them badly to fight our so called 'governments': Url.: http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/

HR

Harvard University starts 'Storming the Bushtille' ?

Dismayed, alienated and demoralized by an autocratic management style that has stifled the open debate.

by Henk Ruyssenaars

FPF- Feb. 16th - 2005 - The focus of the present attack on Harvard University president Lawrence Summers, is not what the New York Times* writes: "Dr. Summers's recent comments suggesting that innate sex differences could account for the lack of women in science and math careers." in an article today.*

It looks like however that the criticism - not only academic flak - is primarily aimed at Summers' neocon views, and the autocratic management style that has stifled the open debate

People start reacting against this overt and strong support of Bush c.s. 'New World Order' - defending ad nauseam the destructive globalization policy and offensive US geopolitics in general in the fake so called "War on Terrorism", which is clearly about substantially reconfiguring 'the energy scenario' for the faltering US Superpower. At any or anybody's cost to others.

When last december Dr. Summers, who has worked for the ill famous World Bank and also is a former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, (Part of Greenspan's green ink and paper Fed. dep't) - was presented with an honorary doctor degree of philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he gave a typical example of his way of thinking, which makes revolting against his style understandable.

In his speech* he stated that: "Some perspectives are right, and are supported by evidence and data, but some are not, and when that happens people should change their minds.* It's taken as a version of: "You are either for us, or you better change your mind."

In today's edition of 'The Harvard Crimson'*, staff writer Zacharya M. Seward in his news analysis points out that the 'focus widens in the attack on the president". Concerning 'the swelling torrent of criticism facing Summers', Seward writes, it "quickly broadened yesterday into a full-blown assault on his entire tenure in a shift which could ultimately prove far more damaging for Harvard's embattled leader*."

By many hopefull others, the attack on Summers is also seen as an attack on president Bush's 'cabal'; their gun-ship-diplomacy, Sharon's 'Holocaust of the Palestinians' - with US help and $billions financing - and a possible step in the revolt against the fraudulent building and already costly faltering of the 'Neocon Empire'.

And, well, one's got to start somewhere, and Harvard with it's strong Israel ties is as good as any place. It's not as yet as 'critical' as Berkeley University was in the good years* - when the Patriot Act didn't exist yet - but shouldn't become a 'mini Iraq' like Kent State either - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/64oo3

In the NYT, Dr. Arthur Kleinman, chairman of anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is quoted* about Dr. Summers: "Many of your faculty are dismayed and alienated and demoralized," referring to a "crisis concerning your style of leadership and governance." Most speakers took aim at Dr. Summers for what they described as an autocratic management style that has stifled the open debate that is at the core of the university's values. While their comments were respectful, they were forceful and were greeted
by strong applause."

The core of Summers academic position was shown again in what 'The Harvard Crimson' called: "an ideological wrestling ring [ ] as University President Lawrence H. Summers, Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel, and New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman sparred in round one of their much anticipated core class on globalization.

Though the new course is officially titled “Social Analysis 78: Globalization and Its Critics,” onlookers could have been forgiven if they thought that they were watching the latest installment of CNN’s “Crossfire,” Crimson staff writer Daniel Hemel wrote in his article "Academic Stars Clash in Course". Dr. Summers apparently belongs to what South African former President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela called: ''The 'US dinosaurs', which are a threat to world peace."*

In Jerusalem last December, Dr. Summers was citing the outstanding reputations that both Harvard University and the Hebrew University have enjoyed over the years" and said ''that both institutions will yet have the opportunity to make enormous contributions to this world." Which is exactly what many in the world are very much afraid of too: to be 'liberated' by US-zionist university neocons, now seen as ''the undertakers.''

"September 2002, Summers made headlines around the US for taking on the issue of anti-Semitism* on college campuses. In a speech, he called boycotts of Israeli academics, fundraising by student organizations for groups that support terrorism, and the Harvard divest-from-Israel drive - (away from Sharon's genocidal acts - HR): "anti-Semitic* in their effect if not their intent."

Summers should have understood by now, that the wave of criticism also is about his despicable, and blacklisting 'New World Order' at US universities too.

It's the Weimar Republic and Germany in the '30's all over again, but now with ''the other side'' flying US made F-16s, and holding the gun: Uzi's.

But, the 'Storming of the Bastille' succeeded...

So ?


Henk Ruyssenaars

Footnotes/links:

Anti-Semitism: Colin Powell: 'It is not anti-Semitic to criticize the policies of the state of Israel' - as 'US Secretary of State' in a speech at the 'Conference on Anti-Semitism of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe' - German Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Berlin - April 28th - 2004 - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/22p6c

Harvard President Summers Receives an Honorary Ph.D. at Hebrew University / Israel - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/4juau

Kent State, May 4, 1970 - America Kills Its Children - Url.: http://www.spectacle.org/595/kent.html

Berkeley University in the good years - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/4yetd

Harvard president - Big man on campus - Jerusalem Post Jan. 5th - 2005 - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/3ocrr

Nelson Mandela and the US dinosaurs as a threat to world peace - Url.: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3070095/

"The Harvard Crimson" - Url.: Url.: http://tinyurl.com/4gn2g

The Storming of the Bastille - 1789 - Paris - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/6elvl

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