* Chargé d'affaires of Venezuela in Washington, Calixto Ortega, met on Tuesday with Deputy Secretary of State for Latin America, Roberta Jacobson, three weeks after Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elías Jaua, met with the US Secretary of State John Kerry at the OAS summit.* * * *Few details have emerged about the meeting as both sides refused to comment. * * * *Two weeks ago, Calixto Ortega on VTV suggested that this was a opening to a new era in relations with US imperialism and they would be discussing energy, political, cultural and financial situations.* * * *This will likely lead to further demoralization and anger within segments of the grassroots and militant rank and file, as the governments foreign policy now turns to one of that "my enemy is my friend".* * * *To negotiate with the government that has tried to overthrow the Bolivarian revolution from day one and it is still their policy to do so, is grand error on a massive scale and nothing good will come from it as history has shown.* * * *These are my thoughts only but others are thinking them also.* * * *Cort* * * * *
*Diplomacy is only cynicism turned into an art form.* * * *Lenin on Diplomacy -"promises are like pie crusts-made to be broken".* * * *Leon Trotsky The abolition of secret diplomacy is the primary condition for an honest, popular, truly democratic foreign policy. In stark contrast, he observed, Secret diplomacy is a necessary tool for a propertied minority that is compelled to deceive the majority in order to subject it to its interests.* *------------------------------* Venezuelan Government: Stability in Instability *Jun 25th 2013, by Leopoldo Puchi Sol de Margarita* *[image: Leopoldo Puchi, right, talking to Noticias 24 last year (Luissana Cardenas/Noticias 24)]* *Leopoldo Puchi, right, talking to Noticias 24 last year (Luissana Cardenas/Noticias 24)* *In this short article, opposition political scientist and ex general secretary of the MAS, Leopoldo Puchi argues that the Maduro government is consolidating itself, but also that the opposition wont accept the situation of calm for long. Venezuelanalysis.com thought it would be useful to translate Puchis article, to give readers a sense of what the some of the opposition is thinking, and because it is significant that even members of the opposition are recognising that the country has entered into a state of some stability and political acceptance of the Maduro government.* *Different signs indicate that the government of Nicolas Maduro is tending to stabilise itself and consolidate itself, after the initial turbulence that followed the close electoral results and the lack of acceptance of the numbers emitted by the National Electoral Council by part of the opposition. * *Of course, the points of tension are numerous in Venezuelan society and without a doubt it will be like this for many years: social demands, like those of the university teachers; disagreements with Colombia and the United States over geopolitical divergences; economic problems, due to the reduced productivity of Venezuelan companies; grave deficiencies in public services; etc. Situations and conflicts that will exist for a long time, with the current government or with a different one. For the rest, there is no defined social hegemony, but rather an equilibrium of forces. The big picture is one of stability within instability.* *The push for power continues to define the agenda, which is making different analysts think, regarding the government and the opposition, that we could be facing an imminent collision. Important sectors of the opposition arent willing to accept this dead calm, that they consider exasperating, for long. There are disturbing facts that point in this direction, such as the presence of paramilitary groups, not just in border areas, but also in the countrys interior, as was shown in the recent arrests of various members in Portuguesa state, and the serious indicators that show their presence in the areas around Caracas.* *At the same time, sectors close to Chavismo seem to be impatient because they feel that the revolution could freeze, or dissolve into less rebellious forms.* *Now then, when violent plans are talked about, its not acceptable to put all of the opposition into the same boat. Nobody images that, for example, the candidates of the MUD in different regions, are actively committed to a strategy of this type. Its what they are least concerned with right now, when there is an electoral contest coming up, and their councillor candidates arent defined, nor is there consensus around various mayoral candidates.* *Even then though, the Venezuelan opposition is complex and its not just made up of this or that party, but rather there are important radicalised factors with a lot of influence and decision making power as well. Everything indicates that these groups have taken our neighbour, Colombia, as a logistical platform for acting on Venezuela, given the belligerence of ex-President Alvaro Uribe and the geopolitical differences between the two countries, which would facilitate such actions, even if Juan Manuel Santos isnt directly involved.* *Because of these circumstances, different analysts warn of the possibility that the country is on the point of a conflict without remedy. Maybe they are exaggerating, maybe they are right. But without a doubt, we have to be on the alert.* *Translation by Tamara Pearson for Venezuelanalysis.com* ------------------------------ *Source URL (retrieved on 25/06/2013 - 10:15pm):* http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/9764 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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