-Caveat Lector- Just passing along info... I don't live in Venezuela, so therefore I cannot say with absolute certainty who is right on this one. Media reports seem to conflict with "Independent" media accounts of what's going on down there.
Keep believing everything the main-stream media feeds you. -franc -----Original Message----- From: William Bacon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 8:21 AM To: Franc Tireur Subject: Re: [CTRL] FW: [turnwind] HANDS OFF VENEZUELA! sign on letter Franc, Your not bothered by the fact that Hugo Chavez is dictatorial thug just like Fidel Castro? Bill BAcon "I pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands, one Nation under God,indivisible,with liberty and justice for all." visit my web site at http://www.voicenet.com/~wbacon My ICQ# is 79071904 for a precise list of the powers of the Federal Government linkto: http://www.voicenet.com/~wbacon/Enumerated.html On Tue, 24 Dec 2002, Franc Tireur wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > FYI... > > -----Original Message----- > From: james jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [turnwind] HANDS OFF VENEZUELA! sign on letter > > HANDS OFF VENEZUELA! > An appeal to the international Labour Movement > > The situation in Venezuela is reaching a critical > point. The > reactionary forces, backed by conservative big > business and the US embassy, are > mobilising all their forces to overthrow the legally > elected government > of Hugo Chavez by extra-parliamentary means. > > The mass media have put in circulation the lie that > this is a "general > strike" supported by the workers of Venezuela against > an unpopular > government. There is absolutely no truth in this. In > reality what we are > seeing is a campaign of organised sabotage designed to > destabilise the > country and prepare the way for a right wing coup > d'etat. > > The bosses have organised what amounts to a lock-out > with the support > of certain right wing trade union leaders. This is > already the fourth > time this year that they have attempted to destabilise > the country by > these means. It is similar to the lorry drivers' > "strike" that the CIA > organised to bring down the legally elected government > of Salvador Allende > in Chile. These machinations led to the bloody > dictatorship of > Pinochet. Now the same people want to repeat the > experience in Venezuela. > > THEY MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO SUCCEED! > > The last time they moved in this way (last April) it > led to a coup in > which reactionary businessmen linked up with right > wing army officers to > arrest the President. They talked a lot about > "democracy" but > immediately came out in their true colours, with plans > to suspend the > Constitution and introduce a dictatorship of the rich. > > The role of the USA in all this was quite clear. This > great "democracy" > - as always - refused to condemn the coup. The CIA has > played, and is > playing, an active role in this conspiracy, as it has > in every other > coup in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and > so on. > > The attempted coup last April was defeated by a > spontaneous mass > movement of millions of workers, unemployed, peasants, > soldiers and poor > people. Now once more the masses are confronting the > counterrevolutionary > forces in the streets of Venezuela. > > If the people of Venezuela were allowed to fight the > counterrevolution > on their own, they would easily defeat it. This was > shown last April. > But behind the counterrevolution stands the might of > the USA and its > allies in Latin America. These are intervening > shamelessly in the internal > affairs of Venezuela, encouraging and financing the > counterrevolutionary forces. > > The revolutionary process opened by the election of > Hugo Chavez has > aroused the workers, peasants and poor people of > Venezuela and given them > new hope for a better future. The government has > carried through a > series of progressive reforms to improve the > conditions of the masses. > > The people now understand that Venezuela is an > immensely rich country > with huge reserves of oil, but that the wealth of the > nation is being > plundered by foreign imperialists and a handful of > wealthy local > oligarchs who serve the interests of imperialism. They > want to carry the > revolution forward and put an end to this scandalous > exploitation once and > for all. This is the only "crime" of the people of > Venezuela, for which > the imperialists are determined to make them pay. > > If the Venezuelan revolution goes down to defeat, it > will be a severe > blow against the cause of millions of poor people > throughout Latin > America who are fighting for their rights. > > THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MOVEMENT MUST BE MOBILIZED IN > THEIR SUPPORT. > > The aim of the counterrevolutionary "strike" is to > strangle the > economy, paralysing the vital oil industry and the > movement of essential > supplies. They have already succeeded in causing food > and petrol shortages. > The intention is to cause such chaos that it will > bring about a split > in the tops of the armed forces and a coup by right > wing army officers - > as in Chile. > > Not satisfied with seizing the oil of Iraq, the USA > also wants to get > its hands on Venezuelan oil. There is constant > pressure from Washington > and its corrupt allies in the region to force a > "regime change". > > This shameless and insolent bullying must cease! Let > the international > labour movement take a firm stand against imperialism! > > The people of Venezuela must not feel alone in their > hour of need. Let > the world working class raise its voice in their > support! > > We appeal to you to raise this matter urgently in your > trade union and > Labour Party branch. Send messages of support to > Venezuela and protest > to the US embassy about its continued interference in > the internal > political affairs of Venezuela. Send letters to the > press and to the > British government, demanding that it does not support > US aggression against > Venezuela. > > The youth must add its voice to the protest. Every > youth and student > organisation must mobilise to denounce the aggression > against the > Venezuelan revolution. > > DO NOT DELAY. ACT NOW! > > HANDS OFF VENEZUELA! > > December 19, 2002 > > Anyone who wishes to add their signature to this > appeal can do so by > writing to Jorge Martin at: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [We include model resolutions and letters of protest > (see below), which > should be sent immediately. Send emails to the > relevant quarters. Phone > up and demand answers. Contact your local member of > parliament and > demand to know where he or she stands on this issue. > Better still organise > pickets outside the US embassy to make them aware that > we know what is > going on.] > > This appeal has been signed by the following trade > union leaders, shop > stewards and activists and also left wing party > activists from the > following countries: > > Britain: > > And the following, all in personal capacity: > Mick Rix, General Secretary of ASLEF (Rail Union) and > member of the TUC > General Council), > Jeremy Dear, General Secretary of the National Union > of Journalists > (NUJ) and member of the TUC General Council), > Nigel Pearce, Vice-Chairman of the National Union of > Miners (NUM) > Yorkshire area, > Alan Woods, Editor Socialist Appeal > Ted Grant, Political Editor, Socialist Appeal > Ron Graves, Secretary of Peterborough branch of > UNISON, > Phil Waker, member of the National Executive Committee > of the > Communication Workers' Union (CWU) > Andy Blake, secretary of the CWU London 7 branch, > Mike Hogan, Secretary of the Liverpool Community > College branch of > UNISON > > Pakistan > > Manzoor Ahmed, Member of Parliament for the Kasur II > Constituency, > Editor of The Struggle and President of the Pakistan > Trade Union Defence > Camapign (PTUDC) > Hameed Khan, Quetta city organiser of PTUDC and Press > Secretary of > BCSSA, (Baluchistan Civil Secretariat Staff > Association) > Nazar Mengal, Baluchistan president of National > Organisation of Postal > Employees (NOPE), > Naseer Baluch (telecommunications union) > Khalid Bhatti (National Organizer, PTUDC) > Shahida Jabeen (executive member of PTUDC and National > Coordination > Secretary of PPP Women's Wing) > > Other signatures to follow > > Spain > > Miriam Municio, Secretaria General, En nombre de la > Ejecutiva del > Sindicato de Estudiantes, > José Martín, Portavoz y coordinador de Izquierda > Socialista-PSOE de > Málaga. > José García, miembro de la coordinadora regional de > Izquierda > Socialista-PSOE de Andalucía. > Antonio Hijano, Secretario General de la Federación de > trabajadores de > la Tierra (FTT)-UGT de la comarca de la Axarquía. > María Fernández Molero, Presidenta de la cooperativa > textil "El Lugar" > y de la Asociación de Mujeres "Un día después" de El > Borge (Málaga) > Jose Maria Gil, metalurgico, presidente del comité de > empresa de > PROGALSA y miembro de la ejecutiva de la Union > Provincial de CC.OO. de > Guadalajara. > Andres de las Heras, médico, miembro de la Ejecutiva > Provincial del > Sindicato de Sanidad de CC.OO.en Guadalajara. > Carlos Pineda: metalurgico, Secretario del Comité de > Empresa de ECO > refrigeracion, miembro de la Ejecutiva Provincial del > Metal de CC.OO. de > Guadalajara. > Jaime Sinde, médico, miembro del Consejo Regional de > Sanidad de CC.OO. > de Castilla la Mancha. > Carlos Rodriguez, parado, miembro del Consejo Político > Provincial de > Izquierda Unida de Guadalajara. > Jaime Vázquez, Presidente de la Cooperativa Redisma, > Secretario general > de la sección sindical de UGT y delegado del sector de > distribución de > prensa de Madrid > Agustin Plaza, Secretario General del Sindicato > Comarcal de Vitoria de > la Federación de Químicas, Minería e Industrias Afines > de la Unión > General de Trabajadores (FIA-UGT) y miembro del Comité > Nacional de Euskadi > del mismo sindicato. > Gregorio Barrantes, Miembro del Comité de Empresa y > responsable de la > Sección Sindical de UGT de Esmaltaciones San Ignacio > (Alava). > Javier Plaza, Delegado de Personal por UGT de la > empresa ALSATEC > (Alava). > Liborio Pro, Delegado de Personal por UGT de la > empresa ENVIROIL > (Alava) > Rafael Gabikagogeaskoa, Delegado de Personal por UGT > de DEYDESA (Alava) > Emilio Villarreal, Responsable de la Seccion Sindical > de UGT de DEYDESA > (Alava) > Maria Jesus Rodriguez, Miembro del Comité de Empresa > por UGT de ÉCLAIR > PRYNT (Alava) > Domingo Lorenzo Casas, trabajador sindical de la UGT > de Euskadi > Jesus Diaz de Durana, trabajador sindical de la UGT de > Euskadi > Gines Férez Abellán, Delegado de Personal por UGT de > la Empresa > LATIERRO.S.A (Alava) > Francisco Redondo, Miembro del Comité de Empresa por > UGT de ARREGUI, > S.A. (Alava) > Emiliano Domínguez, Gregorio Latorre, Comité de > Empresa de Roca por CGT > Lluis Perernau, Miembro por UGT de la Junta de > Personal de la > Universidad Autónoma de Bellaterra (Barcelona) > Carlos Castellano, Delegado sindical de CCOO de > Seguros Mafre > Salvador Aranda, Presidente del Comité de Empresa de > Musersa (Girona) > Antonio Damián, Delegado de CCOO - Tesorería de la > Seguridad Social de > Barcelona > Alfredo Luna, Delegado de CCOO - Hotel Nuñez y Navarro > Pilar Ubeda, Presidenta del Comité de Empresa de > Telefónica Móviles > España > Conchi Garbi, Comité de Empresa de Telefónica Móviles > España > José Hernández, Comité de Empresa del Auditorio > Nacional de Música por > CCOO > José Luis Ruíz, Delegado de UGT - Ayuntamiento de > Parla (Madrid) > Teresa Cortés, Comité de Empresa del CO Juan de > Austria - Comunidad de > Madrid > > Italy > > Paolo Brini (shop steward Smalti Modena) > Domenico Minadeo (shop steward Irce Imola) > Davide Bacchelli (shop steward Ima Ozzano-Bo) > Giampietro Montanari (shop steward Cesab Bologna) > Orlando Maviglia (shop steward Minarelli Bologna) > Ivan Serra (shop steward Rcm- Bologna) > Annamaria Quadrelli (shop steward temporary workers > Nidil-Cgil Tim > Bologna) > Samira Giulitti e Samira Cimarelli (shop stewards > Fisac-Cgil Direct > Line Milano) > Nunzio Vurchio (shop steward D'Andrea Milano) > Laura Bassanetti (shop steward Aci Global Milano) > Fabrizio Parlagreco (shop steward Amisco Milano) > Stefano Pol (National Coordinating Committee > Nidil-Cgil) > Rapresentanza sindacale unitaria (Shop stewards' > committee) UPS Milano > Rapresentanza sindacale aziendale (Shop stewards' > committee) UPS > Vimodrone - Milano > Lorenzo Esposito (shop steward Banca d'Italia - > Milano) > Vincenzo Longhi (shop steward General Detergent - > Milano) > Sara Parlavecchia (National Coordinating Committee of > the Committees in > Defence of State Education, CSP) > Paolo Grassi (Provincial Coordinating Committee, > Nidil-Cgil - Milano) > Claudio Bellotti (National Executive, Partito della > Rifondazione > Comunista) > Alessandro Giardiello (National Committee Partito > della Rifondazione > Comunista) > Dario Salvetti, Elisabetta Rossi, Jacopo Renda > (National Committee > Giovani Comunisti, Young Communists) > Gabriele Donato (coordinator Young Communists Udine) > Enrico Duranti (coordinator Young Communists Crema) > Mauro Vanetti ( coordinator Young Communists Pavia) > > USA > > ATU Division #788 > St. Louis Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the > Labor Party > > France > > Greg Oxley, Parti Socialiste, Paris, Syndicat des > journalistes CGT. > Jérôme Métellus, Parti Communiste (PCF), Paris. > Hubert Prévaud, Parti socialiste, Toulouse, CGT. > Marc Caprioli, PCF, Paris. > Christophe Schroedel, PS, Syndicat National de > l'Enseignement, SNES. > Patrick Loiseau, PS, Paris. > Section de la Jeunesse Communiste, Amiens. > Jean-Marc Domart, PCF, CGT, Paris. > > Germany > > Hans-Gerd Öfinger, member of the Wiesbaden regional > comitee Ver.Di > (service sector union, the biggest single union, a > merger of 5 unions) > > Other signatures to follow > > Belgium > > Erik De Bruyn, shop steward Socialist Public Service > Union City of > Antwerp (ACOD) > Lin Van Rompaey, shop steward Socialist Public Service > Union City of > Antwerp (ACOD) > Mischa Van Herck, member of executive of Socialist > Party Antwerp > Brecht Desmet, member student council University of > Gent > Miguel Rubio, former convenor Metal Workers Union of > Diamant Boart > (CMB-FGTB) > Fabian Defraine, Independent Socialist Councillor in > Tubize > Maarten Van Heuverzwijn, member of student council > University of Gent > Roland Vanderbeke, member of Executive Socialist > Public Service Union, > Oostende (ACOD) > André Gonzalis, chairman of Public Service Union > branch of Veurne and > Shop Steward of Teachers Union (ACOD) > Bart Desmet, shop steward of Public Transport Union > (ACOD) > > > NOTE: In Belgium the appeal will also be distributed > later in the week > to some 1200 trade unionists via a TU Newsletter. > > Mexico > > Rosalba Ramos, National Assembly of Workers, ANTT. > Luis Enrique Barrios, Workers´ Committee in Defence of > the Trade > Unions, Cotdesi. > Angel Chong, Comité for the Young Socialists of the > PRD, CJJSSPRD. > Ubaldo Oropeza, Committee in Defence of State > Education, Cedep. > Norma Edith Ramírez, Independent Union of Workers in > the High Schools. > Adán Mejia, Mexican Electricians Union, SME. > Angel Ilich Cardosa, Editorial Board of the Workers´ > Journal El > Militante (Mexico). > Raúl Larios, National Resistance Front Against > Privatisation of the > Electrical Industry, FNRCPIE. > Amauri Solis, State Councillor of the PRD, Chiapas. > Carlo del Angel, PRD Youth Congress, Delegado por > Hidalgo. > Victor Hugo Remirez, PRD Youth Congress, Delegate for > the State of > Mexico. > Jonathan López, Rank and File Insurgent Movement of > the PRD, MOBI PRD. > Juan Manuel, Labour Solidarity and Cooperation Network > (Red de > Solidaridad y Colaboración Laboral) > Rubén Ribera, Action Committee of the Escuela Superior > de Ingeniería > Mecánica y Eléctrica, CLESIME-IPN. > Sergio Rojas, Committee in Defence of State Education, > Cedep, Escuela > Nacional de Estudios Profesionales, Actlan > > Other signatures to follow > > Greece > > Panagiotis Lafazanis, Member of the Greek Parliament > and Member of the > Political Secretariat of the party Synaspismos > Stelios Dafnis, Member of the Central Committee of > Athens Trade > Council. > Tsitonis Takis, Member of Executive committee of > Archaeological Sites > Workers Union. > Ikonomou Konstantinos, Member of Executive committee > of Archaeological > Sites Workers Union > Delniotis Ioanis, Member of Executive committee of > Archaeological Sites > Workers Union > Dimarogonas Dimos, Member of Executive committee of > Greek Federation of > Union of Ministry of Culture Workers > Fotopoulos Nikos, Member of the National Executive > committee of > Technical Electrical Workers Union. > Tasios Thomas, Member of the National Executive > committee of > Telecommunication Workers Union. > Nikakis Dimitris, Member of the Executive committee of > Shopworkers > Union. > Nikolaou Martha, Member of the Executive committee of > Shop - 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