Dissident Venezuelan Generals, Edgar Bolivar and Oscar Marquez contend that the Venezuelan government continues to violate the human rights of rebel Generals that occupied Plaza Francia in Altamira (Caracas) in November, 2002. "The most persecuted officers are National Guard (GN) General Carlos Alfonso Martinez, Felipe Rodriguez, Colonel Yuccepe Pillery, Captains Alfredo and Ricardo Salazar Bohorquez ... other officers, such as Lieutenants German Varela and Juvenal Mora are in exile because there is no guarantee of a fair trial." The government's alleged harassment, Bolivar says, has forced the officers to keep a low profile but they continue to meet in citizen assemblies and support Coordinadora Democratica (CD) initiatives. General Marquez accuses the government of torturing minor officials and witnesses to obtain confessions and says he is writing a book about the events of April 11, 2002.
The dissident Generals' statement has meantime been eclipsed by declarations of dissident officers in Miami during a local TV show. Milking the Cuban anti-Communist cow for all its worth, Venezuelan Air Force (ret.) Colonel Silvino Bustillos and Sergeant Luis Pina have said they fully agree with a US military invasion of Venezuela to topple the Chavez Frias administration and stop the process of change. On the "Maria Elvira Confronta" show, Pina has claimed that 80% of Venezuelan citizens would support a US Marine military intervention in Venezuela. Bustillos has ratified Pina's view on the Descalzi vs. Brown show, calling on OAS military forces to join a US intervention. www.aporrea.com claims that Coordinadora Democratic (CD) "roving diplomats" held talks over the Christmas period with US State Department officials, such as Undersecretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roger Noriega and special adviser, Otto Reich preparing the way for the latest round of diplomatic sniping tactics.
| This is from a pro-Chavez site. Hugo continues to view the yankees with alarm. I've no idea how much the people are actually buying the story... |
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