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 Editorials | At Issue | May 2006 
Chavez Denounces Conspiracy in Bolivia
 Prensa Latina
| | Bolivian president Evo Morales, left, is embraced by Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez during a meeting in the village of Shinahota, Bolivia on Friday, May 26, 2006. Oil-rich Venezuela's increasing influence in Bolivia will be sealed with a penstroke Friday when presidents Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales sign another set of accords, this time to secure Venezuela's role in Bolivia's recently nationalized energy industry. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) |
Sinahota, Bolivia - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez charged on Friday that the United States has given the green light to a conspiracy to overthrow Bolivian President Evo Morales.
Speaking at a mass rally in the central Bolivian city of Sinahota, Chavez called for Bolivians to be on the alert, and recalled that he has gone through the drama of imperialist conspiracy, the 2002 coup d´etat, as well as economic sabotage and terrorism, sponsored by Washington.
"Conspiracy has begun," he pointed out, adding that recent statements by US President George W. Bush on an alleged deterioration of democracy in Bolivia and Venezuela mean that he has given the green light to plot against Bolivia´s government and institutions.
After saluting the Bolivian military, Chavez recalled that Bolivar cursed the soldiers who aim their weapons at the people, and called on them to arrest those trying a coup or if someone orders them to overthrow President Evo Morales.
He urged the conspirators to think twice, for they will not be able to overthrow Evo Morales because they would have to overthrow the people first, something that is impossible.
Chavez lauded Morales´ leadership and congratulated him for nationalizing the country´s hydrocarbons. He also greeted Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage, who is attending the meeting on behalf of whom Chavez called a comrade, friend and commander, Fidel Castro.
He wished a happy 80th birthday (on August 13) to Fidel Castro – whose mention brought a standing ovation from the audience, who asked for Fidel to visit Bolivia,– and acknowledged Cuba´s huge solidarity with Venezuela.
He noted that the collaboration agreements signed between Venezuela and Cuba are aimed at helping Bolivia in several fields, including the development of the hydrocarbon industry, the agri-industry and social aspects such as medical care and education.
It is an expression of new integration on the basis of solidarity and economic complementation, of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) and the Trade Agreement of the Peoples (TCP) against US-sponsored free trade mechanisms that hinder the peoples´ future, said the Venezuelan statesman.
Chavez paid tribute to Commander Ernesto Che Guevara, who was killed in this country and whom he described as a hero and martyr who lives in the heart of the Latin American peoples.
The Venezuelan president expressed his conviction that only socialism will free the peoples and give them equality and justice, adding that that system is in the roots of Latin America, because the pre-Columbian cultures had similar societies.
Bolivia: Morales for Dignity and Sovereignty
Prensa Latina
Sinahota, Bolivia, May 26 () Dignity, sovereignty and independence bind together Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela, which hope more nations will join integration, said President of Bolivia, Evo Morales.
Speaking at a popular gathering in support of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) and the Trade Agreement of the Peoples (TCP) in Sinahota, Bolivia, Morales said that as long as there are countries subject to the US or to free trade agreements with the US, there cannot be Latin American unity and integration.
He added that to free themselves from this dependence, it is necessary to recover natural resources, so that they fall in the hands of the State, under the control of the people, a task that must be accomplished by the Constituent Assembly.
Morales criticized conservative medical sectors who oppose the presence of their Cuban colleagues who are helping poor people in Bolivia free of charge, and praised the Operation Miracle, which on Sunday will complete six ophthalmology centers in Bolivia, as well as training received by Bolivian students in Cuba and the Island's coming donation of 20 hospitals.
Morales affectionately greeted President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez and Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage, who attended the gathering. |
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