Venezuela's Chavez fears Caracas mayor

Presenting his case to obama was truely a waste of time. If he could bring some votes there would be a possibility of some sympathy - there is none. Obama hussein is more likely to help his brother Odinga. Google this guy if you want some real insight into the obama loyalties !

Absolutely right

It is sad that so many American leftists are so reluctant to criticize people like Chavez, Castro, and Robert Mugabe. They only speak negatively of these despots if you drag it out of them.

Leopoldo López, the opposition Mayor of Chacao, who has been prohibited from standing as a candidate for Mayor of the Capital District due to a series of presumed administrative irregularities during his term as mayor as well as earlier charges relating to when he was a state employee, argued that the ban constituted a “political blockade.”

In an interview with Ernesto Villegas during the program “In Confidence” broadcast by state owned television station, VTV, López, who is challenging the injunction, declared he would not accept it if the Supreme Court ruled against him.“It is impossible,” he said.

One of the administrative irregularities for which López has been sanctioned occurred in 1998 when he, as an employee of Venezuela’s state owned oil company PDVSA and a member of the Primero Justicia Civil Association (ACPJ - a forerunner to the Primero Justicia political party), received a donation of 60 million bolivars from PDVSA in a cheque made out to the ACPJ and signed by his mother (also an employee of PDVSA at the time).

Under a cooperation agreement between PDVSA and the Inter-American Foundation, any donation by the state oil company to employees or functionaries, direct family members of employees, or foundations or entities related totally or partially to any of the said parties is strictly prohibited.

López, who was granted a right to self-defense during the Comptroller General’s investigation, admitted that the ACPJ had received the money but argued it did not constitute a crime.“Yes I worked in PDVSA as a recently graduated analyst, but we had a civil association and we presented a project the same as twenty other associations,” he said.

When questioned as to whether he thought this represented a conflict of interest, the opposition mayor refused to give a clear answer.

While he recognized that the Comptroller General’s Office can implement administrative sanctions for acts of corruption, López argued that the right to be elected could only be withdrawn as a result of a civil or criminal trial.

López, a signatory to the infamous “Carmona Decree” which dissolved all public powers, including the Supreme Court and the National Assembly during the short-lived April 2002 military coup against the Chavez government, is also being investigated for misuse of municipal resources in support of a group of rebel military officers who camped out in Altamira Plaza (in Chacao municipality) for more than a year after the coup, from November 2002, and who were linked to a string of bomb attacks and apparently politically motivated murders in Venezuela during 2003.

Yépez reiterated that the CNE would comply with the legality of the ruling based on article 105 of the Organic Law of the Comptroller General but said that the appropriate place to raise grievances is the Supreme Court.

Those who have been sanctioned “continue to maintain their right to vote, to organize themselves, to protest and to have their opinions,” he added.

Investigator wrote:

Obama hussein

What a jerk you are!!

after reading this:( http://blackandwhiteprogram.com/essay/venezeu... )
it's really scary to see how this country is run. I had no idea it was this bad

Investigator wrote:

Presenting his case to obama was truely a waste of time. If he could bring some votes there would be a possibility of some sympathy - there is none. Obama hussein is more likely to help his brother Odinga. Google this guy if you want some real insight into the obama loyalties !

My name is Richard Hussein Lewis - A White, Anglo, American from Arkansas - Voting for Barack is going to give me the satisfaction of seeing all you ignorant and prejudiced bigots eat tail come this November.

I see - the usually ignorant blather about the Chavez government ... I wish some of you folks would actually do your homework. Rigged elections huh? That's not what any of the international election monitors, including the Carter Foundation, reported. In fact, there hasn't been one shred of evidence to imply election tampering in Venezuela under Chavez.

By the way, you might want to think about the fact that if someone from Venezuela posts on a forum, they might not be an objective voice. You know why many Venezuelans (especially in Miami) hate Chavez? Cuz they're rich! If you meet a pissed Venezuelan, remember that there's no way in hell the majority of Venezuelans, who are poor (+65% of the country), could afford a ticket to the States.

The "opposition" represents the rich minority of the country - a country that has one of the highest inequality rates in Latin America. They love to whine about so called civil rights abuses and repression but don't offer any evidence. Now this is a group that was totally fine with systematic repression and assassination of left wing leaders for the last three decades. Anyone want to talk about the Caracazo?

Another think they like to talk about a lot is the lack of free speech - again, if you've actually been there, you'd know that 4 out of the 5 major stations are privately held, participated in the propaganda during the 2002 coup and oil lockout, and continue to present whatever angle they want without reprisal. In fact, you can go and watch it yourself and make up your own mind. The newspapers have enjoyed the same freedom. I know, because I've fucking read them - and you can to if you actually take the time to look!

They don't like to talk about what Chavez has been doing. By the way, and these are World Bank figures, the Chavez government has managed to cut unemployment by half. Don't look at me - blame the World Band for that figure. On top of that, the Venezuelan economy has out paced most countries in the WORLD in terms of economic growth and that is NOT all attributable to the oil sector. On top of this - free education, medicine, job training, etc.

I've filmed the barrios, I've filmed parliament, I've been in the richest parts of Caracas and Isla Margarita, and I've interviewed people from all walks of life. What you're hearing and reading is a total fabrication. But apparently you, just like during the lead up to the Iraq war, are happy digest the usual propaganda without ever questioning any of it.

Did it ever occur to you that our government could lie to you? No way, right? Would Bush lie to you? Would Nixon? Would Clinton? Would Regan? Contras? We don't know about any Contras!!!!

Grow up people - governments manipulate information. If any of you were awake during your high school US history class you'd know that. This is history repeating itself.

The 4th "Republica " had corruption every where but Chavez got all " the masters in corruption from them " So Leopoldo Lopez hasn't done nothing if we see how reach and wealth are Chavez ' family..of course the people around him ,lazy and without love for their country take their children to private schools, love to go to USA for vacation ,What they called " The Empire ", good restaurants and most of them have moved to mansions....Once they ate caviar and drunk 18th old whisky they don't want " Underwood Devil" or a simple beer.
I wonder with their salaries HOW THEY AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE and SOCIALIST'S LIFE from the XXI century!

carmen-patricia wrote:

The 4th "Republica " had corruption every where but Chavez got all " the masters in corruption from them " So Leopoldo Lopez hasn't done nothing if we see how reach and wealth are Chavez ' family..of course the people around him ,lazy and without love for their country take their children to private schools, love to go to USA for vacation ,What they called " The Empire ", good restaurants and most of them have moved to mansions....Once they ate caviar and drunk 18th old whisky they don't want " Underwood Devil" or a simple beer.
I wonder with their salaries HOW THEY AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE and SOCIALIST'S LIFE from the XXI century!

Few “big fishes” have gone to jail for corruption, in a country where it has long been almost endemic. Corruption is almost a way of life for some people in Venezuela, where the oil wealth has also had negative influences over decades. Chavez really has to fight a cultural battle to show people that being what they call “un vivo” in Venezuela -- a person who knows how to get over on the system -- isn’t really something that should be admired. But it’s a fair criticism that the government has not done enough to fight corruption, including within its own ranks.
There are some studies indicating that poverty during Chavez’s presidency has dropped from 44 percent to 30 percent. These figures do not include the benefits poor people are deriving from various social “missions” Chavez has instituted targeting health and education, but rather count only cash income. The numbers originate from the government but are accepted by many international organizations. It also stands to reason that poverty has dropped, since the country has been flooded with dollars from the boom in oil prices. Chavez has redirected much of that money to the majority poor and this never happens with the 4th "Republica.

carmen-patricia wrote:

The 4th "Republica " had corruption every where but Chavez got all " the masters in corruption from them " So Leopoldo Lopez hasn't done nothing if we see how reach and wealth are Chavez ' family..of course the people around him ,lazy and without love for their country take their children to private schools, love to go to USA for vacation ,What they called " The Empire ", good restaurants and most of them have moved to mansions....Once they ate caviar and drunk 18th old whisky they don't want " Underwood Devil" or a simple beer.
I wonder with their salaries HOW THEY AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE and SOCIALIST'S LIFE from the XXI century!

López is being investigated for misuse of municipal resources in support of a group of rebel military officers who camped out in Altamira Plaza (in Chacao municipality) for more than a year after the coup, from November 2002, and who were linked to a string of bomb attacks and apparently politically motivated murders in Venezuela during 2003.”

Lopez has been a spokeperson for the ultra-right groups that have opposed Chávez consistently, stridently and at times violently. He was a supporter of the 2002 coup that overthrew Chavez and for a period of hours claimed to control Venezuela. He signed the Carmona Document during this coup, which dissolved the Supreme Court and National Assembly. Diehl repeatedly tries to build a case that he is a populist and a democrat, and of course does not ponder such contradictions as his participation in a violent overthrow of the Venezuelan government. Lopez recently stated,``What's important is that the United States advances an agenda that makes a priority of democracy and human rights, as well as poverty alleviation and addressing inequality. Chávez has no answer to that.''(from http://www.citymayors.com , as quoted by Andrew Stevens, Deputy Editor, in an article “Kidnapped and shot at, a Venezuelan mayor opposes country’s president”.)

Diehl presents Lopez as a victim of human rights abuses because he has been prohibited for running for office for three years as an administrative measure. He does not mention that 180 of the 371 others who have had the same sanctions applied are supporters of Chávez.

RIchard Hussein Lewis wrote:

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My name is Richard Hussein Lewis - A White, Anglo, American from Arkansas - Voting for Barack is going to give me the satisfaction of seeing all you ignorant and prejudiced bigots eat tail come this November.

another wasted vote.. that is the WORST reason to vote for a man with no experience.

Chavez should be exterminated..

It's nice to see there may actually be a light at the end of the tunnel with Chavez. Venezuelans have stood up at just the right time to shut this guy down. His successor(s) better do things right or he'll be back and more powerful next time.

carmen-patricia wrote:

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1. Elevación de la autoestima de los venezolanos
2. Establecimiento de la soberanía del país
3. Recuperación de la industria petrolera
4. Recuperación de la OPEP como organización defensora de los precios del petróleo
5. Colocación de Venezuela en el mundo
6. Metro de Valencia listo
7. Metro de Maracaibo, a inaugurarse sus 3 primeras estaciones
8. Metro de Los Teques
9. Trolebús de Mérida
10. Transbar de Barquisimeto
11. Centrales hidroeléctricas de Caruachi, de Barinas termoeléctrica del Zulia
12. Ampliación de la Petroquímica X Módulos de Barrio adentro, CDI, SRI, CAT
13. Universidad del Deporte en Cojedes
14. Ampliación de las relaciones de Venezuela con Asia,África y Europa
15. Traída de vaquillonas de Argentina y Uruguay para mejorar nuestra ganadería
16. Dotación de hospitales con incubadoras y otros equipos traídos de Argentina, Alemania, Uruguay y otros
17. Creación de Conviasa
18. Creación de CVG Telecom
19. Rescate de tierras para la agricultura
20. Entrega de tierras a campesinos
21. Liberación del país del FMI
22. Diversificació n de nuestro comercio con más países en el mundo, hoy en día le vendemos a Estados Unidos, Cuba, Jamaica, todo el caribe, Argentina, Uruguay, India, China, Lituania y muchos otros países a los cuales antes no le vendíamos, dependíamos del mercado estadounidense
23. Diversificació n de la producción
24. Desarrollo del SENIAT de manera que hoy dependemos menos del petróleo, la recaudación esta por encima del petróleo.
25. Aumento de las reservas petroleras con la recuperación de La Faja del Orinoco
26. Aumento de las reservas internacionales
27. Ingreso a MERCOSUR
28. Creación de la Universidad Bolivariana, está en todos los estados.
29. Apertura de estudios de bachillerato, mediante la Misión Ribas para miles de personas
30. Alfabetización de más de millón y medio de personas por lo cual la UNESCO nos declaró país libre de analfabetismo
31. Disminución de la pobreza crítica de 80% 1998 a 30% 2007.
32. Aumento del número de personas que hoy tienen agua potable y electricidad
33. Atención a cientos de personas de calle mediante la Misión Negra Hipólita
34. Atención a cientos de niños de calle
35. Cosecha record de arroz
36. Rumbo a cosecha record en maíz
37. Aumento del número de pensionados del Seguro Social
38. Aumento del salario mínimo a 238 dólares, siendo ahora el más alto de América
39. Elevación de pensiones del Seguro Social al salario mínimo
40. Atención a cientos de personas que quedaron sin vivienda
41. Aumento de las pensiones de los viejitos a 307.000 bolívares
42. Solidaridad de nuestro país con pueblos hermanos que han recibido males de la naturaleza en Chile, Perú, Ecuador, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, en consonancia con nuestra constitución y las lecciones de los héroes de la patria
43. Construcción del Cardiológico Infantil donde a menos de 1 mes se han realizado ya 60 operaciones y tiene capacidad para 4000 operaciones al año
44. Desarrollo de la autopista Antonio José de Sucre
45. Desarrollo de la autopista José Antonio Páez de Portuguesa a Barinas
46. Autopista Acarigua-Barquisimeto ejecutada en 80%
47. Tren de La Rinconada a Cúa
48. En construcción tren de Maracay a Barquisimeto
49. Viaducto Caracas-La Guaira
50. Creación de Petrosur

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51. Creación de Petrocaribe
52. Creación de Telesur
53. Creación de Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (ABN)
54. Creación de Vive TV
55. Recuperación de más de 10.000 planteles educativos
56. Creación de 58.236 nuevas escuelas
57.Se estableció nuevo régimen de concesiones petroleras, nueva relación con las empresas petroleras
58. Eliminada la apertura petrolera y se sustituyó por una política justa para el país recuperando nuestro petróleo
59. Establecimiento en todos los contratos petroleros, del gas y otros, que los tribunales facultades para dirimir controversias son los tribunales venezolanos, anteriormente se dirimía en tribunales del exterior
60. Creación de fábricas como la de tractores, bicicletas y automóviles con nuestros socios iraníes
61. Asociación con Brasil para construir refinería en Pernambuco donde se procesarán 200.000 barriles diarios de petróleo venezolano
62. Creación del ALBA como alternativa al ALCA
63. Papel importante en la elección del secretario general de la OEA
64. Logro de precios más justos para nuestro petróleo
65. Disminución de la inflación desde 30 a 9%
66. Miles de personas han recuperado la vista en la Misión Milagro
67..Limpieza del río Guaire, actualmente en proceso
68. Dragado del río Misoa en Zulia, para proteger a los habitantes de las crecidas del río
69. Ampliación de las líneas que transportan electricidad a los hogares zulianos
70. Independizació n de la Fuerza Armada Nacional de la influencia de la Escuela de Las Américas, escuela de torturadores
71. Salida de la Misión Militar de Estados Unidos de Fuerte Tiuna
72. Salida de técnicos estadounidenses que realizaban espionaje de los cuarteles de la FAN
73. Diversificació n de mercado para abastecerse nuestra Fuerza Armada
74. Creación del Banco del Tesoro
75. Creación de INAMUJER
76. Nuevo Puente Venezuela en el Zulia para conectar Zulia con Barinas
77. Creación de un fondo financiero en dólares para apalancar las inversiones para el desarrollo China (4000) Venezuela (2000)
78. Creación de fondo financiero en dólares Irán (1000), Venezuela (1000)
79. Creación de planta de cemento venezolana
80. Creación de planta de cemento venezolana Irán-Venezuela
81. Buena venta de PDVSA de su Refinería Lyondell-Citgo en mil trescientos catorce millones de dólares su 41%, en la cual había perdido más de mil ochocientos, vendiendo salimos ganando
82. Elaboración del satélite Simón Bolívar que será entregado por China a Venezuela en 2008 y permitirá a nuestro país desarrollar la telemedicina, la teleeducación y lograr independencia de información, además, podremos los venezolanos acceder al satélite gratis, con sólo adquirir una antena para ello
83. En los contratos de creación de fábricas figura una cláusula que establece la transmisión de tecnología a los venezolanos, es decir, que no quedaremos amarrados, sino que podremos hacer nuestras propias creaciones, aun cuando los contratos terminen
84. Liberamos a PDVSA de la comisión de valores de Estados Unidos pagando la deuda correspondiente
85. Disminución de la deuda pública de 47,5 puntos en 2003 a 25 puntos en 2006
86. Inauguración de la Línea 4 del Metro de Caracas
87. Extensión de la línea 3 Metro de Caracas desde Plaza Venezuela a la Rinconada
88. Misión Barrio Adentro
89. Creación de diversas paginas web que sirven de apoyo para algunos tramites legales y / o consulta " Solicitud de pasaporte " (http://www. onidex.com ), Consulta de las cotizaciones del SSO (http://www. ivss.gob. ve), http://www.ca divi. gob.ve ,y muchas otras
90. Misión Identidad que permitió dar identidad a miles de ciudadanos que no disfrutaban de sus derechos ciudadanos por falta de cédula de identidad

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90. Misión Identidad que permitió dar identidad a miles de ciudadanos que no disfrutaban de sus derechos ciudadanos por falta de cédula de identidad
91. Modernización del Canal del Estado VTV
92. Recuperación de nuestro pasado histórico
93. La acción del gobierno ha logrado que pasemos de 14.5 millones de personas con el servicio de aguas servidas en 1998 a 21 millones en 2006
94. Están en proceso de saneamiento los ríos Acarigua en Acarigua, Guanare en Guanare, Turbio, Tocuyo, Yaracuy, Motatán, Tuy, San Pedro, Guaire y varios otros en diversos estados del país como parte del plan nacional de saneamiento de ríos, lagos y lagunas
95. En 1998 la inversión en ambiente era de 15 mil millones de bolívares, en 2006 es de 1 billón de bolívares
96. En 1998 18,7 millones de personas, es decir, el 80% recibían agua potable en Venezuela, la revolución ha logrado que 25 millones de personas, es decir, el 93% reciban agua potable, se espera que para el 2010 todos los ciudadanos reciban agua potable
97. Hemos disminuido la mortalidad infantil en 27% desde 1998
98. Hace 8 años la recolección de aguas servidas era de 62%, ahora estamos en 80%
99. Acaba de inaugurar el presidente la estación de aguas servidas de Ciudad Ojeda, forma parte del programa de saneamiento del lago de Maracaibo que estará limpio en 2012
100. Edición de más de 50 millones de libros de distribución gratuita para elevar el nivel cultural de nuestro pueblo
101. Dotación de las bibliotecas públicas del país
102. Creación del programa Simóncito para atender a los niños desde antes de nacer
103. Recuperación de más de 10.000 planteles educativos
104. Dotación de todos los preescolares rurales, indígenas y fronterizos
105. Creación de 75.000 bibliotecas de aula 119. Creación de más de 6.000 escuelas bolivarianas
106. Pago de todos los pasivos de los maestros y aumento sustancial de sueldo
107. Pago de todas las deudas con profesores, médicos y jubilados
108. Todos los liceos pasados a bolivarianos para mejorar la calidad de la educación media
109. Jubilación a maestros de las escuelas católicas Fe y Alegría que en 50 años no habían recibido jubilación, ni siquiera aguinaldos
110. Recuperación por PDVSA de más de 26.000 millones de dólares en la renegociación petrolera
111. Creación de los Distritos Sociales de PDVSA para asistir a cientos de comunidades en el país
112. Inauguración de Mega Aldea Universitaria en Valles del Tuy
113. Plan penitenciario que contempla la construcción de ciudades penitenciarias a fin de resolver la problemática de las cárceles
114. Disminución en 8,13% de la deuda de la República
115. Creación y desarrollo de la Misión Ciencia
116. Creación del CIGMA
117. Extensión del período de lactancia materna que obliga a los empleadores a darle más semanas a las madres para dedicar a amamantar a su niño(a)
118. Red Nacional de Radioterapia, equipada con equipos traídos de Argentina en intercambio por fulloil, la red está conformada por 19 centros
119. Creación y desarrollo de Ruedas de Negocios con varios países que han traído inversión al país
120. Unidad de Cobalto de Radioterapia y Medicina Nuclear en Barquisimeto

carmen-patricia wrote:

The 4th "Republica " had corruption every where but Chavez got all " the masters in corruption from them " So Leopoldo Lopez hasn't done nothing if we see how reach and wealth are Chavez ' family..of course the people around him ,lazy and without love for their country take their children to private schools, love to go to USA for vacation ,What they called " The Empire ", good restaurants and most of them have moved to mansions....Once they ate caviar and drunk 18th old whisky they don't want " Underwood Devil" or a simple beer.
I wonder with their salaries HOW THEY AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE and SOCIALIST'S LIFE from the XXI century!

That is just half of the things that have been done in the last 10 years and none of then were done by the 4th "Republica in almost 50 years.

... and I'm going to get the pleasure of seeing your sorry self sidelined because Obama will fade into history faster than you know it.... he is dstined to loose...

RIchard Hussein Lewis wrote:

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My name is Richard Hussein Lewis - A White, Anglo, American from Arkansas - Voting for Barack is going to give me the satisfaction of seeing all you ignorant and prejudiced bigots eat tail come this November.

dvd_abad wrote:

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That is just half of the things that have been done in the last 10 years and none of then were done by the 4th "Republica in almost 50 years.

I'm not a Chavista but I agree with you in many things the government has done but most of them have taken " another way ". I still think nobody cares to improve for instance tourism and we have to create a big substructure and don't live just from oil.When they made " Barrio Adentro " I agree very much.A lot of friends of mine were mad at me but I always think we have to feel and to be in the case of someone else to understand a few things in life.Now , It's not working than before.If I was a mother without money and I live in " A rancho" with 5 kids and at 2 am one of them is running with high fever I will be happy to have someone who gave a Tylenol in US, Atamel or Tachipirin in Venezuela , free for my son.We're talking " el cerro " where this mother needs to take two jeeps to get home.I have to put on her shoes not in mine to understand poverty .Corruption is everywhere but I still think not the 4th or 5 th Republican dear dvd_ abad have solved this problem.It has increased.I can't help my friends if my mom doesn't have any thing to eat.First I feed my Mom,second my neighbour.It's easy to criticism when many people from the government and opposition have confort in " The Empire ". They should live here share and help Venezuela and leave their confort around the world !!!! Why do they live outside if they love this government or not and hate americans or chavistas?????It's a good question.Live here and don't tell the ones who stay here we're doing wrong.You are not " ciudadanos de a pie "