Calm before the storm or true change?

March 2, 2004

Between the shots in Altamira and the somewhat positive tone of the CNE announcement, things seemed to have quieted down quite a bit at this time. I haven’t been able to find information about the man supposedly shot dead by the military police in San Antonio de Los Altos, right outside Caracas. I did see a viedo from Yaritagua outside Barquisimeto. The repression was truly unbelievable. To those that still think this is an upper class affair, I wish you couls have seen this video. This was “pueblo” as Chavez would say, being repressed violently by the national Guard, later joined by the Army. The clouds of tear gas were so thick, you could not see the people within it. You would see them crawling out of it almost horizontal on the ground. What bothered me the most was the fascist tone of the National Guard Commander afterwards saying “Thi is the only way to stop alterations of public order and we will continue doing it whenever necessary”. Oh! I forgot more than 50% of the people were women. Good night, let’s hope tomorrow is indeed another day.

This entry was posted on March 2, 2004 at 1:10 am and is filed under Venezuela.

Leave a comment