I will not comment much on the outrageous interview with the Head of Corpovargas, General Volta, in El Universal. The guy is so stupid, that in trying to blame the strike for not doing anything in Vargas, he actually pins the blame exactly where it belongs: Government inefficiency and incompetence. This General of the National Guard appears to want to deflect attention from corruption and says that it is the fault (for a change!) of the strike, except, uups! He makes the slight mistake of thinking the strike was in December 2001, and blames it. Then he mentions that the “new” Cabinet was named in April 2002 and he was never given the funds, because they did not exist!
Well, under Venezuela’s tough corruption laws, these are all acts of corruption. When the Assembly earmarks funds for something they can only be spent on that. In fact, one Venezuelan President was impeached for exactly this. But whether is corruption or not, the fact remains that very little was done for Vargas at a time of huge resources from high oil prices. Moreover, this General has been head of Corpovargas since September 2001, but he has never said he did not have the funds or warned that the people in Vargas were in danger. But there were others saying it over and over, but General Volta was always quiet. Finally, I would like General Volta to explain to me why it is today, almost two weeks after the tragedy that he says for the first time the money never arrived? Was he afraid? Does he want to hold on to his job so badly? Does he have any dignity? Did he think he would not be responsible in the end? What does he have in his head?
Finally, General Volta complains about the lack of funding, but a representative from the German Government says that they have tried to give funds to the Venezuelan Government to help in Vargas, but they have been unable to (They are still interested!). Why didn’t he hustle for this money and the one approved by the National Assembly? Was he waiting for Chavez to call? Is he stupid, or simply incompetent? As usual, politics is more important than helping the people.
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