June 4, 2005


–The US Ambassador to Venezuela
visits the President of the Supreme Court and openly tells the press that he
can visit the US
on official missions, but not on personal ones…umm.

–Chavez says
the hawks in the Pentagon want to kill him. Castro says
the US
wants to kill Chavez. Vice President Rangel says
the CIA wants to kill Chavez….umm.

–El
Nacional says that decrees in 1997 by the Minister of Energy and Mines authorized
heavy oil partnership Sincor to produce the amount that the Minister of Oil
said last week in his National Assembly testimony that was illegal and the
company should pay US$ 1 billion in back royalties over the “illegal”
production…umm.

–The
Governor of Carabobo state said, despite the Supreme Court telling him that he
can not make use of land without following legal procedures that he will
continue expropriating lands he needs…umm.

–Courts
reversed this week fines imposed on two TV stations for showing ads (mostly
political) at discount or no price…umm.

–Officers
graduation class in the military “High Staff” course chose
Fidel Castro as the “godfather” of their class…umm.

–Prosecutor
determines Lopez Catillos’s parents were
innocent…will someone apologize? What happens the day they determine their
dead son, killed by the police, was also innocent?…umm.

–Professor
Saez Merida dies after more than thirty days in intensive care after being
assaulted by robbers, cops show up at funeral to take body away as “evidence”,
wife refuses to hand him over…umm.

–Chavez
gives a speech to Mision Ribas (high school) graduating class. He said material
things have no value, points to his jacket and tie and says they have no
value. A guy shouted “Give me the tie then”…umm.

This entry was posted on June 4, 2005 at 10:59 pm and is filed under Venezuela.

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