I have written three times about the La Paragua massacre by the Venezuelan military (1,2,3). The Government has tried to cover it up and has shown a remarkable insensitivity to the whole issue. These are people and people’s lives we are talking about. As usual, a few soldiers have been jailed, but none of the bosses. Am I to believe that the 26 kilos of gold were stolen by mere soldiers? And more people are missing than the Government claims, admits or says.
In contrast to the prisoner of Miraflores or the insensitive Minister of Defense Baduell, Manuel Rosales went to La Paragua to check things firsthand and vcrisis not only provided the picture above, but also a great story on it. Meanwhile Daniel gives us his historical analogy to Dukakis’ demise in the 1988 election when he remained aloof from events.
All of this happening, more deaths from abuses and all Chavez can do or say is hail the supposed alliance between the people and the military. Some alliance! But the people only see death and pillage as the military hiearchy becomes very rich indeed. Remember General Cruz Weffer? He was the one in charge of Plan Bolivar 2000, the first big corruption scandal of the Chavez Government. He has his own million dollar private jet now. He doesn’t even hide it. I can write about it, because he could not deny it.
These are the truths of the “pretty” robolution.
The Devil's Excrement 
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