July 02, 2006

GRASSROOTS REVOLUTION 101

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised -

well, not on US TV's anyway

It is widely known that the US has been beating the war drum against not just Iran, but Venezuela as well. Why? Well, why are they in Iraq? Let's see, it starts with the letter 'O'. Yes, Venezuela is the 4th largest oil exporting country in the world. For years the US has been huge critic of Hugo Chavez, the democratically elected, popular, and charismatic leader of Venezuela. There has even been an open call for his assassination by the well-known evangelical Christian Pat Robertson, a close friend of G W Bush. How so Christian of Mr Roberts! Among Chavez’s 'sins':

  • Being elected democratically, by the people of Venezuela - twice .
  • Being demanded back to power by the people after the a failed coup attempt by the CIA.
  • His refusal to kowtow to the rich and powerful oil greased US backed elite in the Venezuela.
  • Nationalizing the country’s natural resource to re-distribute wealth to the poor.
  • Offering to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina with fuel and other humanitarian aid.
  • Offering to sell heating oil at a very affordable price in the poor areas like Bronx NY, Boston and other low income US neighborhoods during the 2005 winter season to alleviate some of the shortage in oil.
  • Offering to sell crude oil at $50 a barrel to the US which would have helped reduce the gas price at the pump. Unfortunately, he was turned down by the Bush administration because he refused to re-invest the oil revenue in the US by purchasing US bonds, like the Middle Eastern oil exporting Arab coutries do.

Below is a remarkable video of the Venezuela coup attempt by the CIA and the Bush administration in 2002 and the subsequent spontaneous revolution that took place. A few lessons we can learn from this event:

  1. Grassroots revolution will most likely succeed even if it is as spontaneous and as disorganized as this one.
  2. The will of the majority will always triumph over any dictator no matter how powerful.
  3. The US, despite its lip service about spreading democracy around the world, will do anything to advance its selfish interest including suppressing popular voices.
  4. False propaganda is just that. It will only work temporarily.
  5. The job of a true military or police is to protect and serve the people and uphold a country's constitution, not to be a tool for the elite few.

 

FILM INFO

Running Time = 1 Hour and 15 minutes - So, go get some popcorn.

Rated NFTS = Not For The Squeamish - Some violent and graphic scenes.

Educational Value I = For Immense


Enjoy!!


VIDEO

 

 

Posted by CHEREKA at 10:04:04 | Permanent Link | Comments (1) |
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1 - Hey Chereka,

Great article! and thanks for shading light on this amazing video.

I recently read an editorial on the Wall Street Journal (June 23rd issue) that called Hugo Chavez a threat to world peace. This propoganda article entitled "A Vote for Venezuela is a vote for Iran" focused on the election for five non-permanent UN Security Council seats in 2007. ( Venezuela is one of the two countries who wants to fill the seat)...Of course, this idea of a Chavez-led government holding a seat on the Security Council does not fly well with Bush administration, so the smearing campaign against the leader has already started.

The continued hostile rhetoric is clearly to signal another attempt to oust the Venezuelan leader at whatever time and by whatever means the Bush administration has in mind. so stay tuned!!
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Written by: Mimi at 2006/07/03 - 08:48:12
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