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| Chavez foes tell US Venezuelan democracy at risk | |
| 2009-04-20 | |
| CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opponents of Hugo Chavez on Sunday urged President Barack Obama not to warm up to their president without also addressing their concerns about democracy and human rights in Venezuela. "The president's authoritarianism, which grows everyday, must be discussed," said Milos Alcalay, who was Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations until he resigned in 2004 over differences with Chavez. Venezuelan opponents to Chavez welcome improved diplomatic ties between Caracas and Washington and support Brazilian President Inacio Lula de Silva's call for a future meeting between Chavez and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Alcalay said. But the former diplomat urged Clinton to also meet with Chavez adversaries who accuse him of stifling dissent — including with recently elected Maracaibo Mayor Manuel Rosales, who went into hiding this month after a corruption case against him was resurrected. "She must talk with the opposition, church representatives and others worried about democracy in Venezuela," Alcalay said.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 Sorry man: the Democrats simply don't care. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2009-04-20 23:26 |
| #2 Sorry Milos, but you have been obamaed. His Coolness is far more important than your(or our)democracy. o-ba-maed, [o-bam-aed], -verb past tense 1. to place One's Coolness ahead of all other considerations: despite their continued support as a strategic ally, the US obamad Israel at the peace talks. 2. ignore the concerns of the opposition: I won. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2009-04-20 22:29 |
| #1 But the former diplomat urged Clinton to also meet with Chavez adversaries who accuse him of stifling dissent... Stifling dissent like the MSM in America for their 'Man'. Common thread of autocrats isn't it. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-04-20 08:59 |