US vs Venezuela: Preparing to again kill for oil ?
The Curacao government rejects the use of its territory by the US to attack Venezuela - Article - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/5ybk6
''On Monday, Venezuelan press reported the arrival of one thousand marines, Harrier aircraft, Super Cobra, Sea King and Sea State helicopters, as well as amphibious vehicles in Curacao and Aruba.''
THE INTERNATIONAL FORECASTER editor Bob Chapman writes: ''Venezuelan naval operations have observed the presence of US Marines and military planes and amphibious vehicles on Curacao, which is just 46 miles from the oil sensitive Paraguana Peninsula.
This comes as other South American nations are being
pressured not to cooperate with Venezuela and a major
media disinformation campaign has been put into action.''
[Chapman article - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/42ef8]
US Ambassador in Venezuela laments “Lack of Communication”
March 06, 2005 - Venezuelanalysis.com Jonah Gindin writes:
The US Ambassador to Venezuela, William Brownfield, lamented a “lack of communication” between the Venezuelan and US governments regarding the presence of the USS Sapain off the coast of Venezuela, in a statement to Venezuelan radio yesterday. The US navy vessel arrived at the island of Curacao on February 27, and left Wednesday afternoon, said Brownfield.
On Monday, Venezuelan press reported the arrival of one thousand marines, Harrier aircraft, Super Cobra, Sea King and Sea State helicopters, as well as amphibious vehicles in Curacao and Aruba.
Since the closure of Howard Air Force base in Panama in 1999, the United States has relocated to three “Forward Operating Locations” (FOLs), situated in El Salvador, Ecuador, and Curacao-Aruba-Dutch Antilles. Curacao, where the USS Saipain made port, is just 40 miles off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, while Aruba is only 15 miles off Venezuela’s Paraguaná peninsula, in the North-Western state of Falcon. [Saipan-Url: http://tinyurl.com/6czw7]
“What I most regret of this,” said Ambassador Brownfield, “was the lack of communication between the Armed Forces of Venezuela and the United States.”
“I regret that I have not yet had the pleasure to meet and speak with the Minister of Defense or the commander of the Armed Forces or any other functionary of the Venezuelan Armed Forces,” he continued, noting “if I had spoken with them I’d have told them the date of the arrival of the [USS Sapain] and its departure date, the fact that the 1,500 marines were not onboard because they are in Iraq.”
* “The truth is,” Brownfield added, “it is our desire to have more visits by ships to Curacao and Aruba over the coming weeks, months and years.”
In an interview with state television on Monday, Venezuelan Navy Commander Armando Laguna, stated that the US presence was a part of “routine maneuvers,” and told people not to be alarmed. “The situation is within normal and legal parameters,” said Laguna, though he added that the United States did not announce the presence as they have in the past.
Also, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Nicolas Maduro, visited Curacao on Friday, to meet with its leaders.
Following his meeting, Maduro said that the President and the Vice-Premier assured him that Curacao is an island of peace and would never allow the US to launch a military strike against Venezuela from the island.
Relations between the US and Venezuela have deteriorated in 2005. The kidnapping and arrest of a Colombian guerilla leader in Venezuela sparked a brief, but tense stand-off between Venezuela and Colombia, with the US siding clearly with the latter.
Though Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe met and successfully resolved the conflict, the US continued to express concern over Venezuela’s alleged relationship with Colombian guerillas.
[and end - article - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/3juup]
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''On Monday, Venezuelan press reported the arrival of one thousand marines, Harrier aircraft, Super Cobra, Sea King and Sea State helicopters, as well as amphibious vehicles in Curacao and Aruba.''
THE INTERNATIONAL FORECASTER editor Bob Chapman writes: ''Venezuelan naval operations have observed the presence of US Marines and military planes and amphibious vehicles on Curacao, which is just 46 miles from the oil sensitive Paraguana Peninsula.
This comes as other South American nations are being
pressured not to cooperate with Venezuela and a major
media disinformation campaign has been put into action.''
[Chapman article - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/42ef8]
US Ambassador in Venezuela laments “Lack of Communication”
March 06, 2005 - Venezuelanalysis.com Jonah Gindin writes:
The US Ambassador to Venezuela, William Brownfield, lamented a “lack of communication” between the Venezuelan and US governments regarding the presence of the USS Sapain off the coast of Venezuela, in a statement to Venezuelan radio yesterday. The US navy vessel arrived at the island of Curacao on February 27, and left Wednesday afternoon, said Brownfield.
On Monday, Venezuelan press reported the arrival of one thousand marines, Harrier aircraft, Super Cobra, Sea King and Sea State helicopters, as well as amphibious vehicles in Curacao and Aruba.
Since the closure of Howard Air Force base in Panama in 1999, the United States has relocated to three “Forward Operating Locations” (FOLs), situated in El Salvador, Ecuador, and Curacao-Aruba-Dutch Antilles. Curacao, where the USS Saipain made port, is just 40 miles off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, while Aruba is only 15 miles off Venezuela’s Paraguaná peninsula, in the North-Western state of Falcon. [Saipan-Url: http://tinyurl.com/6czw7]
“What I most regret of this,” said Ambassador Brownfield, “was the lack of communication between the Armed Forces of Venezuela and the United States.”
“I regret that I have not yet had the pleasure to meet and speak with the Minister of Defense or the commander of the Armed Forces or any other functionary of the Venezuelan Armed Forces,” he continued, noting “if I had spoken with them I’d have told them the date of the arrival of the [USS Sapain] and its departure date, the fact that the 1,500 marines were not onboard because they are in Iraq.”
* “The truth is,” Brownfield added, “it is our desire to have more visits by ships to Curacao and Aruba over the coming weeks, months and years.”
In an interview with state television on Monday, Venezuelan Navy Commander Armando Laguna, stated that the US presence was a part of “routine maneuvers,” and told people not to be alarmed. “The situation is within normal and legal parameters,” said Laguna, though he added that the United States did not announce the presence as they have in the past.
Also, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Nicolas Maduro, visited Curacao on Friday, to meet with its leaders.
Following his meeting, Maduro said that the President and the Vice-Premier assured him that Curacao is an island of peace and would never allow the US to launch a military strike against Venezuela from the island.
Relations between the US and Venezuela have deteriorated in 2005. The kidnapping and arrest of a Colombian guerilla leader in Venezuela sparked a brief, but tense stand-off between Venezuela and Colombia, with the US siding clearly with the latter.
Though Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe met and successfully resolved the conflict, the US continued to express concern over Venezuela’s alleged relationship with Colombian guerillas.
[and end - article - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/3juup]
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Editor : Henk Ruyssenaars
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The Netherlands
FPF@Chello.nl
The Dutch author this far has worked abroad 4 decades for international media as a foreign correspondent, of which 10 years - also during Gulf War I - in the Arab World and the Middle East. Seeing worldwide that every bullet and every bomb breeds more terrorism ! - At present 'Persona non Grata' in Holland :-)
He who travels far will often see things
Far removed from what he believed was the Truth.
When he talks about it in the fields at home,
He is often accused of lying,
For the obdurate people will not believe
Inexperience, I believe,
Will give little credence to my song.
'Journey to the East' - Hermann Hesse
'The war in Iraq is illegal' says United Nation's Secretary General Kofi Annan - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/5pl2v
A 55' seconds 'sound bite' concerning the US-Israeli 'Dogs of War' 'bringing democracy' everywhere. Url.: http://tinyurl.com/5u98v
Former PM 'Wim Kok' and other Dutch Govt's Warcriminals in Court - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/662pp -
Sued: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Over U.S. Torture Policies - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/62353
It can and must be done!
Help the troops come home! Url.: http://www.bringemhome.org - We need them badly to fight our so called 'governments': Url.: http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/
HR
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