Peruvian President Against Foreign Interference In Venezuela

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Bernama (Malaysia)

Peruvian President Against Foreign Interference In Venezuela

LIMA (Peru), April 1 (BERNAMA-NNN-Prensa Latina) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala rejected conservative pressure upon him to have a hostile position against the Venezuelan Government and declared himself against a coup d'' Etat as a solution to the crisis and against foreign interference in that country.

"I think there must be a democratic way out, not through coups or foreign interference" in Venezuela," he said in an interview with La Republica newspaper about demands made by the opposition and right wing media in Peru for him to condemn Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Humala ruled out intervening in other countries' problems when his own nation has many difficulties yet to be resolved, and said that "what is important is that we must help the Venezuelan people and his government to find the road to peace," and he condemned the deaths registered in that country, which sadden the Venezuelan people.

Meanwhile, the government and members of the ruling party Gana Peru in Parliament distanced from a recent visit paid by radical Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was welcomed by conservative legislators and media.

Read more: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1026795

[Judi Lynn]

1. Such an interesting closing paragraph:

Non interference in Venezuela is backed by 67 percent of Peruvians, according to a recent survey of the private pollster Ipsos, whose figures prove the poor results of the intensive conservative campaign against the government of Venezuela.

[Bacchus4.0]

6. surprised it isn't higher, if you asked Americans if the US should "interfere" in Ven you'd

probably get 80% + saying no to "intereference" of those who knew where Venezuela was.

the Cuban government Prensa Latina isn't the best source either.

[MADem]

15. No one is "in favor" of outside interference--not even the leading lights of the VZ opposition

groups.

The whole "interfere in VZ" canard is the same as the CIA boogeyman NM is screaming about (and waiting in vain for said boogeyman to show up). It's a tactic that is being used by those in power to spread a bit of FUD and get people all riled up. It's almost like NM is playing a "double dog dare ya" game and he's annoyed that no one is taking him up on it so he can cry "I toldja so!"

The Venezuelans are going to sort this out. They're not going to put up with the way things are now, but the solution to their woes has to come from THEM. They've got plenty of raw material, smart people and natural resources, so they don't need outside help. They just need to make sure their assets are managed in a competent fashion.

[bitchkitty]

10. Heartening to me.

But it's still scary to think what the right wing might accomplish with their never ending campaign of lies and violence.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Uruguay Rejects Blockade Against Cuba, Attempts To Sanction Venezuela

Uruguay Rejects Blockade Against Cuba, Attempts To Sanction Venezuela

MONTEVIDEO, April 1 (BERNAMA-NNN-Prensa Latina) -- Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has rejected the US economic blockade against Cuba and warned about the attempts to impose sanctions on Venezuela.

In a statement released by the Ministry of Communication of the Presidency, Mujica said: "When the whole world asks the US to eliminate the economic blockade against Cuba, some voices arise from that government threatening Venezuela with sanctions."

The first thing that Venezuela and throughout Latin America need is to be respected, said Mujica.
Peace, tolerance, respect and negotiation are values that must be remembered and cultivated for Venezuela to fit into the peoples of the South, he said.

The second, he said, is to love all Venezuelans, as part of us.
He added that its contradictions are also ours and its resolution should not be violent, and less, incited from outside.

More:
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1026800

[PeoViejo]

3. It seems the 'Ruling Families' are not getting their way.

The old power structure is failing.

[dotymed]

4. I am glad to see that

the elite are having such a hard time bringing Venezuelans to heel. That must piss them off even more.
The majority of South Americans have (most still are) been controlled and impoverished by the elites. They are hoping Venezuelans successfully Democratically govern themselves while telling the elites to fuck off.
American (as usual) are doing everything possible to overthrow another Democratically elected government. Their artificially created shortages have (as they hoped) caused much strife and violence in Venezuela.
Hang on Venezuela, you have the right to self determination without the elite attempting to destroy your govt. at every turn.

Sanctions should be levied against the elites trying to take over your govt., again.

[SamKnause]

5. Thank you Judi.

The assholes certainly are persistent.

I hope Maduro and the Venezuelan people can keep the right wing wolves at bay.

We are having a hell of a time with the right wing nuts in the U.S.

They love to interfere and destroy everything we the people have gained.

They support all wars, invasions, and sanctions.

They support all cuts for the poor and working class poor.

They support all the tax breaks and entitlements for the rich.

They sicken me.

[brooklynite]

7. But apparently Venezuela isn't against foreign interference in Ukraine...

Venezuela was one of 11 countries to vote against a UN resolution supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity.

[MyNameGoesHere]

8. I saw a squirrel over there ---->>>>

Did you see it?

[Bacchus4.0]

9. interesting, and the other countries are:

As well as Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, North Korea, Nicaragua, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe voted against the resolution.

[Boreal]

14. That's because that vote

was about dishonoring the referendum for Crimea to join Russia.

[Larry the Cable Dude]

11. Good

We don't want anyone interfering in our business.

[NuttyFluffers]

12. thanks Judi!

good info, and nice to see an attempt for cooler heads to prevail.

[Judi Lynn]

13. Media Distortions about Venezuela Not Just a Problem in the U.S.

Media Distortions about Venezuela Not Just a Problem in the U.S.
Written by Mark Weisbrot
Friday, 28 March 2014 14:57

I sometimes complain about U.S. media coverage of Venezuela, which is mostly one-sided and sometimes terribly inaccurate. But compared to most of the Latin American media, U.S. reporting is practically “fair and balanced.” Check out this amazing front page banner headline of Peru’s biggest newspaper, El Comercio, on Sunday, March 16 (photo below). Translation: “94 percent of Peruvians reject the Chavista model”; sub-headline: “82 percent of those interviewed consider the government of Venezuela to be a dictatorship.”

Imagine the New York Times running a headline like this. How ridiculous would they look? People would wonder: is this news in the U.S.? What percentage of the U.S. population knows or cares what the “Chavista model” is, or has an informed opinion on whether Venezuela’s democratically-elected government is actually a “dictatorship?” Not to mention that you would be hard-pressed to find a political scientist who specializes in Latin America who would accept the label 'dictatorship' for Venezuela.

Now I know what you are thinking. Peru is a bit closer to Venezuela and is part of South America. Peruvians speak the same language as Venezuelans. So, maybe there is some kind of buzz about “the Chavista model” in Peru or some great concern among the masses about the state of constitutional democracy in Venezuela.

Well, no. Peruvians are no more likely than residents of the United States to know anything about “the Chavista model” or about Venezuela in general. This “journalism” looks pretty much as irrelevant and strange in Peru as it would be if the New York Times had run the same headlines. The only qualifier I would add is that, since the media and right-wing politicians scream about Venezuela as in this headline, they are able to create a certain McCarthyist fear among some sectors. Sometimes they use this fear – without necessarily any real connection -- against political opponents (e.g. as they did successfully in defeating the current President Ollanta Humala’s first presidential bid in 2006). But that is not much different from what the Florida Cuban-American U.S. Representatives and their neocon allies are doing in the U.S. Congress right now.

More:
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/the-americas-blog/media-distortions-about-venezuela-not-just-a-problem-in-the-us