Venezuela releases recordings of purported plot

[Satyagrahi]

Source: AP

CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuelan state television broadcast new recordings Thursday of what the government says are current and former military officers discussing a plot to overthrow President Hugo Chavez.

In one recording, a voice identified as ex-Gen. Wilfredo Barroso says, "We tried to get the gringos to support us in December," either with satellite phones or satellite transmissions.
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The dates of the recordings were not given. They included fragments of discussions between the suspects, who include both retired and active officers.
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In another portion of the recordings, a voice identified as Barroso says state-run media could "be destroyed" while other private media would be left on the air — apparently to allow those involved to get their messages out to the public.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/19/news/LT-Venezuela-Coup-Plot.php

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Transcript and video here (in Spanish):
http://www.radiomundial.com.ve/yvke/noticia.php?11892

Wilfredo Barroso: A nivel de comunicaciones y el control de las estaciones de televisión, de transmisiones en un primer momento. Destruir las que se podrían llegar a destruir, las del gobierno. Pero las otras que no son del gobierno hay que mantenerlas porque tú tienes que mantener una vía de información a la gente.

(...)

Eduardo Báez: Sí, pero sería bueno entonces transmitir por ahí hacia afuera.

Labarca Soto: Exacto. Porque esa llega afuera. Y Globovisión también llega afuera también.

Carlos Alberto Millán Millán: Esas son fuerzas amigas.

Wilfredo Barroso: Nosotros con los gringos en diciembre tratamos de pedirles que nos apoyaran con unos satelitales.

Eduardo Báez: Tenemos que tener mucho cuidado con las fechas, es más, ya hay un grupo que está haciendo un seguimiento a partir del 15 de septiembre un seguimiento de toda la agenda de Chávez hasta el 15 de octubre. No, no va a haber elecciones. Esas elecciones las posponemos después, ¿entiendes? Ellos van a hacer... después que ellos limpien el CNE, llamen sus elecciones, ¿ok?

Tranquilo, mucha fe, ¿okey?
http://www.radiomundial.com.ve/yvke/noticia.php?11892

[Malidictus Maximus]

1. Never!

What - *OUR* government suggesting, planning or aiding in the overthrow of another sovereign government? And one that hasn't even engaged in hostilities towards us? How could ANYONE suspect that the U.S.A. would do such a thing!?!?! :sarcasm:

[Satyagrahi]

2. Why has this thread been moved here???

This is new. The recordings were released yesterday and the AP article just a few hours ago.

[Tocque Deville]

4. good question

I often see no logic behind the moves here.

[Vanje]

7. Whats to complain about? It made it to the GREATEST PAGE

Be happy

[happydreams]

9. SkiNNerian operant conditioning?

:shrug:

[Satyagrahi]

3. I don't understand this.

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I simply don't understand this decision.

[clear eye]

5. Disturbing. At least the link to the story is up on Latest Breaking News. n/t

[EFerrari]

6. It's interesting that they mention December because there was a rumbling

in the run up to the referendum. Dirty tricks in and around the military establishment. Hmm.

[Judi Lynn]

8. It's a device which derails a lot of threads which might generate a lot of discussion,

for sure.

Latin American topics are all hot right now as _Bush has been attempting to influence virtually every one of them from the moment he stole the Presidency.

You saw how they loved him when he toured South America. The streets were flooded with protesters, even in Colombia, to which he has poured over 6 BILLION dollars earned by U.S. taxpayers.

Chavez is important because _Bush hasn't stopped trying to overthrow him from the first day. It's a matter of concern to any conscientious American, and it's an obsession to the fascists among us who in their perversion dream this country should control every single human soul in this hemisphere, regardless of their national boundaries, and their own rights.