Hands off Venezuela Rallies in London Sunday at 5:00 pm

[Joanne98]

Venezuelans go to the polls this Sunday (December 2) to vote on whether to approve the new constitutional reforms. For many months, there have been rumors that the local elite and the US government might launch some kind of coup attempt around this time, using sabotage and propaganda as a cover for direct intervention.

This week, a CIA memo has been discovered that confirms the existence of just such a plan, which is code-named 'Operation Pliers.'

It details the tactics that are being used, which include provoking violent uprisings and refusing to accept the referendum result to working closely with international news agencies and preparing the ground for military invasion from Colombia or the island of Curacao (respectively referred to in the memo as the "green" and "blue" countries). Eva Golinger has written about this.

It will undoubtedly be more difficult for the US to carry out this plan now that it has been exposed. However, the dangers are still very great and Hands Off Venezuela is asking all supporters to be ever-more vigilant as Sunday approaches.
According to the plan, the three or four days following the vote are especially critical. If it looks like they are getting away with their accusations of fraud and Chavez is seen to be isolated internationally, the opposition will be encouraged to escalate the violence up to the point where the US military might step in.

On Sunday itself, Hands Off Venezuela will be rallying against the CIA coup attempt outside Bolivar Hall (where the Venezuelan community in London will be voting) from 5:00 p.m. once the poll has closed.

Hands Off Venezuela invites every supporter of the Bolivarian Revolution to join them but ask that everyone remain calm and polite when confronted or provoked by anti-Chavez Venezuelan voters, who would love nothing better than to engage in conflict.

The address of Bolivar Hall is 56 Grafton Way (off Tottenham Court Road) W1, nearest Tube: Goodge Street.
Hands Off Venezuela - London
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http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=77155

[mike098762001]

1. Is “Operacion Tenazas” disinformation from the Venezuelan government? « Mercury Rising

http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/is-operacion-tenazas-disinformation-from-the-venezuelan-government/

[Joanne98]

2. Has Washington denied it? NO! That says a lot!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. This is hardly a surprise.

The U.S., along with the mega-rich Cubans in Miami, the CIA and the mega-rich Venezuelans in Weston have been pumping money into the hands of mercenaries down in Venezuela. However, this scenario constantly repeats itself any time people of a country grow tired of exploitation by corporations, and decide to vote in a fair man. Then the coup attempts begin. That is exactly the reason why leaders who oppose corporate interests often have to take STRONG measures in a country. And of course, that is reported as evil. God I hate corporations. They are CANCER.

[Ezana]

4. America's :My way or no way attitude

America's my way or no way attitude (In other words, a pro-US government or instabilty (in the countru concerned)) is causing mayhem all over the world: look at what is happening in Iraq, Afgan, Somalia, Sudan, Lebanon; and look at what is being cooked for Iran, Syria, Venzuela, etc.

Can not we think, for a change, in terms of the INTEREST OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE OF THSES COUNTRIES. We are going way out of our slogan: IN GOD WE TRUST.

[Joanne98]

5. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Judi Lynn]

6. True! Bush also had his State Department people threaten the countries having elections

in the last couple of years with losing US aid if they elected their leftist Presidential candidates. He sent waves of officials to visit them, get in the press, get the message spread. He even threatened them with blocking the money their loved ones working in the states would be able to send home to them.

He sent Jeb to take the message in person to one of the Central American countries.

Can't wait until Latin America can finally withstand this filthy bullying from the greedy, filthy, slimy American right-wing. Republicans are are too filthy, criminal, and stupid to be allowed in positions of power. Look at what Nixon, Reagan, Bush, and Bush have done. Dirty, ugly people.

Also, welcome to D.U.! :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: