From: glevy@PRATT.EDU
Date: Mon Dec 04 2006 - 10:10:14 EST
The right-wing candidate, Manuel Rosales, in his concession speech has already given an indication of what the "Plan B" (or maybe I should say "Plan C" or "Plan D" or ...) tactic will be: > The opposition candidate told supporters that he will remain in the > streets, "struggling for the people of Venezuela." > "I want to announce to the people of Venezuela that today we > are beginning the struggle for the construction of a new time for > Venezuela. and I won't stop there, from today on I will be in the > streets," said Rosales to huge applause. > "The results of the CNE are not the what they say they are," > continued Rosales, "The margin of difference is smaller, so I'm going to > continue in the streets, struggling for the people of Venezuela, > struggling for democracy, with liberty which we present." > "The truth is that even with a closer margin, we recognize > that today they defeated us, but we will stay in the struggle, in the > fight, we will stay in the streets," said Rosales Oh, btw, he also said the right-wing will stay in the streets. This strikes me as more ominous than innocent. I am reminded of the street demonstrations -- coordinated and paid for by the CIA -- which preceded the 1973 coup in Chile. Or is it just bluster, the last reactionary exhale of an increasingly marginalized bourgeois politician? In solidarity, Jerry
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