The Daily Journalist.
Chavez began yesterday the deployment of several thousand soldiers to demonstrate its military muscle to America. But above all, to display at home the armed forces of the revolution in its worst moment in history. The National Exercise dubbed Bolivarian Homeland Shield, which will last for 10 days, which was commanded by General and Defence Minister Vladimir López Padrino, and was, according to official information, with 80,000 soldiers and 20,000 militia.
“The United States has declared Venezuela a threat. That for us means a hazard. So to ensure our independence, sovereignty and integrity, we are in touch with all our strategic regions,” the military in the absence of President Nicolas Maduro of visit to Managua and who is expected to join the military exercises at the end of the day. “Civil-Military Union to continue taking homeland and our sacred land to never be touched by the imperial boot. Long live Venezuela!” Cried via twitter before landing in Caracas.
Public televisions are filled with soldiers at all hours. Even opted for drama as prepared in the oil refinery Amuay: A “stateless” disarmed tries to enter the complex, the largest in the country. A “true patriot” worker Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), he notes. Flounder because the “stateless imperialist” wants to access a computer and, in the middle of the fight, the “true patriot”, a hero, warned by radio of the intrusion. They get two soldiers with Russians hand guns, and stop the invaders. A performance much like seen on Cuban television.
In the deployment famous Russian Sukhoi was also seen flying over several areas. The godfather specified that only had the help of a Russian crew, who has already participated in other exercises. Undated the announced arrival of Russian warships and military forces to participate in these exhibitions is maintained.
Padrino López spoke from a strategic simulation center in Caracas, where models were observed with small plastic helicopters. The general said yesterday 30 defense drills were made throughout the country, with aerial demonstrations, amphibious and terrestrial vehicles.
“Here there is no war. Here there is no invasion. All this is for you to put all your attention on our army. What they are looking for is that our people get distracted about the serious Economic crisis arising here ,” yesterday criticized the opposition governor Henrique Capriles.
“Our military people know that media exercises won’t show national sovereignty or defend territorial integrity, ” Capriles explained.
Unasur asks US to rectify
The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) today asked the United States to repeal the decree promulgated on Venezuela on Monday, in which he declared a state of “national emergency” to the “extraordinary risk” considered to represent the Venezuelan situation for security.
The foreign ministers of UNASUR unveiled this request following an extraordinary meeting in Quito, where they expressed their opposition to the measure of the US, which they described as “interventionist threat to the sovereignty and the principle of non-interference” in the affairs of other States.
The twelve ministers of the bloc gathered at the headquarters of UNASUR to discuss the US executive order and release a report of a committee of foreign ministers on March 6 visited Caracas, and at the end of the meeting, issued a statement in which urged the US to implement “alternative to dialogue with the Government of Venezuela”.
They also said they will “accompany” political dialogue “with all Venezuelan democratic forces” and expressed support for the holding of parliamentary elections scheduled for the end of the year in the South American country. “The Member States of Unasur express the internal situation in Venezuela should be settled by democratic mechanisms under the Venezuelan Constitution,” the statement said.
The foreign ministers also remember their “commitment to full respect of international law, the peaceful settlement of disputes and the principle of nonintervention, and reiterate their call for governments to refrain from applying unilateral coercive measures contrary to international law “.
The meeting of foreign ministers attended by ministers of the twelve countries of the bloc: the Argentina, Hector Timerman; Bolivia, David Choquehuanca; Brazil, Mauro Vieira; Colombia, María Ángela Holguín; Ecuador, Ricardo Patiño; Guyana, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and Peru, Gonzalo Gutiérrez.
Also Suriname, Winston Lackin; Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa; Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez; Paraguay, Eladio Loizaga, and Chile, Heraldo Muñoz joined the initiative.
