Venezuela's Gov. Rosales: Land seizure decree in Zulia State will have the support of all sectors

El Universal (Venezuela) ^ | Jan. 11, 2005 | Staff

[Kitten Festival]

Manuel Rosales, the governor of the State of Zulia, Monday will enact a decree on layout and planning of idle lands in this region and will announce the creation of the Zulia's Agrarian Commission. Rosales added that the land decree would be drafted by common consent of all sectors in this state.

"The land decree will be worked out and drafted according to the Constitution, the laws of the Republic and the decree enacted by President Chávez. The point is to negotiate, have a dialogue and an agreement so that we can make headway in the two subjects that, as we have stated, have priority for the safety of the Venezuelan food sector," said Rosales. He described large estate, "as an obsolete model of land tenure" and defended "the integral safety of rural areas and agrarian development."

[Kitten Festival]

This doesn't sound good, this guy is one of only two state governors who isn't in Chavez's MVR party. He's what passes for opposition. Now, he looks like a quisling. You can see why Chavez let him 'win' in the last election.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Easy to understand when Cuba is their model.

[ApplegateRanch]

Chavez wants land so bad, someone should kick him between the legs, and give him a couple of acres.