Posted on 02/15/2006 4:15:40 PM PST by cll
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (USA) - Venezuelan exile groups in this U.S. territory accuse Hugo Chavez of interfering with the internal affairs of the United States by expanding his "Bolivarian Circles" to U.S. shores.
At the popular local talk show "En La Mirilla" (In The Cross Hairs), Venezuelan exile leaders exposed the attempts of the Chavez "Bolivarian Revolution" to stir revolt in this U.S. Commonwealth. The accusations coincide with the visit of Venezuelan Minister Luis Tascón to the island. Tascón, infamous for publishing lists of opposition members in Venezuela by using electoral lists, is in Puerto Rico to meet with local pro-independence leaders.
The Venezuelan government has made its official policy to support independence for Puerto Rico. The United States annexed Puerto Rico after expelling the Spanish Crown during the Spanish-American War of 1898. Puerto Ricans have been American citizens since 1917. In 1952 Puerto Rico adopted a constitution like that of the 50 states and is self-governing in local matters. Under the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and the Territorial Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Congress maintains sovereignity over the islands. Voters in Puerto Rico are about evenly split on the issue of becoming a full-fledged U.S. state or maintaining the status quo. Support for the only registered pro-indepence political party numbers at less than three percent, according to the last general election in 2004.
The Venezuelan exile leaders are warning that Hugo Chavez is trying to further become a "thorn on the side of the United States" by providing support to fringe causes in the U.S. like the anti-war-on-terror movement and Puerto Rico independence. They further called attention to Chavez' next appointment as Venezuelan Consul to Puerto Rico of a retired military officer, "Chavizta crony", and "intelligence officer" [the name escapes me], as someone who will direct the Chavez regime's "military activities" in this U.S. territory.
Territorial Senator Luis D. Muñiz called in to the show to announce that he will demand a Puerto Rico Senate investigation into Venezuela's meddling in the internal affairs of the United States.
San Juan attorney Luis Dávila Colón hosts the "En La Mirilla" radio talk show.
Dios melo...
PING
It's an anti-ripoff of the U.S. Taxpayers by the 4 million ingrates on Puerto Rico, bleeding us dry to pay for their failed Socialist programs, campaign.
Ai, yi, yi, Banditos!
LOL!
The FBI San Juan field office received a tip on the whereabouts of Ojeda. They surrounded the house he was in and crashed a G car through the home's wrought iron gate. Ojeda came out of the house and started firing a pistol as the agents were rushing the home, wounding one FBI agent in the gut. The agents fired back. Ojeda then said that he would surrender to a journalist. The FBI didn't accede. Ojeda lets his wife out of the house. Another gunfire exchange ensues. Ojeda is wounded through the collar bone but this is not clear to the agents at the time. The San Juan SAIC calls FBI HQ in D.C. as required because of the wounded agent. He's told to stand fast and not go into the home until a Hostage Rescue Team arrives from the mainland. The HRT arrived overnight, did a tactical entry early the following morning and found Ojeda dead.
The leftists immediately cranked their spin machine, saying that the FBI let the guy die, hence, a "murder".
That's it.
No problem. I'll look for some tonight.
Thank you for your interest and help.
Oddly, I was in Miami last night meeting with Cuban-born financiers. We discussed the politics of the basin and this same thought occured to me.
"Bolivarian Circles" are also popping up in the mainland. A communist with money is a dangerous thing.
Regards,
cll
Super-Macho Chávez receiving the attentions of the widow of said dead terrorist and from (urk!) our very own, Cindy Sheehan.
Looks like Google and Yahoo have bumped the story into oblivion. Here's the official FBI press release:
http://sanjuan.fbi.gov/pressrel/2005/sj092405.htm
Well, at least they aren't in charge of our ports. We have the UAE for that.
I think there are Bolivarian circles in, among other places, Miami and Chicago. They are considered to be spy rings for monitoring and threatening Venezuelans who have fled to the US, and of course also contain a significant number of non-VZ (in fact, non-Hispanic) American lefties who are just dying to be part of their neighborhood Brownshirts.
Chavez wants to rule all of Latin America, just as his hero Simon Bolivar wanted to.
My god he's getting fat!
They are active in Washington, Utah, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, NY and I think plenty of other places. Very bad news, the state department called them 'castro's rolodex.'
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