Posted on 11/16/2006 4:08:04 PM PST by StJacques
Venezuela's presence in Mexican presidential investiture unconfirmed Mexico City. - The government of Venezuela still has not confirmed whether it will send a representative to Mexico to the presidential investiture of Felipe Calderon, the 1st of December, according to the official list circulated today by the Mexican presidency. The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, who is seeking reelection in the elections which will be carried out in his country the 3rd of December, up to now has avoided recognizing Calderon's victory, among other reasons since he considers there were "strange things" in the Mexican elections. According to information released today by the presidential spokesman of Mexico, Ruben Aguilar, as of now ten heads of State or of Government have verified that they will be present in Mexico, whereas others will send special representatives or their Foreign Ministers, as reviewed by the DPA.1 The preparations for the ceremony of the 1st of December are being carried out in Mexico in a tense evironment, because of the warning of the legislators of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) that they will hinder the ceremony in the Legislative Palace of San Lazaro. The PRD, party of the losing candidate of the elections, the centro-leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador,2 asserts that Calderon's victory was the product of fraud. The list of confirmed [attendees] so far includes the Presidents of Guatemala, Paraguay, El Salvador, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru, and Argentina; the Prime Ministers of Belize and Tanzania and Prince Felipe of Asturias.3 Great Britain will be represented at the level of Vice Prime Minister, while Japan and the Holy See will be sending special representatives. Moreover, the Foreign Relations Ministers of Chile, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Germany, China, Finland, Italy, Haiti, the Czech Republic will be attending, among other countries. Also the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), chilean Jose Miguel Insulza, the Secretary General of the Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development (OCED), Mexican Angel Gurria, and a representative of the European Parliament.
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Translator's Notes:
1 Acronym for the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, or the German News Agency.
2 Remember this is an article from a Venezuelan newspaper. From their perspective the definition of a "leftist" would be Hugo Chavez. By that comparison Lopez Obrador looks to be more to the center.
3 Prince of Spain, son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia.
You have to expect this from a Commie pig that eats deviled eggs all day long and then complains about the "sulfur smell."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1719779/posts
Might be helpful.
http://vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200610141734
Good source for news inside Venezuela
Call Cindy; a night with her will make you forget any insult!!
Social forum wraps up in Caracas with Sheehan calling Bush a terrorist
I'm with you! And with any other communist or socialist state that seeks to undermine the sovereignty of Mexico. Too bad they can't round up some of the players right there like Subcommander Marcos.
The Mexican's really love to march and cause unrest no matter if it is back home or here in the good old USA! Didn't Jimmy Carter certify their elections?
Isn't this similar to the scenario in "Sleeping Beauty". Malificent got upset because she wasn't invited to the party and so she put a curse on the Princess. Hugo gets invited, but wants to curse the whole affair because Calderon isn't a commie.
Do them a favor Hugo...stay home!
BTW, there have been massive anti-Chavez demonstrations in Venezuela. If he gets re-elected it will be due to "strange things" happening in his neighborhood AGAIN!
Love your tag! It is so true!
The Venezuelans have already come out en masse against Hugo. They were protesting in the streets. Hopefully, they will take more action against this despot.
My fantasy is Cindy Sheehan arriving late for lunch with her heros Hugo Chavez, Jimmy Carter, and George Soros, and trying to save them from a hail of bullets. Let them go out like their collective hero, Che Guevarra!
He will possibly lose the popular vote. But he will coast to another 6 year term . Ah am Jimmah Carter and Ah approve this message.
IIIIICCCCKKKKK!!!!!!! Hey FTD, you owe me dinner!!! Give a little warning, please!!
Thanks to you and President Adams!
Chavez isolates himself. Let him do it.
I do have a question, though: Why does anyone, Calderon and PAN particularly, give a flying whoop-de-do rat's butt whether Hugo shows up at a ceremony or not? Hell's bells, man, were it I being inaugurated in D.F., I'd arrest every SOB with credentials from every not-even-close-to-republican-nation (SMALL 'r', please). Might as well find out who the local traitores are, eh?
And, the louder their embassies scream, the faster these capungos get waterboarded, IMNNHO.
Thanks yet again for your excellent coverage of events! i.
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