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Thursday, April 11, 2002 |
A voice without image in the official channel announces that they have taken over. Now that is the only channel that can not be seen. Rumor has it that Chavez left the country. It would fit the profile.
10:02:21 PM 
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What Cynicism
The criminals on the government are in the official channel, saying that everything is normal, not a tear shed for the dead. The shame on this people will be eternal... They are damn!
9:24:12 PM Google It!
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In mourning for Venezuela
There are rumors that the electricity is cut. It is unclear who has control of the armed forces. Salas Romer, ex presidential candidate, has just said that the High Command has been forcefully destituted. I hope this is so. Everybody is saying that Chavez is a criminal, that is how we shall remember him.
I put the main page of patilla.com all black with the words "In mourning for Venezuela". See if you can convince your company to do that as quickly as I did mine... I am proud of working there.
8:58:42 PM Google It!
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The television is showing a member of the Council of the Libertador County cowardly shooting the demonstrators. The name of the killer is Richard Peñalver.
8:00:43 PM
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Bloody Thursday
The mayor of Chacao says that Chavez is a killer and has the blood of the people. He has bullets from FALs the weapon of the National Guard.
7:52:13 PM Google It!
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Another killing irony
While the first civilian, José Vicente Rangel, is secretary of defense, the arms of Venezuela are turned towards its citizens. What does he think? Is he ashamed? Can any member of this government say that they want peace? Shame on them! The blood of your people are in your hands...
7:49:05 PM Google It!
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While president Chavez was talking on TV, taking TV stations off-air, both the national guard and members of the facists Circulo Bolivariano, where killing the demonstrators. This coward attitude has been documented by the same television stattions that are presumably closed.
7:41:24 PM
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Chavez promised to never turn the guns to the people. The military has lost all prestige it may have had... The yelling continues, I wonder if they think they can govern now.
6:36:36 PM
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Chavez coward killer
That is what people are yelling. We may never know how many people have died, but there are people yelling "Chavez, killer", he will certainly past to history as the first venezuelan president of the democratic period that has order the militaries to kill people. The yells of "Chavez, coward".
6:34:54 PM Google It!
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They are killing people here!
The TV Stations have regain signal. It seems that is illegal, they are giving the signal to CNN. It seems this is done through one of the stations. it was protected by police not loyal to the country. At least five people are dead and dozens hurt, including local government officials in particular the governor of Miranda.
The government is not in full control of the situation as several militaries officials have declared through radio that the armed forces should not be used against the people.
The irony is huge, the man who gave up his coup attempt in order, his words, to save lives. Today declared violence on the people.
The rumor is that most deaths were caused by snipers posted in near by buildings.
6:17:31 PM Google It!
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We have lost all our freedoms
The government of Venezuela has closed all private television stations. There is fighting reported in the center of Caracas, at least one dead.
5:01:12 PM Google It!
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The main problem in Venezuela is the media, especially the TV stations. That is another lie. The main problem is him. Get out.
4:17:46 PM
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He is talking history and is saying nothing of the current situation. He is out of touch. His arm mob comes to pray and sing he says. He is a liar and not very good one at that. I keep wondering why people like him.
4:16:22 PM
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The sound comes ang goes. It is shameful. He is calling the very peaceful march a provocation. While his savages are just the "people". What a crock...
4:14:08 PM
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The audio is not synch with the video, he just said the time to prove it wasn't recorded. His watch is ahead by 5 minutes or so.
4:11:55 PM
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He is not being conciliatory at all. He is not asking for dialogue. He still insist in stupid things and has not mentioned PDVSA yet. If anyone believe him, they are deluded...
4:08:06 PM
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Sound is better now, he is saying there was no strike, that is a lie.
4:03:54 PM
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I can barely hear what he is saying. He said the subway made four times more money today that the other days of the strike, of course, that was the people going to the march.
4:02:03 PM
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The sound is terrible and I think there may be interference, but it seems to come from the origin...
3:57:54 PM
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He just said that he was very fair, communicative and that he had tried his best to accommodate positions different from his. Then he called the opposition irrational. Yeah, right
3:56:28 PM
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I haven't heard or seen Chavez talk much, but I don't see the charisma that some people ascribe to him. He still hasn't said anything barely mentioning the facts of these few days just to say that the prove that there is democracy, obviously forgetting the abuse on the TV stations made on monday. The sound is very bad now...
3:53:59 PM
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He says that the opposition is not loyal and has been spreading lies. The situation is the opposite.
3:50:32 PM
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He isn't sorry and clearly doesn't feel guilty. I wonder if he will mention the real issues like PDVSA.
3:48:06 PM
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The pot banging has begun again and it is huge. Chavez seems out of touch with reality.
3:46:41 PM
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He isn't saying anything, he keeps talking about the past. I wonder if the military is doing anything while the television is distracted.
3:45:31 PM
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Another government announcement. It's Chavez this time. He insist of calling the march a minority, is he crazy? He hasn't watch television? There is a mob near the palace! Don't insult it!
3:43:04 PM
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It seems the Metropolitan police in one hand and the National Guard on the other have manage to maintain the mobs separated.
3:36:18 PM
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What is Fidel Castro thinking now? He has expressed all his support to Chavez. Does he care that the venezuelan people does not want Chavez? Probably not...
3:13:44 PM
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President Chavez, please resign. Stop this blood shed, asks your people to leave, get together with the leaders of the opposition and find a way out of this that doesn't involve violence. Please.
3:03:47 PM
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Whatever blood is shed today is certainly the responsability of the government. They have been saying everything is normal and that only a minority is against the government, challenging the opposition to prove that isn't true. The opposition has done so today.
I hear planes flying overhead. Can they do anything from up there?
3:01:06 PM
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For the first time in three days the government has used the national emergency system, it was the Military High Command, sans the Defense Secretary. He denied rumors I hadn't heard, like that Chavez was detained, he said Chavez is at the presidential palace and said the situation is normal... What stupidity, there is a mob moving to the presidential palace and another mob waiting there, how is that normal? for God sakes!
The president hasn't talked yet, which is weird. He appears coward with his silence. Total courage would be, in my opinion, to resign. But at least, he should say something...
2:20:45 PM
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The official TV channel is asking government supporters to go to Miraflores, the presidential palace, where the anti government demonstration has, imprudently, in my opinion, decided to go. The other TV channels are not showing the amount of people waiting for this demonstration.
The anti government demonstration is certainly much bigger, but the other is big enough to cause problems. Neither seems to be willing to back down. I am afraid bloodshed is inevitable...
2:01:37 PM
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Mass hysteria has taken over. The march is going to the presidential palace, where pro government fascists are waiting. This is not good...
1:18:21 PM
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The march is simply amazing! It already arrived to its destination, but there are still lots of people in the starting point...
A group will attempt to give roses to the members of the National Guard that are at the office building of PDVSA.
Chavez you are fired! says a banner.
There is talk of going to the presidential palace... I hope nothing bad happens.
10:59:31 AM
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Isn't it ironic that the government has made efforts to open the subway system, the people going to the march are using it? The march has no leaders, the people talking on TV are just that: people.
I still wonder if this is strong enough to succeed, considering that only the resignation of the president would be consider a victory.
10:43:47 AM
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Caracas in General Strike
With mixed feelings I saw some stores were open, some close. The one I wanted to go to, MailBoxes Etc, to get my mail, was closed. Good for them. many people were going to the march. Here are the pictures I promised.
10:09:52 AM Google It!
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It seems that the call for a general strike was just wishful thinking in the part of the opposition as reports indicate that most stores are opening today and receiving merchandise. If the strike turns out to be a farce, the opposition will be crushed. I hope this is not so, but right now I think it is...
8:33:52 AM
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Less calm that yesterday?
Things are less quiet in Caracas today. I don't know if the strike is loosing force, or it's just a consequence of two days of not going to work. There one big march today, people may be preparing for it.
I heard rumors that yesterday several stores were open, I will go out today around noon to check the situation, I'll post pictures.
7:43:57 AM Google It!
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