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Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, left, and Cuba President Raul

Castro raise hands at the first working session of the Community

of Latin American and Caribbean States, in Caracas, Nov. 2.

 

 

Aporrea, Venezuela

Finally - Latin America Achieves 'True Unity, Free of Imperlialism'

 

"President Chávez, with great energy, conviction, humility and emotion, has brought it into being, and today we have to thank him and those who decided to accompany him in his fight for liberty. … At present, the north looks south with suspicion, afraid of what we might be able to do, since this process not only reaffirms our union of nation states, but of people in - as Martí would have called it - Our America."

 

By Nelson Ortega

 

Translated By Halszka Czarnocka

 

December 4, 2011

 

Venezuela - Aporrea - Original Article (Spanish)

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez appears pleased at the opening session of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, in Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 2.

 

NTN NEWS 24 VIDEO [COLOMBIA]: Latin American leaders hold talks on better-integrating the continent - without the United States, Dec. 5, 00:02:05RealVideo

Despite efforts to create tension between Colombia and Venezuela over recent weeks, the alliance of international right-wing forces with ex-Colombia President Álvaro Uribe and the constant international corporate media campaign to minimize the importance of achieving true Latin American and Caribbean union, the reality is striking: 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations affirmed their unity at the first summit of CELAC [the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States]. With this they declared their sovereignty and regional independence, which has been overshadowed and strongly marked by the United States and Canada, reaching, in other words, true unity, free of imperialism.

 

Without doubt, the quest for liberation and independence begun by our national heroes to free us from European colonialism two centuries ago has been baptized with the birth of this regional organization that brings to life the dream of Simon Bolívar. President Chávez, with great energy, conviction, humility and emotion, has brought it into being, and today we have to thank him and those who decided to accompany him in his fight for liberty. Not only have our progressive leaders been able to arrest the logic of neoliberalism and oppression; they have also consolidated a political block that will be difficult to break.

 

At present, the north looks south with suspicion, afraid of what we might be able to do, since this process not only reaffirms our union of nation states, but of people in - as Martí would have called it - Our America. As a consequence, the people should be the main guarantor of the continuity of this process of liberation.

 

Another major aspect of the birth of CELAC is the protest against the continuing blockade of Cuba - something impossible to express within the context of the Organization of American States, an agency that serves the hegemonic interests of the great powers to the north. This fledgling organization rehabilitates the anti-imperialist struggle of the Cuban people.

 

With the arrival of the left in power and the consolidation of the region’s democratic processes in the struggle against capitalism; and with the region taking the new, revolutionary road, North American intelligence organizations undertook a series of interventions that were thwarted by the actions of the Latin American people. Such cases included events in Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela; they also left us a legacy of what they are able to do, as demonstrated by the case of Honduras.  

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With pride we can say that toward the end of the 20th century, our Venezuelan nation initiated that process, adding the only other regional voice to the lone protest of Cuba. Later, in accord with the motto of our national hymn “Follow the example of Caracas,” others, like Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Nicaragua, etc., joined us in the process of Latin American integration. Moreover, Venezuela has always looked after those that most need help, such as Haiti, the Dominican Republic, San Vicente and the Grenadines, Surinam or Guyana. Meanwhile, right-wing governments in our region, like those of Colombia, Chile or Mexico, are submerged in social and armed conflicts that are slowly eroding their popularity.

 

We are winning, and we will keep fighting until victory.

 

“A giant has been born, whose name is CELAC; we are making real the dream of Bolívar.” -- Hugo Chávez

 

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