URIBE CAN'T
GET THROUGH TO 'HARD OF HEARING' OBAMA
[El
Espectador, Colombia]
El Tiempo, Colombia
Obama Will 'Regret'
Failure to 'Back Up' Colombia
"One day he'll regret not backing
up his only genuine ally in the region, which hasn't been bought off by Chavez'
petrodollars, has extradited hundreds of drug traffickers and substantially cut
the production and export of cocaine so that less white powder reaches the
noses of U.S. addicts."
By Mauricio Vargas
Translated By Liz Essary
November 24, 2009
Colombia
- El Tiempo - Original Article (Spanish)
Foreign Minister Jaime
Bermudez was completely in the right when he complained to the pompous Unasur [Union of South American Nations]
for its silence in regard to the ongoing aggressions of Hugo Chavez. These aggressions
are no longer just verbal, as demonstrated by the demolition of two pedestrian
bridges on the [Colombia-Venezuela] border, and the indifference of the Chavez
regime over the murders, on their own land, of a group of humble Colombians. The
fact of the matter is that a founding member and president of Unasur threatened
a neighbor with war and carried out actions worthy of a terrorist organization, none of which
has warranted a single comment from Unasur as an institution, nor from the
governments that comprise it.
[Brazil President] Lula is silent.
[Chilean President] Mrs. Bachelet, who has declared how worried she is about U.S.
use of Colombian military bases, has also turned a blind eye. [Argentine
President] Mrs. Fernandez de Kirchner, forget about it, but of course she has a
briefcase with $800,000 that Chavez sent her to justify himself. This is a cowardly and indignant silence. It is the silence of the many that prevailed when
the Nazis carted away the Jews to concentration camps. This passivity later cost
the indifferent dearly, because the Nazis eventually came for them as well. If this
region allows Chavez to behave this way toward Colombia, its leaders must be aware
that the psychopath's fury will eventually turn against them.
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U.S.
military officers leave Colombia's Foreign Ministry building after U.S.
Ambassador
William Brownfield, along with Colombian ministers, signed a
Deal
which, among other things, allows the U.S. to operate seven military
bases
on Colombian territory, Oct. 30.
SEE ALSO ON THIS:
Ultimas Noticias, Venezuela:
Chavez: 'Prepare for War ... Colombia Now in U.S. Hands'
El Universal, Venezuela:
In Case of War, Venezuela Will Have to Confront 'Fifth Column'
Granma, Cuba:
Fidel Castro - 'The Annexation of Colombia to the
U.S.'
The Times, U.K.:
Chavez tells Venezuela Troops to 'Prepare for War' with Colombia
El Universal, Venezuela:
'Peace Prize' Winner Should Close All U.S. Military Bases
Semana, Colombia:
U.S. Military Bases are Alright, Under One Condition ...
La Jornada, Mexico:
The Militarization of Latin America: Obama Already 'Ahead of Bush'
Adnkronos, Italy:
Chavez Lauds Oliver Stone; Wants to 'Help' Obama
Clarin, Argentina:
Resurrected U.S. Fourth Fleet Creates Suspicion in South America
O Globo, Brazil:
U.S. Navy Shows That What America Can Do, Brazil Can Do As Well
La Jornada, Mexico:
U.S. Navy 'Resurrects' Fourth Fleet to Patrol Latin America
And what can be said about the
administration of Barack Obama, who seems so comfortable in his silence. One
day he'll regret not managing to back up his only genuine ally in the region, which
hasn't been bought off by Chavez' petrodollars, like ousted Manuel Zelaya and
many others, and has extradited hundreds of drug traffickers and substantially
reduced the production and exportation of cocaine so that less white powder reaches
the noses of U.S. addicts.
One exception is worth mentioning:
The Brazilian senate. Lula’s friends and opponents have blocked approval of Venezuela's
admission to Mercosur [Mercado
Comum do Sul or the Southern Common Market], after making it clear that Brazil cannot favor a
member that threatens war on a daily basis with a privileged trade agreement. Moreover,
what seems to be spreading in the region is a mixture of cowardly panic and
indifference.
And if it’s raining outside
the country, it’s pouring inside. Silence also abounds among the opposition. Not
even [leading opposition Senator] Gustavo Petro, who won so
many votes by confronting Chavez during the investigation that made him a viable
candidate, has returned to sing a different tune. On the Liberal Party side, there's
nothing at all. Even someone with a record like former President, Liberal Party
chief and member of the Council on Foreign Relations César Gaviria’s, who
incidentally, President Álvaro Uribe lacked the wisdom to appreciate - has also
been silent. [Former President] Ernesto Samper [1994-98]
has stood up - but in favor of Chávez. [Former President] Andrés Pastrana
[1998-2002], who during his time also suffered the meddling of Chavez, instead
of rejecting this new aggression, has now offered himself as a mediator!
President
Chavez tells his people to 'prepare for war' with Colombia
and
the U.S., during his weekly radio and TV show, Hello, President.
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PHOTO TO WATCH 
This isn't about their voices
rising up one by one to the insults of the little tyrant of Miraflores [the Venezuela
presidential palace]. No. That’s where Uribe, Foreign Minister Bermúdez,
and Defense Minister Gabriel Silva took the right decision to avoid any
provocation. But at the same time, they have been energetic in defending Colombia's
position. Couldn’t opposition leaders do the same?
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Uribe has accumulated a large
number of mistakes in recent months, particularly with his reelection effort
and the corruption unleashed by the government machine
to blackmail lawmakers into approving the referendum [on ending presidential term limits] through Congress.
But for the opposition to remain silent and look the other way as Uribe confronts
aggression from Chavez is quite a stretch. A stretch that the voters may penalize
them for next year.
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4:05pm
