"The socialism of the century XXI" dangerous option for Latin America

George Chaya
By George Chaya

Under the actions of the government of President Alvaro Uribe Velez Against Narco-terrorist group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia -FARC- and the hostile reaction and warmongering of Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez Frķas, who described Colombia as "the Israel of the region "and to President Uribe as a" puppy of the empire Yankee "is impossible to ignore the positions taken by Mr. Chavez has been quite unfortunate and inflammatory and collaborated on the cooker and aggravate regional crisis between Colombia and Ecuador by passing the controversial Middle East to the South American region.

In line with the verbal incontinence of the president of Venezuela "is very clear that if Israel from Colombia would be the Latin America , Chavez, in contrast clearly takes sides by terrorism." This situation is not new, since Hugo Chavez has traveled to Damascus and Tehran on several occasions by signing bilateral agreements with Syria and Iran countries recognized support for groups that are under investigation and suspected of practicing terror and has been, spoken openly and repeatedly in spent in support of other groups such as Hamas, Jihad and Hezbollah Islami'yah, the latter organization beyond its actions in Lebanon and the Middle East region has been identified and is being investigated by the Justice Argentina as directly responsible for the bombing in 1994 of the Mutual Israelita de Buenos Aires--Ami which killed 85 people, and enjoys the protection of the regime in Iran, a strategic ally and privileged Bolivarian government of Venezuela "

In any case, it is increasingly clear that widen the differences in the political leadership of Latin America and this is well marked. As is clear these differences as those between some of its presidents especially two men who continue at the latest and perhaps most acidic regional crisis. One statesman and democrat, Dialogue and modern working seriously for his country and its citizens, whose ideas and management leaves open the hope to think that democracy can be viable in that continent. The other, military, with past authoritarian coup and self-styled disciple of Fidel Castro, one of the most disputed politicians in the hemisphere.

When President Alvaro Uribe Velez is what can criticize in several respects. A man is always surrounded by their circumstances in the exercise of the responsibilities of government; in fact the Colombian opposition is free to do what makes stark and sometimes resorting to personal insults to sustain their positions contrary to Uribe. But it is impossible to ignore that and was reelected overwhelmingly by the democratic vote, and thus demonstrated in the 2006 elections where the vote gave him popular support greater than that obtained when Uribe was elected president for the first time in the elections of 2002 . And these days, does not rule in political circles postulation of the Colombian Uribe Velez for a third term in 2010. Meanwhile, President Hugo Chavez Frķas continuous showing in persistent squander what they were 10 years ago was presented as an alternative policy that would create the revolutionary Venezuela after takeoff from governments branded as corrupt and inept in his efforts. Chavez did not hide his interest in repairing hold by the sum of absolute power through which we move forward on civil rights, political and human rights of their governed to establish a cruel dictatorship that called Socialism of the XXI Century-a remake blurred in the watered - more acid and of Marxism, Maoism and the Caribbean Castro-communism, and its political action seeks to extend its continental populism by dint of petrodollars that Venezuelan citizens are already beginning to claim form alliances with states while Islamist human rights violators, repudiated and convicted of free countries in the world. In short, and although it was also elected by popular vote Chavez delegitimize his election through its management, becoming the antithesis of a democratic political.

Alvaro Uribe governs from an asset and an unquestionable popular mandate from which develops a very clear political project that concerns the strengthening of democratic institutions, growth in terms of economy and modernity and the restoration of peace in Colombia to allow a country stable and secure respect for the rights of its citizens as well as foreign investors. His government plan to face re-election and their commitment to eliminate the guerrillas, paramilitaries and drug trafficking is a priority and has been, and is carried forward firmly at the helm and tolerance "zero" to terrorists who called correctly by name, regardless that these represent the flags of leftist guerrillas or right-wing paramilitaries they are.

The governance of President Alvaro Uribe has provided advances and progress that Colombia enjoys the benefit of a political-economic stability had not known in recent decades. The democratic security of the Uribe government has undoubtedly generated better living conditions in citizenship; achievement is significantly reduced the attacks, kidnappings and bombings. The arrests among terrorist gangs grew in number; it is also undeniable that for the first time the Colombian armed forces have set the stage where it continues the fight against terrorists taking the lead.

Alvaro Uribe Velez is identical to that vocation of any nominee, but in no way has developed policies and dictatorial or authoritarian hegemonic behavior. Uribe does not purport to impose its political model at the hemispheric level and Colombia has shown respect relations with its Latin American neighbors. President Uribe is a strong, intelligent and pragmatic, strong convictions and clear objectives. In contrast to the representative of Venezuela , Ecuador and Nicaragua who have dedicated themselves to inflame the crisis in recent months, Uribe does not emit offensive words, speeches grievances nor vulgar. Notes the first protocol to an agent as a man educated and respectful of his colleagues. His conduct is not a maniac or demagogue who seeks to impress and not threatening to lead his people to war as if it does Hugo Chavez Frķas after arm across Russia and Iran of the mullahs'.

The silence of latinoamerican

President Uribe ordered to destroy the lie regarding the incident in which Colombia gave low to terrorist Reyes, number two of the FARC, did so with a speech accompanied by documentary evidence which could not be refuted by representatives of the continental disunity, Uribe came into the game not the misrepresentation that they intend to stay this pristine and demonstrated in the beating dialectic that tip their opponents from the sobriety and the lordship that appreciation in the Colombian representative in its handling of the crisis.

The evil of a leadership that seeks anachronistic disunite the continent-although his speech seeking unity has been put into evidence and unarmed in his fallacious argument seems to continue writing the screenplay in the Miraflores Palace . The fallacy of the arguments and positions of harboring, funding and support to the FARC and the regional narcoterrorism trilogy Quito-Managua-Caracas collapsed before it was exposed by the Colombian government and Latin American and analysts have named a suspect when no shameful silence after the Rio Summit in Dominican Republic.

The strategy for handling the crisis as the use and abuse of family members of abductees pretended to be shown in recent months by the enemies of democracy as the sole blame for Uribe, when the real culprit is the undemocratic group of the FARC who cares little for victims and their families. Since his pain and suffering the families have fallen into the rabble and the FARC are unscrupulously manipulated by terrorists and by the Venezuelan president who has given in due course "moment of silence" to the narco-terrorist Kings shot.

Colombia containment barrier Colombia was clearly the containment barrier tenant of Miraflores, hence that President Chavez has been cruelty with his colleague as they did in the past with President Fox of Mexico or with anyone who halted in its expansionist plans in the hemisphere and places it before the world public opinion as the demagogue it really is. Unfortunately for the Venezuelan citizen living standards has reached levels pathetic from the governance of President Chavez, inflation of 34 percent, shortages of supplies and staple foods, kidnappings, robberies and murders are the order of the day in Caracas and Several cities and regions of Venezuela, all this has led Chavez to focus attention elsewhere. However, Chavez must be careful because if not, there is a significant possibility that not only leaves losing cooker if you try again the crisis but could reach up losing his chairmanship in the near future. The last thing it lacks the Venezuelan citizen is committed to see their property and their lives by a mad adventure warrior against a brother as the Colombian people.

Days after Caracas suffered a cut of electric power for several hours, the intelligence apparatus chavista arrived to speak recklessly in an over-and-partisan propaganda of sabotage and command elements that infiltrated the Colombians would have caused. The extreme seriousness of this alleged departure to display a camouflage to Venezuelan citizens from the Chavez regime is lying again; the government should tell the truth to the people of Venezuela and recognize that there has been no investment in infrastructure or maintenance of electric generators, which caused such damage.

On the other side of Colombia , sometime President Uribe would surely understand that not prudent to rely on the hugs and greetings of this puppet called "Rio Summit" to the media and showed applauded as the end of the crisis and achieving of peace between fraternal countries.

The war is on the economy and the nationalization not in this discussion that the people involved in this crisis cooker by the anachronistic policy chavista, recorded historical ties of brotherhood, but their rulers do not worship the brotherhood and probably seek new situations in the future to destabilize the Colombian government and its president. It is a matter of time.

Meanwhile, the bad examples are expanding in the region and open up new fronts of confrontation. The Bolivian President Evo Morales, unconditional ally of " Miraflores Palace ", just a few hours ago to declare economic war to foreign investors and businesses, the first two victims of his nationalization have been Repsol and Telefonica Bolivia capital Italians.

George Chaya is Professor and Political International Analyst, Lebanese origin, Expert in Middle East and Lecturer at the International Consulting in Policy on Middle Eastern, Spain and Latin America for the Safe Democracy Foundation in Madrid.

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