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Bacchus39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 05:39 PM
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Chavez: Venezuela won't tolerate secession in Bolivia
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela will not tolerate a movement for secession in Bolivia's eastern lowland states. Chavez says his government has not meddled in the domestic affairs of other Latin American nations, but would if Bolivian states now seeking greater autonomy from Bolivia's central government push for total independence.

He did not say Thursday what specifically Venezuela would do.

Bolivia's largest and richest state overwhelmingly backed a May 4 referendum seeking greater autonomy from the leftist government of President Evo Morales. Leaders insist they have no interest in full independence.

Chavez, a close Morales ally, accuses the U.S. of fomenting the state's autonomy movement, a charge U.S. officials deny.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_bolivia;_ylt=Aogb4ICZvxo8PJfevjDC7ny3IxIF
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Bacchus39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 06:36 PM
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1. Chavez threatens to intervene in Bolivia
Hugo Chávez amenaza con intervenir en Bolivia si prosperan intentos separatistas
http://www.eltiempo.com/internacional/latinoamerica/noticias/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-4152898.html

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El presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez amenazó con intervenir militarmente en Bolivia si "los intentos separatistas persisten". El mandatario venezolano advirtió que si la "oligarquía" boliviana insiste en sus intentos, podría comenzar "un Vietnam, dos Vietnames o tres Vietnames en América Latina".

Chavez threatened to intervene military in Bolivia if "the separatists attempts persist." Chavez warned that if the bolivian oligarchy insists in their efforts it could initiate "a Vietnam, two Vietnams, or three Vietnams in Latin America."

Chávez aseguró que el referéndum organizado el pasado domingo en la región boliviana de Santa Cruz (considerado ilegal por el gobierno), en el que los votos a favor de un estatuto autonómico fueron mayoritarios, es un "plan contra Sudamérica" que pasa por Ecuador y Venezuela, donde, según Chávez, existirían también intentos separatistas similares.

En un tono especialmente duro, Chávez aseguró que llegado el caso su país no se quedará inmóvil "con todo lo que esto implica".

In an especially hard tone, Chavez assured if that occurs, Venezuela wouldn't remain immobile "with all that that implies."

"Ahí sí, es verdad, acúsenme de injerencia de una vez. Me declaro culpable desde ahora mismo. Si algo llega a ocurrir se rompen sencillamente las reglas del juego. Ojalá que no nos obliguen", aseguró.

"That's it, its true, you can go ahead and accuse me of interjecting. I declare myself guilty from here on. If something happens the rules of the game are torn apart. Hopefully it won't obligate us." he assured.


"Nuestra vocación integracionista nos obliga, nuestra propia historia nos obliga a hacer estas reflexiones. Ojalá con esto contribuyamos a disuadir. Entre todos podemos disuadir estos planes. Sólo unidos, nosotros podremos frenar esos planes", aseguró.

Los ministros de 12 países sudamericanos se reunieron este jueves en Caracas para establecer las bases de un plan de seguridad energética para la región. En la declaración final del encuentro hay una mención especial para Bolivia, en la que se subraya que es "clave para el equilibrio energético de toda la región".

AFP

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subsuelo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:44 PM
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2. Right on, Hugo
Viva Chavez!
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