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The 'Empire' and Condi 'Suffer Defeat' at the OAS

"Condoleezza was upset, she stood up like a bolt of lightning and left. … I know when she's disturbed and when she's calm. These are signs of imperial decline, a defeated Empire, a great loss for the Empire."

Translated By Carly Gatzert

June 6, 2007

Venezuela - Cadena Global - Original Article (Spanish)

The President of the Venezuelan Republic, Hugo Chavez, reiterated to foreign correspondents on Wednesday, that the United States had attempted a "soft coup" against his government.

From the Miraflores Palace, Venezuelan Chief-of-State Hugo Chavez explained the nature of the supposed "soft coup" and said that students were being used for the purpose, which he also referred to as a "soft coup with a slow fuse."  

On the other hand, Chavez pointed out that "the Empire suffered a defeat" at the most recent General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), which took place in Panama .  According to Chavez, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "was upset, she stood up like a bolt of lightning and left, these are the signs of imperial decline, a defeated Empire, a great loss for the Empire."

[Editor's Note: At the OAS meeting on Wednesday, there was a request by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for an OAS delegation to be sent to Venezuela to investigate the decision of the Chavez government to deny a broadcast license to an opposition TV station, RCTV , but her request was not put on the agenda. Then when Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro was about to speak, Rice abruptly left].

The Head-of-State further expressed that "not one country … they failed to obtain the support of even a single country [in an attempt to intervene in Venezuelan domestic affairs]; they managed to exert a certain amount of pressure through conducting political operations, etc. In representing a country that brings to the table such an indecent proposal, Rice herself had to wear the expression of moral and political defeat on her face.

Chavez said that he knows Secretary of State Rice very well: "I know when she's disturbed and when she's calm," and upon analysis of her intervention he repeated that "undoubtedly, because they [the U.S.] failed to find anyone to do their dirty work, she was forced to leave."

Chavez emphasized once more the imperial strategy behind Rice’s words. "We could call it a dual purpose strategy; the internal strategy, inside Venezuela, the Empire intends to encourage and set in motion opposition to its government, its people and the nation; and it has an external international strategy, as well, but there the truth has been revealed."

Chavez expressed his gratitude to Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, for the defense mounted by him and his delegation. "I would like to raise the voice of our noble country to acknowledge with heart and soul our very special foreign minister, friend and comrade Nicolas Maduro. Thank you, Nicolas, for representing us with such dignity and excellence at the General Assembly of the OAS. Congratulations."

The President said that represented a victory not just for Venezuela, but for the dignity of the world, "because in situations like these, we modestly will always represent the voice of those who have no voice."

Spanish Version Below

Chávez: Nunca lograrán la gran explosion

El presidente de la República, Hugo Chávez, reiteró este miércoles, ante corresponsales extranjeros, el desarrollo de un "golpe suave" contra el gobierno articulado por los Estados Unidos

Desde el Palacio de Miraflores, el jefe de Estado manifestó que el gobierno de Geroge W. Bush, está detrás de lo que llamó "el alargue de la mecha" y para ello están utilizando a los estudiantes.

Por otro lado, Chávez señaló que el "Imperio sufrió una derrota" en la más reciente Asamblea General de la OEA que se realizó en Panamá. A su juicio, la secretaria de Estado de EEUU, Condolezza Rice, "se molestó, se paró como un rayo y salió, esos son los signos de la decadencia imperial, derrotado el Imperio, una gran derrota para el Imperio".

Expresó el jefe de Estado que "ni siquiera un país, no consiguieron ni un país; a veces ellos consiguen a punto de presión, a punto de operaciones políticas, etc., un país que se presta al juego de hacer una propuesta indigna como esta, tuvo ella misma que venir a hacerla y llevarse pintado en el rostro el fracaso, la derrota moral y política".

Dijo conocer muy bien a la secretaria de Estado, Codolezza Rice, "se cuando anda alterada o cuando anda en calma" y al analizar su intervención reiteró que "seguramente porque no consiguieron quien le hiciera el trabajo sucio, tuvo ella que salir".

Destacó que en las palabras de Rice se descubre la estrategia imperial, una vez más. "Pudiéramos llamarla estrategia de doble acción; una interna, lo que ocurre en Venezuela incentivado y motorizado por el imperio en contra del país, del gobierno, del pueblo y de la nación; y la estrategia externa internacional, allí se desnuda la verdad".

Chávez hizo un reconocimiento al canciller Nicolás Maduro por la defensa que hizo de la delegación venezolana. "Quiero en persona recoger la voz de la nación digna que somos para hacer un reconocimiento muy del alma, muy especial a nuestro canciller, compañero, camarada Nicolás Maduro. Gracias Nicolás por representarnos con tanta altura y dignidad en esta Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados Americanos, felicitaciones".

Indicó que eso no representó una salida victoriosa solo de Venezuela, sino la dignidad del mundo, "porque en todos esos escenarios, nosotros modestamente, siempre vamos a representar la voz de los que no tienen voz".