[lbo-talk] Chavez: From Third Way to Socialism

[Cseniornyc at aol.com]

I am usually just a friendly lurker of the list but today I'll jump in to  
thank Doug Henwood for calling attention to the seriousness of the Chavez  
situation in Venezuela. Not only the Bushites have made clear their contempt for  
Chavez but Venezuelan opposition leaders residing in Miami have openly called  
for Chavez to be "shot on the streets like a dog".Also the Colombian 
government  is being prompted to provoke a military confrontation in the border with  
Venezuela. With the increasing role that oil prices will play in upcoming class 

 struggles in the US, the control of Venezuelan resources becomes more 
imperative  for Bush & CO.
This a time when, as a Latin American, I lament the present weak and  
ineffectual state of the American left, since this would be the  perfect moment to 
mobilize and demonstrate in campuses and cities against  the forthcoming  US led 
interventions. 
Venezuela is not the only target. of the neo-cons in South America. In  
adddition,Bolivian peasant revolt leader Evo Morales is being demonized  constantly 
in the western press. In particular, the Financial Times led by  neo-con 
columnist Amity Shlaes,now refers regularly to Evo Morales as  "Evil" Morales on 
account of having successfully stopped the theft of natural  gas by foreign 
companies.However,in the Bolivian case, it is European  capital-French and 
Spanish - that leads the pillage of resources.
At least, Bolivia is a landlocked country at 10,000 feet altitude. No  
Marines landing scenario here, fortunately.
For those living in New york,the Brecht Forum will be hosting an evening of  
solidarity with the Venezuelan Bolivarian revolution on its new space at451 
west  St at 7;30 pm
Cristobal Senior
NYC
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