Velasquez rejects "fanfarronería" and "political ploy" Chavez
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
The candidate for governor of the state of Bolivar, Andres Velasquez, said that instead of easing tensions, the President put the nation "in the game more dangerous distraction."

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Andres Velasquez: "This is a war invented as an excuse to distract" The reaction of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias, after the fall of the "number two" of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Raul Reyes, in Ecuadorian territory, has generated controversy and a lot of material for cutting. Minute by minute discover new "trapitos sun" and political positions rejecting the decision of the national representative of closing the doors of its embassy in Bogota and sending military battalions to the border with Colombia.

  In Ciudad Guayana the candidate for governor of the state of Bolivar, Andres Velasquez, described the situation as an "invented war" which tries to divert the eyes of Venezuelans from the real internal problems in the country, considering that the position of Venezuela is not justified , as the diplomatic mishap is between Colombia and Ecuador.

  Accompanied by Maudi Gutierrez, Raul Domé and a group of workers and sympathizers of La Causa R, Velasquez stressed that send 10 battalions to the Venezuela-Colombia border and threaten to sending warplanes represents a "fanfarronería of president and a kind of political ploy to distract attention from Venezuelans not to be agreed by the tortuous social situation facing the nation. "

  In a scenario in which the country is living a state of deterioration in various areas such as security, health, public services and transportation, among others, has generated a growing unrest in Venezuela, said the political leader, who said that this has generated a drop in the popularity of the president because of their erratic decisions, which included the intervention in the conflict between Colombia and Ecuador.

  Velasquez said that such measures are known, but said that this "fanfarronería is perhaps the most dangerous game of distraction in which the president puts us," since that could put the country in a conflict situation. 

Reaction inexplicable

  Considering that the problem relates to Colombia and Ecuador and not to Venezuela, the candidate for governor said that this is "a war invented as an excuse to distract ... Is not a people's war and I doubt that this warning the Venezuelan people will make the event ", which alerted the entire country of this intention.

  "The president Hugo Chavez Frias attempts to erase its unpopularity pretending spilling blood of young Venezuelans who are part of our Army," he said.

  According to the leader, a conflict between Colombia and Ecuador should motivate Venezuela, and thus its chairman to mediate the conflict to be resolved diplomatically in order to ease tensions and not azuzar trance. 

Slight "successful"

  In another vein, Velasquez reported that on Sunday concluded a tour "successful and forceful" in the south of Bolivar State, which included a visit to Guasipati, Callao, Tumeremo, El Dorado, Santa Elena de Uairén and a group of communities Indians.
 
  "There was no doubt that we are winning in all these towns," he said, while stressed that the popular voice cries out for "obtaining the Governor Francisco Rangel Gomez, described by the people-as he said -" the worst governors Guyana and one of the most corrupt administrations have had the Bolivar state. "

  He assured that his management is alive and remembered, so that the community keeps the hope of giving the state "sitial, economic strength and prominence it deserves to have at the national level," before countless problems of a social, political and economic.

  She explained that these needs will shape a census to promote the reformulation of the state budget Bolivar once assume the regional judiciary.

Support unconditional 

  Finally Raul Domé, athlete and doctor of the region, endorsed the candidacy of Andres Velasquez, as the leader "not hid his face and gave" in the most difficult moments "to preserve our democracy."

  He said that this policy option would solve the state of abandonment in which the state of Bolivar, which called on guayaneses to support this nomination. 

 Act compromise

  The next Saturday, the candidate for governor of the state of Bolivar, Andres Velasquez, the event will compromise with San Felix, aware that this sector "urgently demand immediate solutions to their needs."
 
  The event will take place from 10:00 am at the Club El Botellón, at the start to Upata.