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Viewing cable 07SAOPAULO836, MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07SAOPAULO836 2007-10-15 12:43 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Sao Paulo 
VZCZCXYZ0020
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSO #0836 2881243
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 151243Z OCT 07 ZDK
FM AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7576
INFO RHEHNSC/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 8686
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO PRIORITY 8390
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC 2929
 
UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000836 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD 
 
DEPT PASS USTR 
 
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE:  VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S 
REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE, NATIONALIZATION PROGRAM, PRESS 
FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS; SAO PAULO. 
 
The Militarization of Venezuela 
 
Center-right O Estado de S.Paulo editorialized (10/15): 
"[Venezuelan] opposition parties have started organizing a 
parliamentary resistance against Chavez' machinations such as 
indefinite reelection, destruction of the federative regime...and 
the end of private property.... Chavez accuses these parties and 
their leaders of being traitors of the nation, servants of the 
oligarchy and CIA agents.... Some time ago...[Chavez] adopted 
nazi-fascist methods...he took the pledge of allegiance from the 
party's committee that will organize a referendum...on the new 
constitution...he heard the pledge of 14 thousand "soldiers"...who 
will be responsible for "convincing" Venezuelans that the socialism 
of the 21st century will be Paradise on Earth. Chavez is also 
organizing "troops of support" and "troops of rear-guards"... Chavez 
is putting together as well the National Bolivarian Militia with a 
structure that is parallel to the Armed Forces with the obvious goal 
of defending the interests of the United Socialist Party of 
Venezuela and its supreme leader, not those of the State. Any 
similarity to the nazi SS will not be a mere coincidence.... This is 
the regime President Lula wants as a partner of Mercosul." 
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