What They Want Is Venezuela’s Oil

Yesterday I said what it would be like if I were Venezuelan; I explained that the poor were those that would suffer most from natural disasters and I reasoned why. Further along I added: “…Where imperialism dominated and the opportunistic oligarchy receives a juicy part of the national goods and services, the masses have nothing to gain or lose and the empire does worry a bit about the elections,” and that “in the United States, not even the presidential elections mobilize more than 50 percent of those who have the right to vote.”

Today I would add that, even when the entire House of Representatives is elected, along with a part of the Senate and other important posts, no more than this proportion is achieved.

I wonder why, on the other hand, they employ their enormous media resources to try to sink the Bolivarian Revolutionary Government in a sea of lies and calumnies. What the yankees want is Venezuela’s oil.

All have seen during these electoral days a group of degenerate people who, in the company of mercenaries of the local print, radio and television media, go as far as to deny even the freedom of the press in Venezuela.

The enemy achieved part of their goals: prevent the Bolivarian government from relying on the support of two thirds of the Parliament.

The empire sometimes believes it obtained a great victory.

I think exactly the opposite: The results of September 26 constitute a victory for the Bolivarian Revolution and its leader, Hugo Chavez Frias.

In these parliamentary elections, voter participation went up to a record 66.45 percent. The empire, with its immense resources, could not prevent the PSUV, though six seats short of a full majority, from electing 95 of the 165 members of Parliament. Most importantly, a high number of young people, women and other proven militant combatants entered into this institution.

The Bolivarian Revolution today holds the executive power, a vast majority in the Parliament and a party capable of mobilizing a million fighters for socialism.

In Venezuela, the United States cannot rely on more than fragments of parties, linked together by fear of the Revolution and coarse material hungers. They will not be able to turn to a coup d’etat in Venezuela as they did with Allende in Chile and other countries in Our America.

The naval forces of this beautiful country, educated in the spirit and the example of the Liberator, who in his breast incubated the chiefs who started the process, are promoters and part of the Revolution.

Such a collection of strength is invincible. I would not see it with such clarity without vivid experience during more than a half century.