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''I'm not asking for forgiveness.

Nor mercy.

I'll die standing.''

Most of the American press

endorsed the coup.

The editorial board

The New York Times wrote ...

The Venezuelan democracy''

would not be threatened more ...

by a guy stuck a dictator.''

This reference to Chavez

unaware of the irony ...

what was happening at the hands

of a real dictator.

Shall be suspended for the positions of Members

and alternate members of the National Assembly.

Deprive themselves of their positions,

illegally occupied. . .

President and other judges

the Supreme Court. . .

District Attorney's Office. . .

and members

National Electoral Council.

Leaders of Democratic Action "

(Opposition party) had. . .

the Supreme Court

a certificate of insanity. . .

the president

Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Chavez.

The press in Venezuela

became part of the opposition. . .

in the months preceding the coup.

That is, were participating. . .

and supporting the opposition. Of course,

I'm talking about the private press. . .

that make up the bulk

Venezuelan press reports.

And basically, what they did ...

disclose any testimony that was

opposition that was done ...

Chavez is a coward! Coward!

He destroyed Venezuela!

Many analysts said that

was the first blow of the press.

And one of the participants

the coup said. . .

Thanks to the press''

by this blow.''

Thanks, Televen. Thanks, CNT.

Thanks, Globovision.

Thanks to the media.

The former presidential candidate,

Irene Saez ...

Condo urged the international community

who participated in this transition.

Today, I'm asking

the U.S. government. . .

and to all United Nations

and R OAS. . .

they see what happened

Venezuela is a crime!

They killed innocent people.

And everyone will support

the democratic process. . .

that exists today in our country.

FEW HOURS:

AFTER THE COUP:

The IMF, often slow

to respond to legitimate requests ...

made in Africa starving,

was quick to ...

show support for the coup.

I hope that this discussion

can continue. . .

with the new administration.

We are prepared

to help the new government. . .

in any matter

they find important.

The objective was clear.

The IMF was making it clear

that the overthrow of Chavez ...

was of great interest

for Global Capitalism.

And there's a reason Washington

is almost smiling.

We import more oil

Venezuela. . .

than any other country

OPEC.

The price of oil

lowered enough today ...

with the removal of Chavez.

The reason for the price

be dramatically lowered ...

probably is

because who replaced Chavez. . .

will be much more sympathetic

to U.S. interests. . .

what was this president.

Question why do not you kill me.

They sent to kill me.

But I am a soldier.

I spent half my life

in the military.

And the Venezuelan military,

especially the younger ...

see me as a leader.

The news spread.

What happened to the poor ...

who marched dramatically

to the palace, in large numbers?

I voted for Chavez! I

Chavez finish his term!

Because if it is a democracy,

must respect the laws.

The soldiers came to say

its official ...

would not support the coup.

The military is

with the people!

They surrounded me and protected.

Next, I rescued from the island.

Parachute with helicopters.

I am a paratrooper leader.

They were my men.

They brought me back to the palace,

surrounded by people.

CARMONA OU:

Carmon had to flee the palace.

A cardinal came Condo island

to where I was stuck. . .

to make me sign

a letter of resignation.

Because Washington was asking

signed a letter of resignation.

I told him:
''Let us pray,

because they're coming to my rescue.''

He was afraid.

While he was there,

the paratroopers arrived.

Then they carried him back to the palace,

me in the helicopter.

The cardinal has changed sides. Said:

''Yes, we pray, Mr. President.''

Why something so sloppy?

It was a blow shoddy.

Why did not kill him

when caught?

He was not heavy weight.

Comparing R Guatemala

Argentina to Chile and R.

Venezuela 2000, 2002,

Guatemala is not the 54. . .

and is not the Chile 73.

This is a revolution,

I said, controversial. . .

but armed.

The Venezuelan army is

with his people!

Our president is still

Hugo Chavez.

We want Hugo Chavez!

We want Hugo Chavez!

Well, we came back.

Good morning everyone.

That we continue moving forward

with calm and prudence.

Continue.

The law regards the virtue and honor

The editorial committee of New York

Times seemed embarrassed ...

for giving support

the blow to his government.

The White House acknowledged today

that U.S. officials ...

several meetings with

Venezuelan opposition leaders ...

in recent months to discuss

the position of President Chavez.

But he insisted, every time,

signaled that even once ...

that a military option

would be acceptable.

It was expressly stated

the opposition leaders. . .

that the U.S. did not support a coup.

On Friday, it seems

they did just that ...

accepting the successor

Hugo Chvez ...

while simultaneously

U.S. allies in the region ...

condemned what they saw,

clearly, as the military coup.

When Chavez returned to power

the very next day ...

The White House seemed to have decided

argued that the blow to democracy.

Some Democrats have called

to it''deeply disturbing''.

It R greater democracy

the world. . .

governments to defend

democratically elected.

I think the U.S. had not

a very enlightened policy. . .

relation R in Venezuela

specifically. . .

to America or America, in general,

throughout the Bush administration.

But this incident

in particular ...

it was the worst possible decision

that the U.S. could have taken.

She not only caught a committee

Chavez's administration ...

but has become very difficult

for all Latin America. . .

like the U.S..

He says the coup in his country

was devised by the U.S..

And some in his administration

say, in fact. . .

you had something to do with it.

What he says, to hear this?

I have to laugh. Because

For starters, there was no coup.

Had there been a coup,

Mr. Chavez would have been eliminated.

There was a complete investigation

Department of State. . .

and there was absolutely

no U.S. involvement. . .

In this action Chavez

calls a coup.

Yes, the U.S. acted, had

people involved in the coup. . .

before it happened.

Involvement of NGOs

US-sponsored ...

some people who have trained

involved in the coup.

And in the immediate aftermath of the coup,

the U.S. government said ...

it was a resignation,

not a coup ...

recognizing, in effect,

the government had made. . .

briefly,

Return to President Chavez.

The coup failed.

But just eight months after ...

the company management

national oil started ...

a strike with its workers,

joined by dealers ...

who dismissed their employees.

Again, the strike

with support from the private media ...

ruined the economy,

causing serious recession ...

comparable to the worst years

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