-------------------------------------------------------- From: William Bowles <•••@••.•••> Subject: Venezuela: US government implicated in the assassination of Danilo Anderson? Date: November 20, 2004 http://www.williambowles.info/venezuela/us_danilo.html News and opinions on situation in Venezuela 19/11/04 US government implicated in the assassination of Danilo Anderson? by Oscar Heck Published: Friday, November 19, 2004 Bylined to: Oscar Heck www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=23581 VHeadline.com commentarist Oscar Heck writes: I was going to take a day off to do run-of-the-mill things like invoicing, filing, bank deposits, etc. Š until I heard about the assassination of National Prosecutor Danilo Anderson. Venezuela is entering into another phaseŠ However, before I continue with the article, and although I did not know Danilo Anderson personally, I wish to extend my sincere sympathies to his family and to close friends Š and to the Venezuelan democratic citizenry. It seems quite obvious that Danilo Anderson was coldly assassinated because he was simply "doing his job." Danilo Anderson was heading up the process to bring several hundred Venezuelans to court regarding their involvement in recent criminal events in Venezuela, amongst these, the US-backed April 2002 coup against Chavez, embassy bombings, incitement to civil unrest and sabotage. The process toward prosecuting guilty parties was/is being done by the law and with valid reason Š contrary to what the US-financed anti-Chavez movement has been claiming (that the people to be prosecuted are victims of "political persecution") . Is it a coincidence that Danilo Anderson was assassinated only a few weeks after having begun the process to prosecute "prominent" Venezuelans who have been involved in criminal anti-government activities in Venezuela? It is possible that the assassination had something to do with personal revenge Š perhaps a feud of some sort Š or a settling of accounts Š but I doubt it. Traditionally in Venezuela, as in most Latin American countries (and most parts of the world) , "prominent" citizens are "immune" from almost any kind of prosecution Š but now that Venezuela has a true democracy, "prominent" Venezuelans no longer have "diplomatic" immunity. The fact that these Venezuelans are no longer "protected" has certainly outraged them Š especially those who are on the list for prosecution and investigation. Now, no matter what anyone says, I am convinced that the US government is behind this tragic, anti-democratic event. I will explainŠ The US government has financed the anti-Chavez movements in Venezuela (primarily) through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Many of the people who are to be taken to court for prosecution or questioning (what Anderson was working on) received financing from the NED, whether directly or indirectly through fronts of different kinds. There is plenty of evidence to back such a claim. The Venezuelan government knows it Š and so do I and so do many other people. The proof is there, much of which is public information. But why do I accuse the US government of being involved in the assassination of Danilo Anderson? Why do I accuse the US government of being complicit? Simple. The NED has recently been financing what they call "pro-democracy" "organizations" in Venezuela to the tune of millions of dollars. Most, if not all of these organizations are anti-Chavez, as recently implied by the NED's president himself. Many of the members of these "organizations" have been the overt leaders of the rabid (and often criminal and violent) anti-Chavez movements in the last three years Š or they have been directly involved in publicly discrediting Chavez with lies and false accusations, manipulation of information and outright disinformation. These Venezuelans, the ones who have been backed by the NED and other supposed pro-democracy NGOs such as USAID, have been publicly involved in everything from promoting civil unrest, to calling for the death of Chavez Š to being present at the April 2002 coup against Chavez Š and signing coupster Pedro Carmona's dictatorial decree dissolving the elected National Assembly, the reform laws and the constitution. The NED is well aware of this Š especially since much of the incriminating evidence was publicly televised by the criminals themselves. "Organizations" such as Sumate, the CTV and Fedecamaras are amongst these. Note: There are many more "anti-Chavez" Venezuelan "organizations" which have received funding from the NED and USAID and whose members were also involved in sabotaging the Chavez government and the country. This is part of the investigation which the Prosecutor's office is involved in. Some people might put up the argument that there is no proof that the US government was involved in the assassination of Danilo Anderson. Of course there won't be any "evidence." The US government has a clear track-record of "hiding" the evidence when it comes to their subversive anti-democratic actions abroad Š in Venezuela included. Here is a fictional (yet potentially realistic) scenario. Suppose that I am a without-conscience, wealthy, upper-class, corrupt Venezuelan. Chavez is elected into power Š mostly with support from the 80% poorer Venezuelans whom I have been exploiting and abusing for years. I start to get worried and share my concerns with "fellow" mid-to-upper class, apartheid-promoting Venezuelans who share the same preoccupations about Chavez' capacity to "unsettle" our traditional mafia-like ways. While conversing with my "peers," I discover that I can create a not-for-profit organization which promotes US-friendly activities in Venezuela. So I do it. I incorporate a not-for-profit organization called, "Venezuelans for Democracy, Liberty & Social Democratic Renewal." Through my "connections," my organization applies for a grant from the NED under the project-title of, "Assembling local pro-democracy movements for the purpose of promoting a return to democratic, inter-American principles during this time of political turmoil in Venezuela." The NED grants me US$50,000, which I must account for in terms of its use, expenses, etc. My budget includes $15,000 for purchase of office supplies, equipment and furniture, $5,000 for volunteer stipends, $10,000 for one year's rent and $20,000 to cover the costs of trips to (Miami) to attend "inter-American democracy collaboration" events. Once approved, I purchase " supplies and equipment" from my brother-in-law (who runs a bankruptcy purchase company) for $2000 Š and I "rent" office space in a building which my cousin owns. After pay-offs (est. $5000) , I pocket $18,000 Š from this part of the budget. As for the $20,000 allotted to travel expenses and the stipend money ($5,000) Š it provides me with enough resources to spend two months in Miami with my volunteer (mistress) to attend some "meetings" with fellow NED recipients in Miami. When we are not in "meetings" discussing "how to get rid of Chavez," we are partying with our mistresses, drinking Black Label whisky and smoking "illegal" Cuban cigars at exclusive clubs. This is fun. I repeat the same NED-financing process a few times (and so do my fellow "democrats") until one day, when we are completely drunk out of our skulls, we get completely fed up with Chavez and his government (they just won't let go!) . Now we really have to do something Š we all agree. But what? And how? Assassinating Chavez would not be the "best bet," at least not for now Š but maybe we can "get rid of" Danilo Anderson Š especially since some of us are on the list of people to be called for questioning by the courts. Yeah, that seems like a good option. But where do we get the money to do this? We all know that it is relatively inexpensive in Venezuela Š but still, we need some money. We can't use the NED funds to directly pay-off the assassins Š so we better use our own cash money so that we cannot be traced and so that we can continue receiving NED money. Anyways, the NED provides us with enough money to subsidizes our mistress-pleasing vacations in MiamiŠ I don't know if the above scenario is real, But I suspect that it is close to reality Š closer than some would want it to be. It is certainly not beyond the realm of reality. Similar events happen throughout the entire world, often in "diplomatic" circles. How do you think that people end up having such extravagant lifestyles? Furthermore, the use of threats, lies, media manipulation, death threats and assassinations on the part of wealthy mafia-like Venezuelans is traditional and well known. Similar tactics (threats and lies) are also regularly used by the US government in its criminal activities abroad Š so it is of no surprise that the NED and the NED recipients are more or less on the same wavelength. So Š was the US government implicated in the assassination of Danilo Anderson? In my opinion, certainly Š just as the US government has been implicated in the April 2000 coup against Chavez and in the heartless, without conscience sabotage of the Venezuelan economy in 2002-2003 which left thousands upon thousands of innocent Venezuelans jobless Š not to mention the deaths and assassinations which the NED-backed Venezuelan civil-unrest-movement is responsible for. The question now is: Who's next? How many more Prosecutors will be assassinated? Fortunately, in Venezuela today, there are plenty of true democrats who are willing to forge ahead in a true democracy Š even whilst the NED (and other such anti-democracy organizations) continue to finance criminal, anti-democracy activities in Venezuela. The following is a quote from my November 5, 2004 article about the NED: Why would Venezuela even let these terrorists (the NED president and his entourage) into Venezuela in the first place? What for? To let them secretly meet up with more anti-democratic Venezuelans who might need more financing for an upcoming plan to try to oust Chavez from power again? The visit by the NED to Venezuela would be the equivalent to the USA allowing Osama Bin Laden to freely enter the USA where he would meet with Washington officials to talk about his stance Š and where he would be allowed to present his rationalizations for all the "terrorist" threats and actions taken against the USA on US territory. During his "free" visit to the USA, Osama would also take the opportunity to meet with radical anti-USA terrorist factions within the USA itself. 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