Post by Moses on Mar 1, 2005 11:24:49 GMT -5
Here is an example of the United States framing, w/ a violent act, a government they have slated for regime change:
Mon, Feb. 07, 2005
VENEZUELA
Former general suspected in bombings is captured
Ex-general Felipe Rodríguez, one of Venezuela's most-wanted, is charged with carrying out attacks on the Spanish and Colombian diplomatic missions in February 2003.
From Herald Wire Services
CARACAS - Military intelligence officers have captured a rebel ex-general who was wanted for involvement in bombings that rocked the Spanish Embassy and Colombian Consulate two years ago, Venezuela's defense minister said.
Defense Minister Gen. Jorge García Carneiro said in a statement broadcast on state television Sunday that former National Guard Gen. Felipe Rodríguez, one of Venezuela's most-wanted, was captured Saturday ''after a difficult search at the national and international level,'' The Associated Press reported.
'THE CROW' IS CAUGHT
State television showed images of officers detaining the ex-general in the living room of an apartment in Caracas. García said Rodríguez -- known by the nickname ''The Crow'' -- was being held by military intelligence officials.
Rodríguez was among top military officers who rose up against President Hugo Chávez in a short-lived 2002 coup. He later helped lead demonstrations in a plaza in Caracas along with other military commanders opposed to Chávez's leftist government.
Prosecutors have charged Rodríguez, along with former lieutenants José Antonio Colina and Germán Varela, of carrying out the attacks on the Spanish and Colombian diplomatic missions in February 2003, which injured four people. They face charges of placing explosives, damage to property and causing personal injuries. They have all denied involvement in the bombings.
Rodríguez's lawyer, Carlos Bastidas, said his client also is among 60 military officers who have been charged with rebellion and instigating rebellion. Others remain at large.
Venezuelan officials claimed the bombings were meant to destabilize the government of Chávez, who shortly beforehand had criticized Spain and Colombia for allegedly interfering in Venezuelan affairs.
TWO DETAINED IN U.S.
Colina and Varela fled to the United States, where they were detained and are awaiting asylum proceedings at the Krome detention center in west Miami-Dade County.
Last summer, Colina also denied in immigration court that he and Varela were involved with Rodríguez's movement.
However, Colina acknowledged in court in July that he had been in indirect contact with Rodríguez while the fugitive Venezuelan general was in hiding.
In cross-examination by Homeland Security assistant chief counsel Gina Garrett Jackson, Colina said that while at Krome he received and sent messages through an intermediary to Rodríguez.
Colina was not asked about the content of the messages, but later said the exchanges were innocuous.
'We were just saying `Hello, how are you?,' '' Colina told The Herald.
Garrett Jackson asked Colina about his contacts with Rodríguez based on an April 9 Herald article quoting Rodríguez as saying that Colina and Varela were members of his group, known as Comandos de la Libertad or Freedom Commandos.
Colina said neither he nor Varela are members and that the group was an organization peacefully opposed to Chávez, not a violent group.
Rodríguez also spoke about his views on Venezuela in a lengthy Jan. 26 interview posted on the Venezuela Awareness Foundation's website -- www.venezuelaawareness.com -- managed by Miami-Dade anti-Chávez activist Patricia Andrade.
Rodríguez was quoted as saying that he was in hiding in Venezuela but that often he traveled abroad. ''I have been in Panama, in Curaçao and I come and go whenever I want to the United States,'' Rodríguez said on the website. ``I am in Venezuela, but I'm ready to move to any part of the world.''
Herald staff writer Alfonso Chardy contributed to this report.
© 2005 Herald.com and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
www.miami.com
Mon, Feb. 07, 2005
VENEZUELA
Former general suspected in bombings is captured
Ex-general Felipe Rodríguez, one of Venezuela's most-wanted, is charged with carrying out attacks on the Spanish and Colombian diplomatic missions in February 2003.
From Herald Wire Services
CARACAS - Military intelligence officers have captured a rebel ex-general who was wanted for involvement in bombings that rocked the Spanish Embassy and Colombian Consulate two years ago, Venezuela's defense minister said.
Defense Minister Gen. Jorge García Carneiro said in a statement broadcast on state television Sunday that former National Guard Gen. Felipe Rodríguez, one of Venezuela's most-wanted, was captured Saturday ''after a difficult search at the national and international level,'' The Associated Press reported.
'THE CROW' IS CAUGHT
State television showed images of officers detaining the ex-general in the living room of an apartment in Caracas. García said Rodríguez -- known by the nickname ''The Crow'' -- was being held by military intelligence officials.
Rodríguez was among top military officers who rose up against President Hugo Chávez in a short-lived 2002 coup. He later helped lead demonstrations in a plaza in Caracas along with other military commanders opposed to Chávez's leftist government.
Prosecutors have charged Rodríguez, along with former lieutenants José Antonio Colina and Germán Varela, of carrying out the attacks on the Spanish and Colombian diplomatic missions in February 2003, which injured four people. They face charges of placing explosives, damage to property and causing personal injuries. They have all denied involvement in the bombings.
Rodríguez's lawyer, Carlos Bastidas, said his client also is among 60 military officers who have been charged with rebellion and instigating rebellion. Others remain at large.
Venezuelan officials claimed the bombings were meant to destabilize the government of Chávez, who shortly beforehand had criticized Spain and Colombia for allegedly interfering in Venezuelan affairs.
TWO DETAINED IN U.S.
Colina and Varela fled to the United States, where they were detained and are awaiting asylum proceedings at the Krome detention center in west Miami-Dade County.
Last summer, Colina also denied in immigration court that he and Varela were involved with Rodríguez's movement.
However, Colina acknowledged in court in July that he had been in indirect contact with Rodríguez while the fugitive Venezuelan general was in hiding.
In cross-examination by Homeland Security assistant chief counsel Gina Garrett Jackson, Colina said that while at Krome he received and sent messages through an intermediary to Rodríguez.
Colina was not asked about the content of the messages, but later said the exchanges were innocuous.
'We were just saying `Hello, how are you?,' '' Colina told The Herald.
Garrett Jackson asked Colina about his contacts with Rodríguez based on an April 9 Herald article quoting Rodríguez as saying that Colina and Varela were members of his group, known as Comandos de la Libertad or Freedom Commandos.
Colina said neither he nor Varela are members and that the group was an organization peacefully opposed to Chávez, not a violent group.
Rodríguez also spoke about his views on Venezuela in a lengthy Jan. 26 interview posted on the Venezuela Awareness Foundation's website -- www.venezuelaawareness.com -- managed by Miami-Dade anti-Chávez activist Patricia Andrade.
Rodríguez was quoted as saying that he was in hiding in Venezuela but that often he traveled abroad. ''I have been in Panama, in Curaçao and I come and go whenever I want to the United States,'' Rodríguez said on the website. ``I am in Venezuela, but I'm ready to move to any part of the world.''
Herald staff writer Alfonso Chardy contributed to this report.
© 2005 Herald.com and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
www.miami.com