Monday, April 26, 2004

Guarimba in Caracas

An email from one of our Venezuelan guides last week spoke of rumors of another coup attempt in the making. Today, from VHeadline.com, there is news of a guarimba (violent opposition protest) organized for today.

The Vice President maintains that, based on information he has received there will be a guarimba on Monday, April 26, in the same format as that of last March "in which they will try to close streets and avenues, provoke disturbances, burn tires, and attack passersby.”

...Rangel says that security service investigations reveal that there is “a radical opposition sector, united with several military personnel who participated in the April 11, 2002 coup, who are promoting this campaign, openly supported from outside the country.”

Portions of a campaign flier in the possession of VHeadline.com are translated here:

The execution depends on you
Venezuela Takes Caracas by Surprise (VTCS)

(Bring a) knapsack equipped with clothing, non-perishable food, flashlights, radios, candles, communications systems, telephones with text messaging, and everything you consider necessary for this large campaign.

When you arrive in the city, turn on your intermittent lights......

Communicate with other NETWORKS opposed to the regime. Don’t forget that this action isn’t simply a prolonged slow-down of roads. It’s done to block all traffic routes that can be used by tanks, personnel carriers, and military vehicles driven by the defenders of the dictatorship. Remember that this is not a slow-down. You must park your car, activate the security system, lock it, and deploy to the meeting places.


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