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Re Fred Fuentes' Green Left Weekly article, John Reimann wrote
'I am guessing that the reporter didn't just go to Venezuela on their own
but that they were shown around, so the question is: "Who is it that showed
them around?" That little detail is left out, but I would bet it wasn't the
socialist opposition, for instance the Party for Socialism and Freedom
there. In fact, I would bet it was people associated with the PSUV, that is
to say, Maduro supporters.'
As it happens, Fred lived in Venezuela for a number of years [eg.,
worked with me at Centro Internacional Miranda], had many links with
working class organisations, worked with Marea Socialista and with trade
union leaders like Stalin Perez. He had no need to be 'shown around' as
he has had continuing contacts with militants, has organised periodic
tours from Australia and had a list of trade union and commune militants
he was planning to contact this time. I haven't heard who he succeeded
in seeing and interviewing when there [and really look forward to more
articles in GLW] but I'm guessing it wasn't the 'party for socialism and
freedom' [which was so opposed to Chavez that it joined in a front with
the CTV. the CIA labour fed] or the 'Critical Chavistas' who [including
Gonzalo Gomez, Aporrea editor] met with Guaido, the CIA handpuppet, in
early february. BTW, anyone who knows anything about PSUV knows there is
a big difference between its leadership and the base.
michael
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