------------------------- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Jan. 16, 2003 issue of Workers World newspaper -------------------------
"PRIVATIZE OIL!" IS CRY OF "DEMOCRATS" A short article in Venezuela's daily El Pa�s on Jan. 6 speaks volumes on the goals of the opposition to President Hugo Chavez-- especially the type of "democracy" they are advocating. "Private participation proposed for PDVSA" is the headline on the article, referring to Petroleos de Venezuela, the state-run oil company. "The Proyecto Pa�s of the [opposition] Democratic Coordinating Committee, headed by Jose Curiel, presented the agenda for reconstructing Venezuela, composed of 40 actions to be taken in a post-Chavez future. "Among the most notable aspects are those in the area of energy, where they propose: giving autonomy to PDVSA and changing from a State-Oil to a Society-Oil company, where there will be an opening for the democratization of capital from the hydrocarbon industry... "They propose revising the position of Venezuela in OPEC, and opening to private investment in the energy sector and privatizing the electric companies." --Andy McInerney - END - (Copyright Workers World Service: Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this document, but changing it is not allowed. For more information contact Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011; via e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe wwnews- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Support the voice of resistance http://www.workers.org/orders/donate.php) ------------------ This message is sent to you by Workers World News Service. To subscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
