“Venezuela up to date” Report # 5 February 21, 2013

Domingo Sánchez

     To our readers in English: As promised at the end of the year 2012, we offer a “resummé” of the principal news in relation  with several important things that happen in Venezuela. Much of this information are originated by free researchers of the Blog group, in order to inform  our readers due to the omissions and distortions made by the Venezuelan and  International radios, press and TVs.

    Revising the statistics or our readers in English, we are now offering the possibility of answer any question that arise between  our friends, or things that necessarily need any clarification.  So be free to contact us.

1     President Chávez was released from Havana’s Hospital and he returned to Venezuela on February 18^th at 2:30 a. m. to the  Maiquetía airport. Immediately he was transferred to the Military Hospital in Caracas city, in order to continue his treatment to recover from the cancer he is suffering.

2     That new was spreaded immediately all over t4he Venezuelan Country and thousands of citizens crowded al the 23 Bolivar Plazas (along the country), celebrating his return and expressing the happiness of the Venezuelan people.

3     The political opposition parties reacted to the new situation, including the only Venezuelan Catholic Cardinal who told the press: “It is a good new, but he is obligated to present his oath before the Supreme Court, as  soon as possible.” A natural reaction was produced by this political position, since President Chávez has an official permission given by the National Assembly on December 19th for “90 days and until he will be totally recovered form his actual disease.”

4     The U S State Department published an official declaration on February 19^th saying: “If President Chávez is not able to take power, the Venezuelan people ought to be called for a general election, in order to take the proper transition.” The day after the Venezuelan Government Cabinet released a formal declaration refusing this  grotesque

5      Intervention in the Venezuelan affairs by the U S.”