Truemors
Today I found these articles about the military in Venezuela. It is interesting to see that under a democratic point of view, sometimes I question myself what exactelly means freedom of speech?
I would love to see your reactions to that.
Hundreds of Venezuelan military officers are no longer assigned duties and have been relegated to their homes, quietly pushed aside for their dissent under President Hugo Chavez, according to former military commanders and a watchdog group.
Dissident army Gen. Angel Vivas Perdomo says he sought to defend the military's apolitical tradition when he asked the Supreme Court to toss out Chávez's order for troops to salute with the motto: ``fatherland, socialism or death -- we will triumph.''
''It's a motto from Fidel in Cuba that, on top of being unconstitutional, is absolutely undemocratic,''
Baduel accused Chavez of picking fights with Colombia and the United States in order to boost his popularity by stirring up "false nationalism."
He was referring to a scandal involving seized computer documents that appear to show Venezuelan government support for Colombia's main rebel army, the FARC. Chavez has cast the scandal as a conspiracy by the United States and Colombia to besmirch his government.
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