MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Cuban leadership trusts Venezuelan oil and financial aid will continue to pour in
A mix of sorrow, self-interest and dread took hold of Cuba as word spread like wildfire that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who had done so much for the country, was dead. While the official newscast devoted its entire program to events unfolding in Caracas, the government reaction was slow in coming. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe Cubans don't trust, they just pray that Venezuela's new President (when he/she is elected) will continue to support them financially.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 07:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0The real problem is that Venezuela is in a bit of a financial bind right now, and really can't afford to keep haemorrhaging money out of Venezuela to countries like Cuba and Argentina, when they know that they have little chance of them actually paying it back.
Just like the Russians are now worried that Venezuela's new leader might cancel the orders for military equipment.
Times are uncertain, and will remain uncertain until after the Presidential election.
There is no guarantee that Maduro will be voted in, because lets face it, he's no Chavez. Also I believe that the Venezuelan people are very upset with his handling of Chavez's illness. By telling them he was getting better and would be back in charge soon, was stupid and cowardly, and thus made the news of his death worse for some.
Honesty in this situation would've been the best policy.
Also the insane policy of trying to blame the USA for his death is ridiculous, and will be seen as ridiculous by any clear minded citizen of Venezuela.
They'll start thinking to themselves, do we really want this buffoon as our president?
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Mar 07th, 2013 - 10:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0I agree, but buffoons abound in SA, some of them are even Presidents.
Given the emotional hysteria surrounding Dead Man Now Deads' death, I suspect that 30 days may be insuffient for clear thinking by the masses to emerge, if ever.
The bus driver is clearly a supreme idiot and I would imagine that when the army wake up to the reality of that, there may be an army 'solution' to the problem.
Another Lt. Col. at the helm perhaps?
Mind you, I think Cuba will be screwed either way as the new President will want to throw money at the masses for the first few years.
And why they want Russian crap is beyond me, you only have to look at the Indian experience to see the inbuilt problems and extra costs of this junk.
But I suppose no other country is going to supply these whack jobs with fighters, OH! FRANCE could always step in.
Good gracious I hope they don't turn off the tap for Cuba! I really don't want any more of them in Miami we are already overrun with 1/2 of South America down there.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 030 days is a long time in politics.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 01:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But I think Maduro will get in on the mawkish vote. Just like CFK did for her second term. (The reason she still wears her widow weeds).
Since Russia has given $4 billion USD loans to Venezuela to buy tanks, SAMs, and other weapons, Putin is no doubt hoping that Venezuela will pay the loan back. Venezuela can also pay back the loans by totally supporting Putinist Russian interest in the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Russia Today's Spanish service accuses U.S. of killing Chavez:
“Eva Golinger: Hay evidencias que EE.UU. habría inducido el cáncer a Hugo Chávez”:
actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/view/88236-chavez-venezuela-eeuu-armas-biologicas
And on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nnIFS4YmOY
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whats this squeaky bum syndrome seems to have spread to cuba too....
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0dont worry castro baby im sure fellow dictators will look after each other, birds of a feather and all that.
No doubt some will be queuing up to do business with the new leader..
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Cuba will, quite rightly, need to calm the fears of Cubans that they will lose the support and oil from Venezuela. The starvation and suffering they experienced after the USSR failed is still fresh in many minds. But I think if Maduro is elected, it will be business as usual.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0again the british always accusing others
Mar 07th, 2013 - 07:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0very inferior race=bloody rubbish
it is you who is accusing,
Mar 07th, 2013 - 07:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0read ya own blogg.
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Mar 09th, 2013 - 05:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why are you so hard on your own people ?
very inferior race=bloody rubbish
I think they're right to be confident =)
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