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Excerpts of column "Runrunes" (Rumors) released on Thursday, May 3
A handicapped president was not shown on TV in leaving the country; he needs help to go up or down the stairs
NELSON BOCARANDA SARDI | EL UNIVERSAL
Thursday May 03, 2012 01:41 PM
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THE PATIENT. Rather than the spreading disease, he is dived in depression together with his aches and pains caused by body injuries, particularly in the hipbones. At long last, after many months of differences, Cuban doctors agreed with the diagnosis of their Brazilian, Venezuelan and Spanish counterparts. The results of the latest testing were, again, no good at all for the patient. Firstly, as a result of the doctors' agreements, it was acknowledged that radiotherapy may be applied no more to his pelvis, because the previous radiation broke the femoral neck. Hence, the source of the pain. From this week onwards, he will be under psychological treatment to face any fatality, should the miracle requested in public on Monday, April 30, not come true. A handicapped president was not shown on TV in leaving the country; he needs help to go up or down the stairs. The photo of him with Cuban leader Raúl Castro -who promised to always welcome him at Havana airport- was carefully prepared so that he could get rid of the stick or the wheelchair for a couple of minutes. All of the persons close to him are keenly aware that very tough times are coming up. I have learned from Cuba that the patient was mad at the tweet of Rizarrita (Minister of Communication and Information Andrés Izarra): "Chávez forever, will be people and awareness," for suggesting his passing.
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TRANSITION COUNCIL? The president knows that he is not permitted to leave the country in the hands of questioned officials who have put Venezuelan in the world showcase, because of recent cases of drug traffic, corruption and human rights abuses. For this reason, he is leaving a State Council composed of seasoned operators to ensure that the end of the process will not be traumatic and contrary to family and Cuban interests.
EXPLOSIVE PLOTS. Despair in pro-Chávez ranks is a bad adviser. Nervousness and despair have prevailed in the latest meetings. Those who could not accept the possibility that the only leader of the "robbery-lution" could pass away or relinquish his candidacy dispelled their doubts after the event on Monday at Miraflores presidential palace. What I released on
RunRun.es - that a thorough government plan to charge the opposition with "self-inflicted ungovernability" goes ahead step by step. Between Sunday and Tuesday, 72 hours, more than 100 express kidnappings were perpetrated in Caracas by police gangs. They blatantly take action wearing their uniforms and holding their regulation firearms. There are instructions to plant pamphlets in favor of a coup and explosive devices in the places, offices and vehicles of leaders of opposition democratic parties, even of their relatives, in order to accuse them of destabilization. To leave whoever who is not red very red still more unprotected, they resolved on Wednesday, May 2, to prohibit armed bodyguards except for government authorities or diplomats.
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Translated by Conchita Delgado