Paraguay's ousted leader Fernando Lugo denounces 'coup'

[Pete]

Paraguay's ousted leader Fernando Lugo denounces 'coup'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/paraguay/9352449/Paraguays-ousted-leader-Fernando-Lugo-denounces-coup.html

Man, this was all pretty low key. Didn't make much of a splash on the weekend news.

"In his first public appearance since his impeachment on Friday over a deadly land dispute earlier this month, Mr Lugo, 61, attacked Congress for its decision but said he would accept it in the name of peace.

"Lugo has not been dismissed; democracy has been dismissed. They have not respected the popular will," he said at a street protest attended by about 500 people in the capital Asuncion. ..........................."

[TiroFijo]

Hi Pete, I'm a paraguayan civil engineer and live in Asuncion.

The level of missinformation about the "coup" is astounding, the impeachment was perfectly legal, most people were reaaaally tired of Lugo, and life/work is (and always was) perfectly normal here. Even the president Lugo accepted the outcome, but then was prompted to fight back by his "bolivarian" leftist friends.

http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/was-the-impeachment-of-paraguays-president-a-coup/

Also take a look here (translation required):

El Pais, newspaper, Uruguay:

http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2012/07/02/actualidad/1341241504_642481.html

Blog of political columnist of Veja, the most influyent brazilian magazine:

http://veja.abril.com.br/blog/reinaldo/

OEA Insulza report, ABC newspaper, today:

http://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/insulza-apoyo-y-no-sancion-424578.html

[TiroFijo]

The incoming vote in the Organization of American States (OAS, OEA in spanish) is likely to be favourable to Paraguay, thanks to the general secretary Insulza report, and support of the USA and many countries not aligned with Venezuela:

http://en.mercopress.com/2012/07/12/washington-says-paraguay-should-not-be-suspended-from-oas-and-calls-for-regional-unity

This is in open contrast with bitter and hysterical cries of "coup" from the OEA bolivarian alternative UNASUR, specially Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Venezuela and Brazil. These neighboring countries are still trying to isolate Paraguay both politically and economically, despite claims of no economic retaliations.

Life will continue normally around here, and the next presidential elections are but nine months away, so any sanctions will soon wane and cease. The radical left, supported by Venezuela & friends, is likely to score no more than 10% of the vote, just like in the last election. Hugo Chavez will hopefully die in a year or so, and Venezuela will face some tremors, as will eventually do Argentina and Cuba.

The sorry state of affairs in politics and real democracy in the bolivarian block is well known, what is worrying is Brazil's high-handed , unlawfull, dogmatic and emotional position. NOT a way to gain a permanent seat in the UN security council.

[Pete]

You show an older join date but only two posts. Your intro from years back may have been lost in the crashed intro thread.

Humor us and post another intro.

[TiroFijo]

Done.

http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=458234&posted=1#post458234

[TiroFijo]

Article on leading brazilian newspaper denouncing Brazil's government double standard and ideological contamination of foreign policy (translation required):

http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/internacional,posicao-do-brasil-em-favor-de-sancoes-contra-paraguai-pode-ser-contraditoria,899755,0.htm

Still, the article fails to fully understand the paraguayan constitution and the powers the parlament has to impeach the president.

[TiroFijo]

Today's very good article on this topic and the MERCOSUR by The Economist:

http://www.economist.com/node/21558609

[longrange1947]

Pete - Been in email contact with TijoFiro for a good number of years. He did intro some years ago and I thought he had more posts than 2.

Don't know him personally, but have exchanged long range shooting ideas for years with him. :)

[longrange1947]

On a side note, I think that he is trying to repeat what the C.A. pres did when he was impeached legally and our idiot govt stuck their nose in creating a real mess.

[TiroFijo]

Thanks for the "vote of confidence" Rick! :D

On the original topic, thanks God this time the US seems to be adopting a sensible approach. Sometimes, and with due respect, the US government seems prone to shoot himself on the foot on foreign policy issues...

[ZonieDiver]

Sometimes

I have to take issue with the use of that word!

I would suggest these alternatives:

many times
often
frequently
or even, usually! :D

Thanks for your perspective.

[greenberetTFS]

I have to take issue with the use of that word!

I would suggest these alternatives:

many times
often
frequently
or even, usually! :D

Thanks for your perspective.

Always gotta have an english teacher checking out our spelling and grammar!......;) :D

Big Teddy :munchin

[longrange1947]

Hey, it's an English is a second language/playing nice thing! :D

[TiroFijo]

I have to take issue with the use of that word!

I would suggest these alternatives:

many times
often
frequently
or even, usually! :D

Thanks for your perspective.

Sorry, the "sometimes" word was a last second lame attempt to soften the blow to be kind and PC, thus the grammar blunder. But I think you captured the essence of the message :D

[TiroFijo]

In his recent visit to Brazil, Gen. Douglas Fraser (US Southern Command) praised the non-political stance and respect of the constitution of the paraguayan armed forces in the recent impeachment crisis. This is in a very obvious response to Brazil's government's posture on this issue.

http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/80984-comando-sur-de-eeuu-alaba-actitud-de-ffaa-paraguaya-.html

During the last hours of the impeachment, several UNASUR countries led by Venezuela's foreign secretary blatantly tried to put pressure on the armed forces to reject the outcome of the impeachment, to no avail.

[TiroFijo]

The true face of Brazil's former president Lula Da Silva (and the real power behind actual president Dilma Rousseff):

http://veja.abril.com.br/blog/reinaldo/geral/o-video-asqueroso-que-lula-enviou-ao-forum-de-sao-paulo-em-defesa-da-candidatura-de-chavez-mentiras-e-generalizacoes-grosseiras/

In the Sao Paulo forum (a meeting of leftist organizations in south america, including extremist groups) he proclaims, addressing Hugo Chavez in a video in reference to coming venezuelan elections:

“Chávez, count with me; count with us the PT (Partido dos Trabalhadores); count with the solidarity and support of each leftist militant, each democrat and each latin-american. Your victory will be our victory”.

[TiroFijo]

Thanks to Paraguay's suspention in the MERCOSUR, Venezuela is now illegally entering the block:

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1495527-mercosur-ilegal-ingreso-de-venezuela

[TiroFijo]

Well, the good news is that this SOTB Hugo Chavez is now "officially" dead :D