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[Ediacara]

Venezuela opposition faces split


The opposition failed to secure
a Yes vote in its bid to oust Chavez

A rift has opened up in Venezuela's opposition alliance, one month after it failed to unseat President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule.

Two politicians, Antonio Ledezma and Andres Velazquez, said they were pulling out in a row over tactics.

They said they opposed moves to contest regional elections in October, because the electoral system was unreliable.

Mr Chavez's opponents say there was large-scale fraud in the referendum, but observer bodies denied this.

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[Kenneth ken]

1. I will cautiously say good

for Chavez and Venezuela. If it splits or reduces the effect of the opposition, that would seem to help Chavez.

Since nothing in the articel hints at violent opposition, it shouldn't hurt to have the opposition divided. I would worry about violent opposition divided, as it is harder to keep an eye on multiple attackers than a united attack.

[AP]

2. Spook 101: When the US stops thinking the opposition can deliver, they

stop funding them. The opposition falls apart because the only thing holding them together was the money and promises from the spooks. When the US gives up on fighting a government they don't like from the outside, they try to destroy it from the inside.

Dollars to donuts, the CIA is spending their bribery funds trying to find people inside the government who will betray Chávez. They're looking for Judas.