Cubans Attempt to Resolve Venezuelan Electricity Shortage Despite Living in Constant Blackout

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I took this from one of the pro-Venezuelan government websites recommended by Peace Patriot:

"The latest complaint among the Venezuelan opposition to President Hugo Chávez revolves around his decision to bring Cuban Minister of Information Technology and Communications Ramiro Valdés to Venezuela to help rectify the current electrical crisis, intensified by diminishing water levels at the country’s primary hydroelectric dam.......

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"......In addition to explaining that Ramiro Valdés is not the only person being imported to assess the Venezuelan electrical situation and that there are Argentine and Brazilian contingents, as well—plus offers of help from U.S., among a handful of other countries—Venezuelan Energy Minister Alí Rodríguez has argued that the Cubans’ history of electrical difficulties is precisely what has endowed them with expertise in the area of energy efficiency. Opposition mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma has remained unconvinced, however, and is quoted in today’s El Nacional as saying that Valdés, “far from knowing anything about electrical matters… is more of a specialist in electrocuting people whose opinions differ from those of the regime”"...........

http://upsidedownworld.org/main/venezuela-archives-35/2353-cubans-attempt-to-resolve-venezuelan-electricity-shortage-despite-living-in-constant-blackout

I find this very interesting, we're asking for Cubans, Brazilians, and Argentinians to come give us a hand to understand how to solve the crisis. The Cuban, Valdés, apparently has the ability to tell us about energy efficiency. I don't see anything wrong with bringing this gentleman to look at the situation. But we should not have him around too long. He is after all a government official, and we should have Venezuelans do government jobs, not foreigners.