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Is There a Gunboat Diplomacy in the Caribbean?

March 5, 2005
A regular international tour of President Hugo Chavez strangely fell on the time of appearance of an American base on the Curacao island (located in some dozens kilometres from the Venezuela coast) of the USA flat-top "Saipan" with Blue berets. At the same time there landed on the island 6 war planes "Harrier" and several helicopters "Super Cobra".

The Venezuela authorities failed to get a regular notification of such US dislocations. The fact was commented by the Venezuelan Consul on the Curacao as ‘an irresponsible act of provocation’. The executive and legislative authorities, including President of the National Assembly Nicolas Maduro, came out with the same estimation.

The Venezuela - USA relationship are passing through the hard times as the policy of the Bolivarian government to carry out independent sovereign policy in almost all spheres including energy, integration, military and others becomes more evident.

The Bush administration is also irritated by other aspects of domestic and international policy of Chavez who said a firm ‘no’ to neoliberalism and ‘yes’ to the socialist society model that meets the interests, facilities and customs of Venezuela.

Apart from that, Washington is not fancied by the fact of close friendship of Chavez with Fidel Castro who sets a ‘negative example’ to other leaders in Latin America.

It should be noted that ‘odd incidents’ inside and outside Venezuela take place, as a rule, on the eve of international trips of Hugo Chavez who actively promulgates the Bolivarian reform achievements and is anxious to build a multipolar world where there is no place for dictate of force and imperial arrogance.

The appearance of the flat-top "Saipan" at the Venezuela coast may probably mean the revival of a long-forgotten, it seems, gunboat diplomacy against unfavourable regimes in Latin America. Is this not the reason for these fears to entail official statements of Venezuela and Cuba on mutual aid in case any of the countries is subject to attacks? Is this not the reason for President Chavez to speak on the necessity to make a Latin American defence pact?

American Ambassador in Venezuela William Brounfild stated that the navy movement incident took place because of the ‘lack of communication channel’ with the Venezuelan government including the Defence Minister or other representatives of the armed forces. If a reliable contact had been found Venezuela might have been warned on the route and character of the flat-top movements, the US Ambassador stressed.

In any case President Chavez did not disengaged himself from his international tour. After having visited Uruguay he headed for India. There are two more official visits on the agenda - to Kuwait and France.

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