Chávez Warns any Coup d'Etat Attempt will Fail http://www.insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2010/april/19/latinamerica10041901.htm

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez warned that if eight years ago the people defeated a coup d'Etat in less than 72 hours, today it is organizEd in a militia which will neutralize any other attempt.In his column "The Chavez Lines", the president recalled that after the attempt of April 11, 2002, a disarmed people together with its soldiers ousted the dictatorship, but today "it forms and prepares in the new defense and war of all the people doctrine.

"Alluding to the militias promoted by his government, he remembered the oath of over 30 thousand militia members last April 13, anniversary of the rescue of the constitutional line eight years ago.Now that people is armed, forms and prepare in the new defense and all people war doctrine, he stressed.The president said that then the joint action of people and soldiers "broke the dams of the fascist tyranny and the media rabble, following their northern lord's orders wanted to impose them."Chavez considered the April 13 actions an awakening of the conscience on the road to definitive independence through socialism.In his Sunday column, the Venezuelan dignitary also ratified the high level of cooperation confirmed in his last week's visit to Nicaragua.

He said in that country documents were signed aimed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas essential as health, energy, food and tourism and a new cooperation equation to raise and extend their level.He also extolled the contribution made by Cuba to the free health program Barrio Adentro that just turned seven years, during which over 1.6 million lives were saved and over 400 million consultations made.Seven years, he said, radically changing reality of the great majority of Venezuelans that have today a health system constantly growing and consolidating.

It is fact without precedence in the history of Humanity only possible in socialism, said Chavez, who also recognized the contribution made by thousands of Cuban doctors in Barrio Adentro, cornerstone of the national health system. Chavez also highlighted that each day more Venezuelan doctors join that program and tens of thousands of students prepare to continue conveying health to all the corners of Venezuela and Latin America.