[Peace-discussion] Philadelphia Daily News Headline re: Hugo Chavez "I just wanted to hear a leader of a country speak who cares about people"

[h duke]

Let us remember how Cuba immediately offered thousands of hurricane-trained
doctors and hurricane-relief workers to the vacationing President Bush.

Bush's response while thousands of poor folks died?

"No, Enemy Fidel, for tis better to harbor terrorist jet-airline bombers
like Posada Carriles, than work to build the fraternal component of
civilization where the golden rule and "from each according to ability and
to each according to need" is actually the practice."

And if you don't believe that ask Barack Obama or Charles Rangel --
so-called leaders of the slavery and KKK party the Democratic Party, and
so-called Black/African American/African leaders who still refuse to speak
out against the imminent release of Cuban Airline 455 bomber Posada
Carriles, and have still refused to call for the immediate recall of
reservists and national guard from Iraq and a failed war and occupation
there while voting for budgets of unconditional and unheard-of military aid
to the European settler/religious state of Israel in the land of Africa. 

We should be supporting not demoting democracy.

If we are against terrorism, then we must promote education and attending to
human needs of health care, food, water, and housing from Afghanistan to
Arizona, not bombing and terrorizing people back into caves and the stone
age.

As poverty and racism are so starck in Louisiana, Mississipi, and the
Gulf-Coast, national affirmative action and reconstruction of the Black and
Southern States should be a priority.

As the cowardly commanders of the national democratic party continue to
refuse to cut off aid to the civilian targetting government of Israel,
As they denounce Hugo Chavez while warmly receiving the oil of pro-terror
and anti-democratic Saudi Arabia, be aware that if a Democrat is elected
president in 2008 we will massively expand our war with Iraq, Iran,
Venezuela, Mexico, and the rest of the world.

Mark my words: only by the degree to which the world sees an independent
vote for a reasonable Green or alternative progressive party, will the
Republicrats be forced to withdrawl from their terrorist adventures abroad
and abuse and neglect at home; to whatever degree a democrat wins will be
the degree the US gets a green-light on the Democratic Party - endorsed
war..

Courage and heart!

Don't be afraid to vote against a lesser evil; Fear is the tool of people
who use terror;

In solidarity with the oppressed and those who struggle for democracy and
human rights,
-hank


 
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> 
> Philadelphia Daily News
> 
> Posted on Fri, Sep. 22, 2006
> 
> Hugo Chavez, CITGO to offer cut-rate oil
> 
> By PAUL BEICH
> Special to the Daily News
> 
> NEW YORK - A reduced-price heating oil program that benefited 25,000 
> low-income households in the Philadelphia area would be expanded under 
> a plan unveiled yesterday by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the 
> head of CITGO, the oil company his nation controls.
> 
>  "Businesses need to be concerned about the needs of poor people, not 
> just making profits," Chavez told a crowd of several hundred people at
Harlem's Mt.
> Olivet Baptist Church.
> 
>  The audience included Dr. Cornell West, Tavis Smiley, Danny Glover, 
> and several people from Maine and Alaska that had benefitted from the 
> heating oil program.
> 
>  "The people of the United States are our friends," he Chavez went on to
say.
> 
>  "We want to use the natural resources that Venezuela has been blessed 
> with to help our brothers and sisters in the U.S., too."
> 
>  His comments came a day after a fiery speech to the United Nations in 
> which he referred to President Bush as "a devil."
> 
>  The heating oil program was launched in Novemeber 2005 by CITGO, 
> which is owned by Venezuela.
> 
>  Last fall, 12 U.S. senators sent a letter to all oil companies asking 
> that contribute 10 precent of their record profits to programs that 
> benefit low-income people, who have seen their heating bills double in the
last five years.
> 
>  Only CITGO responded.
> 
>  In the first year, 181,000 families were served in eight states, 
> including Pennsylvania, and 40 million gallons of oil were sold to 
> low-income people at a 40 percent reduction.
> 
>  During the upcoming winter heating season, CITGO expects to 
> distribute 100 million gallons of heating oil to 459,000 families in 
> 16 states at the same discount.
> 
>  Starting this November, Philadelphia-area residents who think they 
> may be eligible for the program can call 1-877-JOE-4-OIL (1-877-563-4645)
to apply.
> 
>  Last year when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf 
> region, Venezuela offered humanitarian aid, but it was declined by the
Bush administration.
> 
>  However, by September 2005, CITGO delivered 1.9 million barrels of 
> diesel, jet fuel and gasoline to alleviate shortages and price 
> increases that followed Katrina and Rita.
> 
>  One Philadelphian explained why she had come to New York City to hear 
> Chavez speak by saying, "I just wanted to hear a leader of a country 
> speak who cares about people."
> 
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