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Open letter to US trade unionists |
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Thursday, 28 April 2005 |
George
W. Bush: Hands Off Venezuela!
We, as trade unionists, are making
a direct appeal to our brothers and sisters in the United States on behalf of
the people of Venezuela.
The recent belligerent statements and attacks on
President Chavez coming from the representatives of the Bush Administration pose
a direct threat to the working people of Venezuela. Such aggressive noises from
the White House are the same kind of language that was used to prepare the
ground for US intervention in Vietnam, Cuba, Chile, Iraq and
elsewhere.
We therefore appeal to our friends in the American trade union
movement to join with us in condemning these provocations and to place the
maximum pressure on the Bush Administration to desist from these
attacks.
We demand the right of the Venezuelan people to
self-determination and no to imperialist
interference. (See also the letter from American workers and trade unionists to the U.S. government.)
See the signatures.
The
Hands Off Venezuela Campaign, which is a broad-based campaign, was established
to generate awareness about Venezuela within the labour and trade union movement
and young people
internationally
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