As Hugo Chavez makes progress in turning Venezuela into another brutal dictatorship, the opposition grows. Milos Alcalay, Venezuela's embassador to the UN, has resigned. In announcing his decision, Alcalay listed his reasons:
"[The] situation that has presented itself in the last few days places in danger the three fundamental principles that dictate the functions of a diplomat: respect for human rights, respect for democracy, and the use of diplomatic dialogue as a norm.”
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“The military and police repression against men, women, and children has had painful results. The dead and injured are joined in the news of the disappearance of political leaders, the multiple complaints of torture and other irregularities revealed through the media, national and international. which show our country in a model similar to those totalitarian or authoritarian regimes...which were rejected by the people of Latin America in ...80’s.”
Alcalay is well respected at home, and has survived as UN embassador through several administrations. His resignation could be a sign that larger numbers of Venezolanos won't tolerate Chavez's bloody class warfare. What happens from here is anyone's guess.
Related - Andrew Olmsted says Chavez is a "Castro wanna-be."