Chavez funding FMLN campaign?
This week the US National Director of Intelligence provided his Annual Threat Assessment to the Senate. The report included this discussion of Venezuela under the heading "Continued Regional Activism" (pg. 25):
President Tony Saca, in Washington for meetings with President Bush, immediately asked for an investigation into the allegations and called for Venezuela to stay out of El Salvador's internal affairs.
In interviews, Mauricio Funes denied that Venezuela would be providing any funds for the FMLN's election campaigns, stating that financing would be done from the party's own funds. The FMLN issued similar statements.
We expect Chavez to provide generous campaign funding to the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) in El Salvador in its bid to secure the presidency in the 2009 election.
President Tony Saca, in Washington for meetings with President Bush, immediately asked for an investigation into the allegations and called for Venezuela to stay out of El Salvador's internal affairs.
In interviews, Mauricio Funes denied that Venezuela would be providing any funds for the FMLN's election campaigns, stating that financing would be done from the party's own funds. The FMLN issued similar statements.
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You can take away that question mark already.
On April 5, 2006, Carlos Ruiz, FMLN Mayor of Soyapango and head of the Chavez-FMLN Oil Company (ENEPASA), clearly stated that 40% of each gallon of Venezuelan oil is "payable" by FMLN on the year 2031 (La Prensa Gráfica).
The FMLN expects to sell $6 million of oil each month. 40% of that is $2.4 million available each month for campaign spending.
Unless, of course, you really think that FMLN will pay in 2031 for a gallon of diesel burned today.
President saca Talks a lot about that Venezuela (or other countries) souldn't "stick their noses" in other contries' business. Thne why did he ran a campaign agaisnt Chaves' decision to close RCTV?. And if you don't like the case I mentioned before, Why did the US government threatened the entire country that they were going to stop all the money that salvadoreans send from there if the FMLN won the 2004 Elections. Oh and they said the same to Nicaragua, I never heard Mr. Tony Saca Telling Condoleesa Rice or George bush that they couldn't do that.
I don't believe we salvadoreans have such a stupid president, such a moron as Tony Saca!!
I'm sorry for being so honest, but... Tony Saca just likes to talk shit, shit and more shit (he seems to be an expert for that!). What's that have to do with being a lider?
Tony Saca is just a brown-nose, a liar, a hypocrite and a rich puppet with HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. Shame on us salvadoreans!!!
What is the rest of the world going to think about us, because of this fucking moron we have as president?
Who should anyone believe? When both sides are directly being influenced, as far as being funded is a quetionable debate, by foriegn countries, what can the people beilive. Saca is a hypocrit but how much longer can the FMLN deny what many view as obvious. And which influence is the lesser of 2 evils, the US or Venezuela?
I don't think I would worry so much about Chavez or Bush.
Here is the Salvadoreños chance to be sovereign, masters of your own destiny. Forget the "influence" pick who YOU think will make the best President for El Salvador.