Authors: Bart Jones
312
condemned the idea
George Gedda, "US Strongly Opposes
Venezuelan Coup," Associated Press, February 27, 2002.
312
remove Chávez from power
Ellner and Rosen, "Chavismo at
Crossroads."
312
communist government here
Wilson, "Clash of Visions."
312
Molina Tamayo recalled
Ibid.
313
$180 a month
Jorge Rueda, "Revolt Rocks Venezuela's Oil
Company, Crown Jewel of Its Economy and a Key US Oil Supplier,"
Associated Press, April 6, 2002.
313
the whisky runs
Juan Forero, "Labor Strife of a Different Color,"
The
New York Times
, March 19, 2002.
313
the eggs it is producing
Scott Wilson, "Strike Challenges Chávez;
Venezuelan Protest Shuts Stores, Slows Oil Deliveries,"
The
Washington Post
, April 10, 2002.
313
worth their time to try
Author's interview, General Raúl Isaías
Baduel, April 17, 2006.
314
He is an autocrat
T. Christian Miller, "Venezuelans Are Divided
Over Chávez,"
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 2002.
314
the sake of the country
John Pilger, "Allende's Ghost,"
Morning Star
,
March 21, 2002.
314
questioning Chávez's sanity
Ibid.
314
move to overthrow him
314
move to overthrow him
www.venezuelafoia.com
.
315
oil tanker deliveries
Fabiola Sánchez, "Stand-Off in Venezuela Oil
Protest," Associated Press, April 5, 2002.
315 o
f their eras
Alexandra Olson, "Venezuela Leader Fires 7 Oil
Execs," Associated Press, April 7, 2002.
315
return the oil industry to Venezuelans
Alexandra Olson,
"Venezuelan President Moves to Crush State Oil Revolt as Unions,
Business Gear Up for New Strike," Associated Press, April 8, 2002.
315
"committed suicide"
Ibid.
316
they were
Author's interviews, Ana Elisa Osorio, March 11, 2005;
Aristóbulo Istúriz, April 15, 2006; Willian Lara, September 20, 2006.
316
into office buildings
Juan Forero, "General Strike in Venezuela to
Extend Another Day,"
The New York Times
, April 10, 2002.
316
even bringing tents
Hardy,
Cowboy in Caracas,
page 59.
317
said nothing and left
Maurice Lemoine, "Venezuela's Press Power,"
Le Monde Diplomatique,
August 2002; Kim Bartley and Donnacha
O' Briain,
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,
documentary film,
April 2003;
24 Horas,
Venevisión, April 12, 2002.
317
leaders discussed it
Sandra La Fuente and Alfredo Meza,
El Acertijo
de Abril: Relato Periodístico de la Breve Caída de Hugo Chávez
(Caracas: Colección Actualidad, 2003), pages 59-60; Eleazar Díaz
Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 146.
317
"insurrectionist"
Jorge Rueda, "Venezuela's General Strike
Extended," Associated Press, April 10, 2002.
317
the official said
Laura Bonilla, "US Warns It Could Seek
Diplomatic Isolation of Venezuela if Rights Violated," Agence France
Presse, April 10, 2002.
318
any part of it
Author's interviews, Aristóteles Aranguren, April 25,
2003; June 7, 2003; June 25, 2003; June 28, 2003; July 2, 2003.
319
by the opposition
Author's interview, José Vincente Rangel,
April 25, 2007.
319
in a bar and talking
Author's interview, Charles Shapiro,
December 20, 2004.
319
get rid of him
Larry Rohter, "Venezuela's Two Fateful Days: Leader
Is Out, and In Again,"
The New York Times
, April 20, 2002.
320
from reaching Miraflores
José Vicente Rangel, testimony before
Venezuela National Assembly, May 3, 2002.
320
they could do
Author's interview, José Vicente Rangel.
320
the time for dialogue had run out
General Lucas Rincón Romero,
testimony before Venezuelan National Assembly, May 5, 2002.
320
I don't know if I'm going to return," he said
Author's interview with
Linares's widow, Dalila Mendoza, April 15, 2006.
321
How can I stop them?
Angel Palacios,
Llaguno Bridge — Keys to a
Massacre
, documentary film, 2004.
322
combat broke out
Author's interview, Pastora Peña, April 25, 2006.
323
overcome the tear gas Llaguno Bridge — Keys to a Massacre
.
324
covered with blood
Author's interview, Henry Rodríguez, April 15,
2006.
324
fainted from the heat Llaguno Bridge — Keys to a Massacre
.
326
outside the country
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 151.
326
he had joined the coup
La Fuente and Meza,
El Acertijo de Abril
,
page 45.
327
the Bolivarian Circles Llaguno Bridge — Keys to a Massacre
.
328
standing on Baralt
Francisco Olivares,
Las Balas de Abril
(Caracas:
Colección Actualidad, 2006), pages 57-58; Sandra La Fuente and
Alfredo Meza,
El Acertijo de Abril
(Caracas: Grupo Editorial Random
House Mondadori, 2004), pages 116-117, 231.
329
to that point: at least six Llaguno Bridge — Keys to a Massacre
.
329
in the Hotel Eden
Olivares,
Las Balas de Abril
, page 155.
330
demonstrators in the streets
National Public Radio's
All Things
Considered
, April 11, 2002.
330
thousands of anti-government protestors CBS Evening News
,
April 12, 2002.
330
"It was an ambush"
Phil Gunson and David Adams, "Venezuela
Nears Chaos, Dictatorship,"
St. Petersburg Times
, April 12, 2002.
330
as his supporters
Juan Forero, "Uprising in Venezuela,"
The New
York Times
, April 13, 2002.
330
the president's resignation
Juan Tamayo, "Venezuela in Crisis After
Deadly March,"
The Miami Herald
, April 12, 2002.
330
reaching his palace PBS NewsHour
, April 12, 2002.
332
abandoned its functions
Héctor Tobar and Christopher Toothaker,
"President Negotiates the Terms of His Resignation After Deadly
Street Protests, Army Says,"
Los Angeles Times
, April 12, 2002.
332
massacred from the rooftops
Ibid.
332
This government is criminal
Jorge Rueda, "National Guard Rebels
Take Over Government Television, Reports Chávez Flown Out of
Caracas," Associated Press, April 12, 2002.
332
a peaceful demonstration
Jorge Rueda, "Venezuelan President Hugo
Chávez Resigns Under Military Pressure After Day of Violence in
Caracas," Associated Press, April 12, 2002.
333
never did
Hugo Chávez, press conference in Miraflores Palace,
April 15, 2002.
333
Don't resign!
Ignacio Ramonet,
Fidel Castro, A Two-Voiced
Biography
, excepts published in
El Nacional
, April 8, 2006.
333
see better in the darkness
Rosa Miriam Elizalde and Luis Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
, page 158.
333
he never got through
Marta Harnecker,
Militares Junto Al Pueblo
(Caracas: Vadell Hermanos, 2003), page 285.
333
"until death"
Hugo Chávez, press conference in Miraflores Palace,
April 15, 2002.
333
and kill us
Harnecker,
Militares Junto Al Pueblo
, page 289.
333
factor in a bloodbath
Ibid.
334
New Year's Eve
Ibid., pages 45-46; author's interview, General José
Luis García Carneiro, April 17, 2006.
334
come to fruition today
La Fuente and Meza,
El Acertijo de Abril
,
page 80.
335
justify the coup against him
Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
,
pages 175-176; Aleida Guevara,
Chávez, Un Hombre Que Anda Por
Ahí
, page 139; author's interview, Jorge Luis García Carneiro, April 17,
2006.
335
against the president
Guevara,
Chávez
, page 139; Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
, pages 175-176.
335
probably by a businessman
Lucas Rincón Romero, testimony before
Venezuela National Assembly, May 5, 2002.
335
provoke an international reaction
La Fuente and Meza,
El Acertijo
de Abril
, pages 139-140.
335
Colonel Ronald McCammon
Author's interview, General Jorge Luis
García Carneiro, April 17, 2006; Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
,
page 176.
336
Navarro said
Author's interview, Héctor Navarro, April 17, 2006.
336
Vásquez, Velasco
Marta Harnecker,
Understanding the Bolivarian
Revolution
, page 179.
336
without a son
Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
, page 152.
336
innocent people to die
Ibid., page 162.
337
Castro could offer
Harnecker,
Understanding the Venezuelan
Revolution
, pages 96-97.
337
by killing himself
Author's interviews, Aristóbulo Istúriz; Ana Elisa
Osorio, August 29, 2006; Willian Lara, September 20, 2006; La
Fuente and Meza,
El Acertijo de Abril
, page 48.
338
I left as a prisoner
Harnecker,
Understanding the Venezuelan
Revolution
, page 97.
338
"president prisoner"
Author's interview, Ana Elisa Osorio,
August 29, 2006.
339
it's a coup, Hugo," he said
Cristina Marcano and Alberto Barrera
Tyszka,
Hugo Chávez Sin Uniforme
, page 252.
339
fists in the air
Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain,
The Revolution
Will Not Be Televised
, documentary film, April 2003.
339
an airplane accident
Author's interview, Aristóbulo Istúriz,
April 15, 2006.
339
there in the palace
Harnecker,
Understanding the Venezuelan
Revolution
, page 179.
339
not produce a bloodbath
Author's interview, Héctor Navarro.
340
"This isn't ending here"
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 157.
340
do without you?
Ibid.
340
"We will return"
La Fuente and Meza,
El Acertijo de Abril
, page 65.
340
we're going now
Marcano and Barrera Tyszka,
Hugo Chávez,
page 247.
340
in the backseat
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 158.
340
soldiers stopped them
Author's interview, Aristóbulo Istúriz.
341
in silence," Chávez recalled
Eleazar Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
,
page 158.
341
inside the building
Ibid.
341
on their behalf
Sandra La Fuente and Alfredo Meza,
El Acertijo de
Abril
, page 66.
341
so much as look at it
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 158.
342
began to take notice
Ibid., page 159.
342
the room next door
Ibid.
342
twist my arm
Ibid.
342
according to the bishop
Cristina Marcano and Alberto Barrera
Tyszka,
Hugo Chávez Sin Uniforme
, page 252.
342
the crimes he committed
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 159.
343
whatever you feel is necessary
Ibid.
343
just a journalist
Maurice Lemoine, "Venezuela's Press Power,"
Le Monde Diplomatique,
August 2002; Bartley and O'Briain,
The
Revolution Will Not Be Televised,
2003
.
344
use of the armed forces 24 Hours
, April 12, 2002, as shown in
The
Revolution Will Not Be Televised
, 2003.
344
radio and television
Roberto Giusti, "El Ultimo Crimen de un
Dictator,"
El Universal
, April 12, 2002.
344
make it past tonight
Miguel Bonasso, "Anatomia Intima De Un
Golpe De Estado Contado Por Chávez,"
Pagina 12
, June 11, 2003;
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 161.
344
a slip of paper
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 161.
345
Move quickly
Ibid.
345
She could not speak
Rosa Miriam Elizalde and Luis Báez,
Chávez
Nuestro
, page 297.
345
I am not going to resign
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 163.
345
she told one of them
Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
, page 299.
345
Fidel would not abandon us
Ibid.
346
they are all in hiding
Ibid., pages 303-304; "Venezuela: Chávez
Daughter Denies on Cuban TV That Her Father Resigned,"
BBC
Monitoring International Reports
, April 12, 2002.
346
to offer support
Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
, page 299.
346
dawn of a new country
Angel Palacios,
Llaguno Bridge — Keys to a
Massacre
, documentary film, 2004.
346
president of the republic
Eleazar Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 163.
346
he has not resigned
Ibid., page 164.
347
I wish you all a good afternoon Llaguno Bridge — Keys to a
Massacre
.