Standard policy in the US., Canada and the EU to accuse Venezuela of being a dictatorship without one iota of proof!

VHeadline commentarist Kenneth T. Tellis writes: We hear allegations of how the present government of Venezuela does not respect Human Rights or Freedom of the Press ... but that may not be all that it's made out to be...

As in every country, there are elements that attempt to use both pressure and guile to limit Freedom of the Press or Human Rights, and we should not always judge without having all the facts at hand.

In Venezuela, as in any other country, it may be the exception rather than the rule, so rash judgments can skewer up reality!

• To point at Chavez and say that he's a manipulator, does not always mean that the accusations are true, because the press could be slanted depending on their political leanings.

The US-controlled press and its agencies throughout the world have a way in which they manipulate the news and create the false impression that Venezuela is violating Human Rights and Press Freedoms ... which may not be the case at all, but is instead the slanted view of the US government and its agencies.

Just think of the fact that lawyer in New York was arrested by a mall security officer for wearing a T-shirt with: 'GIVE PEACE A CHANCE' written on it! Is that not a violation of Human Rights? Then, of course, a high school student in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who was expelled for wearing a T-shirt with a picture of George W. Bush and the words 'War Criminal' on it. Was this not in violation of Human Rights?

• It's all very well to attack Venezuela, or even Chavez, but not to attack the criminal policies of the Bush regime ... because that will get you in very serious trouble! ... and, by the way, that is called democracy and human rights in the USA, Canada and the EU.

It has become standard policy in the US., Canada and in the EU to accuse Venezuela of being a dictatorship without one iota of proof, because that's simply government policy, which must be blindly adhered-to by the news media in those countries.

But, the Canadian press takes the cake ... it blindly supports the US viewpoint worldwide without question.

In Canada, Chavez and Venezuela have been given a bad name by the press ... all without any proof whatsoever.

But what the Canadian press will not permit is the news of Human Rights violations and suppression of Freedom of the Press on their own doorstep. They will permit an attack on English-speaking people or their community by quebecois, even when it�s questionable, but will not permit any attack on the on-going Human Rights violations, or the suppression of Freedom of the Press when it comes to Quebec. One can therefore write a letter against Canada�s English-speaking majority and have it published, but they will not tolerate any such letter about Quebec or the quebecois.

How it is that Canada faults Venezuela on Human Rights but violates them herself?

Press Freedoms and Human Rights are not a Canadian thing! If one writes on what is happening to English-speaking people in Quebec, there isn't a chance in Hell of having it published, because both the government and its links will stop any criticism of Quebec or the Quebecois. If anyone on a Radio or TV Station even raises the question of Quebec�s Human Rights and Press violations, or linguistic oppression of English-speaking people they will be fired immediately.

That of course is Canada�s contribution to Human Rights and Freedom of the Press.

The strict policy of monitoring Radio and TV programmes keeps all the REAL news out and allows for false propaganda to make it onto the airwaves ... not just in Canada but also worldwide.

That of course it what Canada calls freedom ... for want of a better term?

Kenneth T. Tellis
kenttellis@rogers.com