Official Statement of
Bolivarian National Armed
Forces in
Response to Trump's Miami Speech
The attempted coup d'état which has been in
the
making for a long time against the legitimately
constituted Venezuelan government, and which has taken on more
force at
the beginning of
this year, has placed the Bolivarian National Armed Forces at the
centre of the debate, which clearly is not convenient, since the
political differences within Venezuela must be resolved through
the mechanisms established in the national constitution, and in
no case by means of force.
Within this order of ideas, yesterday [February
18] we
observed
an act of extreme arrogance and terrible folly on the part of the
president of the United States of North America, Donald Trump,
when referring to our country. The tone and content of his
statements allow us to see at first glance the very dangerous
attitude of those who unfortunately direct the destinies of a
military power, which in its excessive imperial desire, has been
orchestrating an interventionist plan against the nation.
In this sense, it is imperative to reiterate
before the
world that we are in the presence of an escalation that has
resorted to
the method of hybrid warfare, to suffocate the economy by
imposing
an economic and financial blockade, with which it seeks to
generate
ungovernability, chaos and anarchy. We know well that its true
purpose
is none other than to take possession of the national riches.
It is unusual that in flagrant violation of the
elementary
rules of international law, he presumes to give orders to the
Venezuelan military, promoting or encouraging a confrontation
with their co-nationals under the pretext of "humanitarian aid."
Imagine for a moment if some ruler were to ask the U.S. troops
not to recognize their commander-in-chief and disobey his
authority.
It is not conceivable that the armed forces of
any
country,
including that of the United States of North America, would
accept threats in the rude and insolent manner that President
Donald Trump has issued them, trying also to blackmail us with a
supposed amnesty and intimidate us with coercion.
Definitely President Trump is completely ignorant
of
the eminently Bolivarian, anti-imperialist and professional
character
of our institution, which for several decades has become a
guarantor of
democracy, always firmly attached to the constitution and laws of
the
republic, in which the election of the citizen
Nicolás
Maduro Moros was held on the basis of a popular vote, to the
presidency
for the period 2019 -- 2025, to whom the generals and admirals,
superior officers, subordinate officers, professional troops and
enlisted troops -- all soldiers of the country -- we reiterate
our
unconditional obedience, subordination and loyalty.
The Bolivarian National Armed Forces will never
accept
orders
from any government or foreign power, nor from any authority that
does not come from the sovereign decision of the people, and will
remain deployed and alert along the borders, as ordered by our
commander-in-chief, to avoid any violation of the integrity of
its territory.
The threats, the blackmail and the coercion, will
not
fracture our unity and moral strength, because we are not
mercenaries that are sold to the highest bidder; we are the
worthy heirs of Bolívar, Zamora and Chávez, and
true to their principles, we will defend the most sacred
interests of the Venezuelan people: their freedom, their
sovereignty and independence.
"Chávez lives ... the country
continues"
"Independence and socialist fatherland ... We
will live
and we will win "
"Venezuela's sun rises El Esequibo"
"Loyal always, traitors never"
Vladimir
Padrino
López
General in
chief
This article was published in
Volume 49 Number 6 - February
23,
2019
Article Link:
Official Statement of
Bolivarian National Armed
Forces in
Response to Trump's Miami Speech
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