En 2004, l'ex-femme de Chavez affirme que ce dernier ne se fie qu'à deux personnes, son frère Adam et Fidel Castro.
Voir le câble ci-dessous.
| ID: | 18574 |
| Date: | 2004-07-09 15:14:00 |
| Origin: | 04CARACAS2200 |
| Source: | Embassy Caracas |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Dunno: | |
| Destination: | This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. |
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 CARACAS 002200 SIPDIS NSC FOR CBARTON HQ USSOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD USAID DCHA/OTI FOR RPORTER E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2014 TAGS: PGOV, VE SUBJECT: CHAVEZ'S FORMER PARTNER DISCUSSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS POLITICS CLASSIFIED BY: A/DCM ABELARDO A. ARIAS FOR REASONS 1.4 (D) ------- SUMMARY ------- 1. (C) HERMA MARKSMAN, CHAVEZ'S FORMER COMMON-LAW WIFE FROM 1984-1993, SPOKE TO POLOFFS ON JULY 1 ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHAVEZ'S POLITICAL IDEOLOGY. SHE CLAIMS THAT CHAVEZ WAS INFLUENCED BY 1960'S GUERRILLAS. MARKSMAN DISAGREED WITH THE OPPOSITION'S PORTRAYAL OF CHAVEZ AS AN IDIOT AND WARNED THAT HE IS A DETERMINED MAN WHO TRUSTS FEW PEOPLE. WHILE WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME OF HER INFORMATION MAY BE BIASED, WE THOUGHT WASHINGTON MAY APPRECIATE AN INSIGHT INTO CHAVEZ FROM SOMEONE WHO KNEW HIM INTIMATELY BEFORE HE ENTERED THE NATIONAL STAGE. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------- ROOTS OF CHAVEZ'S BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION --------------------------------------- 2. (C) HERMA MARKSMAN, A HISTORY PROFESSOR AND CHAVEZ'S FORMER COMMON-LAW WIFE, DISCUSSED HOW CHAVEZ ARRIVED TO HIS CURRENT POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. (NOTE: COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE IS A WIDESPREAD PRACTICE IN VENEZUELA.) AS A POOR CHILD GROWING UP IN THE RURAL STATE OF BARINAS, MARKSMAN ALLEGES CHAVEZ WAS INFLUENCED BY A TEACHER, WHO ADMIRED FIDEL CASTRO AND CHE GUEVARA. SHE CLAIMS THAT CHAVEZ WAS AMBITIOUS FROM AN EARLY AGE AND EVEN THOUGHT OF RUNNING THE COUNTRY AS A 20 YEAR-OLD. 3. (C) AS A JUNIOR OFFICER, CHAVEZ SOON FELL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DOUGLAS BRAVO, A FORMER COMMUNIST AND GUERRILLA LEADER DURING THE 1960S. CHAVEZ'S BROTHER, ADAN, PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN INTRODUCING CHAVEZ TO BRAVO, ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTS. MARKSMAN STATED THAT IT WAS BRAVO, NOT CHAVEZ, WHO DEVELOPED THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION, WHICH IS ROOTED IN THE WORKS OF SIMON RODRIGUEZ, SIMON BOLIVAR, AND EZEQUIEL ZAMORA. BRAVO'S MOVEMENT STRESSED THE NEED FOR CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION TO IMPLEMENT THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION. WHILE CHAVEZ BROKE WITH BRAVO IN 1986, HE MAINTAINED BRAVO'S POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, WHICH PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN CHAVEZ'S FAILED COUP IN 1992. MARKSMAN ALLUDED TO THE FAILED COUP--WHICH SHE HAS PUBLICLY CRITICIZED--AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO HER ENDING THE RELATIONSHIP, THOUGH SHE DID NOT DIRECTLY STATE THE REASON FOR ENDING THE AFFAIR WITH CHAVEZ. ----------------------- CHAVEZ IS NOBODY'S FOOL ----------------------- 4. (C) THROUGHOUT HER MEETING WITH POLOFFS, MARKSMAN ASSERTED THAT CHAVEZ SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED. SHE DESCRIBED THE PRESIDENT AS AN EXCELLENT STORYTELLER, WHO OFTEN CHARACTERIZES HIS OPPONENTS AS DEVILS, WHICH IS A POWERFUL RELIGIOUS SYMBOL AMONG THE POOR. WHILE THE EDUCATED CLASS MAY SCOFF AT CHAVEZ'S FIVE-HOUR TELEVISION BROADCASTS, MARKSMAN CLAIMED THAT THE POOR BELIEVE THAT THE PRESIDENT IS INTERESTED IN THEIR ISSUES. SHE ALSO STATED THAT CHAVEZ IS FOCUSED ON HIS GOAL OF TRANSFORMING THE COUNTRY AND IS WILLING TO WIN AT ANY COSTS. CHAVEZ WOULD ONLY HAVE AGREED TO THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL REFERENDUM IF HE THOUGHT HE COULD WIN, ACCORDING TO MARKSMAN. ------------------------ CHAVEZ'S INNER CIRCLE ------------------------ 5. (C) MARKSMAN STATED THAT CHAVEZ IS LOYAL TO NO ONE AND DOES NOT HAVE TRUE FRIENDS. IF HE HAS A PROBLEM, HE WILL ONLY CONFIDE IN HIS BROTHER, ADAN, WHOM SHE CHARACTERIZED AS A COMMUNIST, AND CUBAN LEADER FIDEL CASTRO. SHE ALLEGED THAT CARACAS 00002200 002 OF 002 OUPS IN LATIN AMERICA. SHE STATED THAT CHAVEZ DOES HAVE SEVERAL OF ADAN'S FRIENDS IN GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GUILLERMO GARCIA PONCE--A POLITICAL ADVISER TO CHAVEZ, MEMBER OF THE DEFUNCT POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMISSION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL, EDITOR OF VEA NEWSPAPER, AND COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIAL. 6. (C) SHE LISTED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHOM SHE CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST DANGEROUS MEN IN GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING DIOSDADO CABELLO (FORMER INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTER, NATIONAL LOGISTICS COORDINATOR FOR THE COMANDO MAISANTA AND GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FOR MIRANDA STATE); AND ELIECER OTAIZA (FORMER DIRECTOR OF CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, DISIP, AND THE CURRENT DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, INCE). AS CHIEF OF INCE, OTAIZA HAS RUN VARIOUS "MISSION" PROGRAMS, ACCORDING TO MARKSMAN. SHE ALSO MENTIONED WILLIAM IZARRA, DIRECTOR OF IDEOLOGY FOR THE COMANDO MAISANTA, JESSE CHACON, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION MINISTER, AND RONALDO BLANCO LA CRUZ, GOVERNOR OF TACHIRA STATE. ------- COMMENT ------- 7. (C) WHILE MARKSMAN'S STATEMENTS MAY BE BIASED, SHE DOES OFFER A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE INTO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT. HER CHARACTERIZATION OF CHAVEZ AS AN AMBITIOUS, DETERMINED MAN CONTRASTS WITH THE OPPOSITION'S PORTRAYAL OF HIM AT TIMES AS A BUFFOON. CHAVEZ'S UNWILLINGNESS TO TRUST OTHERS, HOWEVER, LIKELY CONTRIBUTES TO HIS GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE IN EXECUTING MANY OF HIS INITIATIVES. MCFARLAND NNNN 2004CARACA02200 - CONFIDENTIAL | |
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