Arrogancia en la clausura de la Cumbre Iberoamericana. El "rey" de España manda a callar a sus ex colonias americanas

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Jefe No Electo Democráticamente Del Estado Español Se Confronta Con Jefe Electo Democráticamente Del Estado Venezolano. [English version below]

Con una actuación sin precedentes, el llamado "soberano" de España, Juan Carlos de Borbón, visiblemente enojado por las críticas de Nicaragua, Argentina y Venezuela a sectores de ese país, intentó imponer su supuesta autoridad en la Cumbre Iberoamericana realizada en Chile, al irrespetar al mandatario venezolano mandándolo a callar, como recordando las épocas de sumisión de las colonias españolas en América, luego que éste respondía con hechos históricos la actuación del ex jefe de gobierno español en el golpe de estado del 2002.

El jefe de gobierno de España, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero había reprochado a Chávez sus apreciaciones a Aznar, a lo que ha respondido el presidente venezolano apelando a su derecho a opinar, momento en el que la arrogancia imperial quiso acallar las críticas.

Juan Carlos de Borbón, rey de España -más no de Venezuela-, para nada acostumbrado a escuchar a alguien exigirle respeto, perdió los estribos y gritó: "¡¿Por qué no te callas?!", mientras, enojado, le señalaba con el dedo. La presidente chilena intentó calmar los ánimos y pedirles respetar los derechos de palabra a los mandatarios.

Zapatero, en una nueva intervención, respondió entonces que "todos los líderes latinoamericanos aspiramos ser respetados hoy y mañana, sin importar las ideas que tengamos."

Chávez contestó: "El gobierno de Venezuela se reserva el derecho a responder cualquier agresión en cualquier lugar, en cualquier espacio y en cualquier tono", lo que también levantó aplausos. Luego recordó la frase de Artigas: "Con la verdad, no ofendo ni temo".

Posteriormente, tomó la palabra el presidente nicaragüense, Daniel Ortega, quien también criticó con dureza a las empresas españolas, en especial la Unión Fenosa.

Mientras Ortega hablaba sobre Fenosa, el representante de la monarquía española, no acostumbrado a recibir críticas de países que fueron sus colonias, abandonó el plenario en un gesto descrito por la prensa de ese país como "sin precedentes". Por ello, no estuvo presente durante la interpretación del himno chileno, con el que finalizaba el debate.

Ortrega dijo que la empresa española llega a Nicaragua a ayudar supuestamente a que la energía llegue a todo el país. "Le entregaron la generación del 47 por ciento de la energía", pero "los inversionistas no compraron las empresas generadoras que estaban en mal estado, compraron mediante actos de corrupción las empresas generadoras que estaban en buen estado donde podían sacarle utilidades y ganar lo que estaban dando por la empresa en un año". Unión Fenosa "llegó con los gobiernos peleles. Nosotros no le hubiéramos dejado entrar, no le hubiéramos entregado la distribución".

Un día antes, el Presidente argentino, Néstor Kirchner, también hizo críticas a las empresas españolas: "Los empresarios españoles me corrían por todos lados y yo no tuve más remedio que pelear", explicó en su despedida oficial de sus homólogos. Kirchner agradeció en público al rey Juan Carlos por su apoyo en esos momentos.

El rey de España -único jefe de Estado que ha participado en todas las cumbres iberoamericanas debido a que su rango es monárquico y vitalicio y no fruto de una elección popular- dijo que abandonó temporalmente el plenario como muestra de "protesta", pero como nadie lo siguió, retornó posteriormente luego que la presidenta Bachelet lo buscara.

Por su parte, el gobernante venezolano defendió en todo momento su derecho a expresar su opinión, y advirtió que ningún español puede sentirse ofendido por las verdades que dijo.

El vicepresidente cubano, Carlos Lage, también defendió a Venezuela considerando que el ex presidente del Gobierno español, José María Aznar ha "atacado a la dignidad de Venezuela" y que Chávez tiene derecho a "defenderse".

Después de las apreciaciones que formuló hoy Chávez contra Aznar, Lage dijo que el ex presidente español "en reiteradas ocasiones" ha atacado "la dignidad de Venezuela y a su presidente con epítetos y expresiones más graves" de los que ha utilizado hoy el gobernante venezolano. "No debería interpretarse el derecho de Venezuela a defenderse como un ataque al Rey o al Gobierno de España o al pueblo español", afirmó también.

Finalmente, en la declaración del cierre, los presidentes acordaron que la próxima cumbre tenga como sede a El Salvador y Argentina será el escenario de la que se realizará en el 2010, en coincidencia con los festejos del Bicentenario.

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Arrogance at the closing of the Latin American Summit. The "king" of Spain orders his ex- American colonies to shut up.

With an unprecedented act, the so-called monarch of Spain, Juan Carlos de Borbón, visibly angered by the criticism from Nicaragua, Argentina and Venezuela of Spain, tried to impose his supposed authority in the Latin American Summit held in Chile by disrespectfully demanding that the Venezuelan head-of-state shut up.

Earlier, Chávez had mentioned some historical facts concerning the coup d'état against the Spanish government in 2002. –Which of course brought back memories of the times when the Spanish colonies in America were subjected to Spanish colonial power.

Spain’s prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, had reproached Chávez for his criticism of Aznar (former Spanish prime minister), to which the Venezuelan president has responded by appealing to his right to freely speak his mind. Precisely at this moment imperial arrogance chose to silence the critics. Juan Carlos de Borbón –king of Spain and not of Venezuela - , not at all used to people demanding that he show some respect, lost his cool and shouted: "Why don't you shut up", while angrily pointing his finger at him.

The Chilean president tried to calm things down and requested them to observe correct procedures. Zapatero took the word again and responded that "all the Latin American leaders hope to be treated respectfully both now and when [they] no longer hold office, regardless of the ideas that [they] have."

Chávez answered: "The government of Venezuela reserves the right to respond to any aggression in any place, any space and any tone", which also raised applause. He went on to remind the audience of the words of Artigas: "With the truth, I do not offend nor do I fear".

Later, the Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega, took the word, and also harshly criticized the Spanish companies, in particular Unión Fenosa.

While Ortega spoke on Fenosa, the representative of the Spanish monarchy, not used to criticism from countries that once were its colonies, left the meeting -a gesture described by the Spanish press as being "unprecedented". For that reason, he was not present during the recital of the Chilean hymn, with which the debate was concluded.

Ortega said that the Spanish company supposedly had come to Nicaragua to help distribute energy to all parts of the country and ended up controlling the prices & what have you.

"The company (Unión Fenosa) had been given the task of generating 47% of Nicaragua’s energy", but "the investors did not buy the electrical companies that were in a bad shape. -By using bribes, it got to buy the ones that were in good shape and were more useful to itself. In this way it could earn in a year the same amount it had paid for the companies. Unión Fenosa was let into our country by the previous puppet government. We would not have not given the distribution to this company, -we wouldn’t even had let it in."

The day before, the Argentine President, Néstor Kirchner, had also criticized the Spanish companies: "the Spanish industrialists were all over me and I had no option but to fight back", she explained in her official goodbye to the other delegates. Kirchner publicly thanked King Juan Carlos for his support at that time. The king of Spain is the only head of state that has participated in all Latin American summits. This is because of his rank as monarch (a position held for life). He is not elected by the people. The monarch said he had left the meeting temporarily in a show of “protest”, but as nobody followed him, he returned later at the wish of president Bachelet who had been looking for him.

For his part, the Venezuelan head of state defended his right at any moment to speak his mind, and opined that no Spanish person could possibly feel offended by the truths he had told the assembly.

The Cuban vice-president, Carlos Lage, also defended Venezuela, and observed that the ex-president of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, "ha[d] attacked the dignity of Venezuela" and that Chávez had a right "to defend [him]self".

Lage also said that what Chávez had said about Aznar (today), came after the ex- Spanish president "repeatedly" had attacked "the dignity of Venezuela and its president with epithets and expressions" worse than those used by the Venezuelan head of state today. " Venezuela’s right to defend itself should not be interpreted as an attack on the King or the Government of Spain or even on the Spanish people", he said.

Finally, in the closing declaration, the presidents decided that the next summit would take place in El Salvador and in Argentina after that (in 2010), in conjunction with the celebration of the Bicentennial.

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