>Were it not for independent Internet news sources the developing story in
>Venezuela would not have been made public. Without the Internet Vanguards,
>the coup in Venezuela and the coup of information would have gone unchecked
>or buried below the prejudices of many with the attitude of "Another
>Central
>American Coup, what's new". For 48 hours the mainstream media e.g. BBC, CNN
>gave very little news about the grassroots support for Chávez that had
>taken
>to the street demanding his reinstatement. They did not keep the public
>updated as to the fact that there were three changes in leadership. Instead
>they tried to hammer home that Chávez (the Democratically elected leader)
>'resigned', a resignation that they did not confirm as Chávez was not
>allowed media access. A resignation at the barrel of a gun cannot be
>considered valid. This was another clear case of distorted propaganda...
>Now that the independent Internet medias have done their duty to inform the
>public, the mainstream media has no choice now but to start bringing out
>the
>bits and pieces they have been hiding. Suddenly they are showing the
>Pro-Chávez supporters on the streets demanding his re-instatement and as we
>can see it is not hundreds but thousands, many thousands more than they
>were
>showing that called for his removal...
>The lessons of the hypocrisy of the American and other European Powers are
>being learnt quickly because the Internet is proving to be the largest
>pressroom ever established. The U.S. cannot shut down all the websites in
>the World at once; they may bomb independent media buildings or support
>their big businesses in gobbling up these smaller media, but the small
>non-commercial activists Websites are the real challenge.
>
>The Internet shows you do not need a building that can be bombed or any
>easily identifiable structure to provide alternative news and views. You
>just need a computer, a phone line and information, and guess what, you
>don't have to own it. Just check your local library or Internet cafe.

Mr Sidibeh, Thanks for the forward.

BMK

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