Informamos a nuestra clientela que nuestros vuelos comerciales hacia Aruba, quedan cancelados a partir de hoy 25/07/2014 y hasta nuevo aviso
— Laser Airlines (@laserairlines) July 26, 2014Tweet from Laser Airlines announcing the suspension of its flights to Aruba.
So, what is it that put the regime over the edge? Well, a judge in Aruba has decided that Hugo Carvajal will stay for the time being in Aruba, that the US has 60 days to prove conclusively its case for extradition and that the progress of the procedure will be monitored by the judge on a weekly basis, meaning that at some point the judge may decide to release Carvajal if the US does not establishes fast enough its reasons. Any normal person would find that quite reasonable. Carvajal has already his lawyers in Aruba, hired by the vice minister of Foreign Affairs designated hitter Calixto Ortega himself. Aruba is not giving him yet to the US so he has time to prove he is innocent. Etc. Etc.
The attitude of the Venezuelan regime is execrable on many levels.
First, it is bullying a small island country which depends in part on Venezuelan tourism. For a "revolutionary" government that respects the sacrosanct principle of non intervention, well, call that a miss if you want.
Second, Venezuela has never investigated ANY of the officials pointed by the US for drug traffic. In fact, Venezuela has denied it all and Maduro went as far as putting his own career on line to retrieve Carvajal, as if he were some type of Nobel Prize. That of course has never stopped Venezuela from criticizing any Senator, Secretary, Congressperson, whatever in the US that dared cast a vague doubt on the regime democratic nature.
Third, for the sake of it, since it is the US that is demanding Carvajal extradition, why is Venezuela not suspending all of its flights to the US? Just asking, you know...
Fourth, in view of the crisis Rafael Ramirez, our economy Tsarevitch, suspended a crucial trip he had scheduled in New York today to discuss refinancing Venezuela's debt. That is smart, standing up people that made all the travel to meet you in New York to see if they would loan you money... Unless, of course, Ramirez was afraid to be arrested à la Carvajal?
Fifth, because the links between Carvajal, PDVSA and corrupt providers have also been shown today when we learned that the private plane Carvajal used to go to Aruba (chavista upper echelons do not seem to travel regular, not even in Business) was property of such corrupt PDVSA providers.
And I could probably add more. But the case is made.
Whether Carvajal is eventually extradited to the US is not the point anymore. The anxiety expressed through the out of bonds response of Venezuelan authorities demonstrate in a crystal clear way what a gang of corrupt narco state Venezuelan regime has become. They are simply defending one of theirs, in the only ways thugs know how to defend themselves, through brutal aggression, starting verbally and going up as needed, regardless of the consequences.
The repression of student protests in February, March and April established to the world eyes that Venezuela was not a democracy, just a brutal fascist organization. Now the response to Carvajal arrest allows us to add "narco", as in Venezuela is narco fascist organization. The damage is done. Deal with it.
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UPDATED
This is too good to be true. Nothing can illustrate better the panic situation in the Miraflores panic room than this tweet announcing that Aruba flights will restart!
Informamos a nuestros clientes que la medida de suspensión de vuelos hacia Aruba ha sido levantada. Continuamos nuestras operaciones!
— Laser Airlines (@laserairlines) July 26, 2014Though Aruba airlines decided to wait until Sunday to start again. I understand them....
I love it!
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