The mysterious memo

With signs emerging that even Hugo Chavez's supporters and allies are uncomfortable with his proposed constitutional reforms, the Chavistas are blaming a reliable old boogeyman:

Well, what a surprise. It is now being reported that a CIA memo from the US Embassy in Caracas has been intercepted. It contains a detailed plan of destabilization activities leading up to, and following, the current referendum.

Dawg has what purports to be the full text, taken from a pro-Chavez blog, and the story is all over "alternative media" sites. The New York Times, that notoriously pro-Bush, neoconservative propaganda organ, is skeptical:

A C.I.A. spokesman called the document “a fake,” while analysts, including investigators who had previously uncovered financing of Venezuelan opposition groups by the United States government, expressed doubts about the authenticity of the memo.

“I find the document quite suspect,” said Jeremy Bigwood, an independent researcher in Washington. “There’s not an original version in English, and the timing of its release is strange.”

Yes, I know, it's not like the American government hasn't done this kind of thing before. But seeing the English version of the memo would be nice, don't you think?

Damian P.

Posted by damian at November 30, 2007 07:48 AM