Trace Of Paths Of Water

Mario Vargas Llosa: The moment of truth

"MORE TO BE AFRAID TO SOCIALISM TO FASCISM"

The dirty campaign against Ollanta Humala supporters of Keiko Fujimori fears what might happen if fuji-Montesinos dictatorship in the second round to regain power in Peru

MARIO VARGAS LLOSA
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Although I am not a believer, I have many Catholic friends, priests and laity, and a great respect for those trying to live according to their religious convictions. Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, archbishop of Lima, however, seems to represent the worst tradition of the Church, the authoritarian and obscurantist of the Index, Torquemada, the Inquisition and grills for the heretic and apostate, and his recent self-defense , Los inalienable human rights, published on 1 May in Lima, all the criticism justified in the name of democracy and human rights, and often receives, mainly from the more liberal Catholic circles.

In his text, that denies ever saying that "human rights are a lunacy" (expletive Peruvian English equivalent of crap) and asserts that, in fact, whom such coarseness was applied only to the Coordinator of Rights Human, an institution run by a former English nun, Pilar Coll, during the years of mass killings committed by the Fujimori dictatorship carried out an admirable campaign denouncing the crimes, torture and disappearances committed under the pretext of fight against Sendero Luminoso. (The Truth Commission, chaired by the former rector of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru Lerner, has documented these atrocities).

Cardinal Cipriani denies further that during the dictatorship had kept silent about one of the groups most heinous crimes committed by Fujimori and his accomplices: sterilization, by deception, some 300,000 farmers, to which, by order of the dictator, the Health Ministry teams tubal sterilization, or castrated, assuring that it was a simple vaccine or as only temporarily prevent them from conceiving. How come nobody learned in Peru that the archbishop had found objectionable to these abuses? Because instead of protesting was limited to publicly do so in private, that is, quietly whispering their protest at the pinna of the dictator!

The cardinal is not usually so discreet when it comes to protest against condoms and not to mention abortion, or, for that matter, against who in this second round of elections in Peru support to Ollanta Humala. For example, for having done it, so I was warned loud and all the way from the pulpit of the Cathedral of Lima, for a trade. He has asked me "more seriously" and has claimed that how dare I give advice on who to vote for the Peruvians. The cardinal is still nervous and forget no freedom in Peru and that every citizen a say in policy without asking him or anyone else. (Of course things will change if elected Mrs. Fujimori, the candidate for whom he blessed in that same office in which forbade me say).

not only the Archbishop of Lima is exceeded in these days of campaigning and dirty war in Peru. An openly Fujimori, also of Opus Dei, like Bishop Cipriani, Martha Chavez, the president has publicly threatened the judiciary, Dr. César San Martín, an eminent jurist who presided over the court that sentenced to 25 years in prison for Fujimori for human rights crimes, with the prophetic phrase: "It will respond in due course."

But perhaps most disturbing are the attempts to purge the media, mainly television, independent and honest journalists who resist becoming propagandists for the candidacy of the former dictator's daughter . The most famous case was that of Patricia Montero, general production, and Jose Jara, a news producer, both of Canal N, dismissed, denounced as the first of them, because managers felt they had "humanized" the candidate Humala in newsletters ("sought animalize it, rather?). These layoffs have caused a real storm of criticism, including from the most prestigious journalists Canal N itself in defense of his colleagues, and threats of mass resignations if the witch hunt continues. This seems to be paralyzed by the time the dismissal of the prestigious and experienced journalist from Channel 4, Laura Gates, who was also criticized, apparently, suffer from total inability to servility.

Finally, a report published Wednesday May 4 in the newspaper La Primera, who runs Caesar Lévano, states that the government, supported by mining companies, would charge intelligence services of the State Plan Sheet, designed to destroy the campaign of Ollanta Humala with delinquent-eavesdropping methods, slanderous and outrageous operations leaked to the press to undermine their prestige and their family environment using mercenaries and provocative " with that in 1990, the government conspired against me when I was a candidate for the presidency. The complaint comes, apparently, military and civilian intelligence service outraged that they are used for political purposes outside their specific mission.

All this deserves reflection. If these things start to happen now, during the election campaign, Is not easy to imagine what would happen if Mrs. Fujimori won the election and fuji-Montesinos dictatorship regain the power surge and sacrament by the votes of the Peruvians? Decent and responsible journalists expelled from their positions would not be five (also dismissed three of Radio Lider, Arequipa), but dozens, and radios, channels and newspapers converted, as they were during the eight years of oppression that lived Peru, in charge of propaganda organs justify all the injustices and power trades and cover libel and slander its critics. Not only Dr. César San Martín was the victim of magisterial probity and integrity. Entire judiciary would be once again subjected to a relentless sieve to remove from office, or to reduce the total ineffectiveness, the judges who resisted as mere docile instruments of government. Government departments, armed forces, private companies would, again, incorporated into the authoritarian system that, again, the entire country remain at the mercy of the handful of outlaws who, between 1990 and 2000, carried out the most spectacular looting of public purse and the most horrendous human rights crimes in our history.

Those who want such a future for Peru Not many, but they are powerful and, as they are frightened by the prospect of Humala wins the election and the excesses and horrors committed by Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, are willing to do anything to ensure the triumph of Keiko Fujimori. Extraordinary paradox: so we can prevent socialism, fascism come. And all of this in the name of freedom, democracy and free market!

Indeed, the dilemma that faces Peru in elections next June 5, is to safeguard the imperfect political democracy that we have for 10 years and a policy of open market and the world which have boosted our economy significantly, or return to a dictatorial regime, keeping certain institutional forms, reinstated in the government who, in collusion with Fujimori and Montesinos, destroyed the rule of law, enriched themselves by committing the most blatant and for eight years rogueries perpetrated heinous crimes under the pretext of combating subversion. I believe in such a dilemma the worst option is Keiko Fujimori.

Ollanta Humala has made a "Commitment to the Peruvian People" should keep in mind that not only the time to vote for him, but especially once you enter the government, to remind him whenever it appears apartarse de alguna de sus promesas. No habrá reelección. Se cumplirá con los tratados firmados, no habrá estatizaciones, se respetará el derecho de propiedad y las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFPs), la lucha contra la corrupción será implacable, habrá una política de apoyo social sostenida, sobre todo en los campos de la educación y la salud pública, para los sectores más desfavorecidos, así como estímulos y facilidades para la formalización de las empresas. El respeto al pluralismo informativo, a la independencia de la prensa y al derecho de crítica será total. Estos puntos han sido expresados, además, de viva voz, en las reuniones que ha celebrado el candidato with the employers' confederation and the press associations. All this is perfectly compatible with democracy and market policies in force and tends to improve it, not cut them much less eliminate them. Not only depends on the willingness of Ollanta Humala that this commitment is fulfilled. Depends, above all, those who favor the election of June 5 to make it clear that these policies is that we support and we will stand firm demanding their compliance.

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