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08/22/2004:

"My 'Revolution' Will Not Hurt You, Chavez Tells Foes"

Reuters
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his opponents on Sunday they should not fear his left-wing ``revolution'' after his referendum win and pledged to respect private wealth and fight corruption.

While he offered a dialogue to foes who accepted his victory in the Aug. 15 recall poll, Chavez said he would ignore opposition leaders who refused to recognize his mandate and urged other Latin American leaders to ostracize them as well.

...`All this stuff about Chavez and his hordes coming to sweep away the rich, it's a lie,'' he said. ``We have no plan to hurt you. All your rights are guaranteed, you who have large properties or luxury farms or cars.''

But he pledged to intensify social programs for the poor and proceed with reforms of Venezuela's Supreme Court and judiciary that critics say are squandering the country's oil resources and seek to consolidate his personal grip on power.

He also vowed to ``fight to the death against corruption.''

...``We cannot talk with people who don't recognize this result or the constitution ... if they want to start a rebellion in the mountains, then let them,'' said Chavez. full article

Well I guess it all depends on whether they can get their luxury cars up the mountains, and what sort of accomodations they will receive once they arrive. This is not a 'revolution.' It's a revolution.