Again, as I said, it's not the area of my concern because I don't follow the situation very closely, but there are many statements from people who have expressed concerns about the presence of Cuban people in key areas in the country: army, intelligence, all the information about identification, IDs, and these kinds of things.
Also, they're in the area of the office that registers documents for properties, notarios y revistadores. And there's one more area I can't remember now. There is one particular organization, Control Ciudadano, who follow the situation very closely, and in fact for making public that information, they've also been subject to harassment during the last few weeks.
I have no information about direct interference from the U.S. government. There is of course some funding provided to NGOs by the National Endowment for Democracy, which is perceived by the government as a branch of the CIA or something like that, as I also stated here in the presentation I made.
So, yes, there is some support from this foundation in the U.S., but I think the problem goes beyond that. At any point, anyone who dares to make any criticism of the government will be seen as an ally, as you say, to the empire.
There is a new NGO that is being organized now, since January, in Washington, and it's being organized by Venezuelans who have lived there for a very long time. We had a meeting with them in March and they presented projects. The director of Provea raised the question and said, “I don't think you would be of any help to us because you're based in the U.S.” I said, “Listen, if Mother Teresa comes back from heaven and criticizes President Chávez, she will be seen as an ally to the empire. Whoever criticizes somehow is criminalized and disqualified anyway.”