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CNN, BBC pulled off the air by Maduro's regime
Washington Examiner ^ | 04/30/2019 | Zachary Halaschak

Posted on 05/01/2019 5:52:57 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

CNN and BBC were taken off the air by Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro’s government as violent protests broke out in the South American country.

Spurred on by an early morning speech by interim President Juan Guaidó, demonstrators massed in the streets of Caracas demanding that Maduro relinquish control of the country. As videos of the violence began to proliferate, CNN International was taken down after airing footage of gunfire and military vehicles running over protesters. A clip posted on social media purported to show the moment that the channel was pulled.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cnn; maduro; venezuela
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Where are all those reporters that were outraged when Trump gave Acosta a time out for rude behavior?
1 posted on 05/01/2019 5:52:57 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

I wish he could do it here.


2 posted on 05/01/2019 5:54:40 AM PDT by boycott
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To: Kid Shelleen

This one noble act cannot make up for the many bad that Maduro has committed...


3 posted on 05/01/2019 5:56:28 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Kid Shelleen

even a murderous dictator can stumble upon a correct decision.


4 posted on 05/01/2019 5:57:52 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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CNN, BBC pulled off the air by Maduro's regime

Oh snap. That should put CNN's rating into negative numbers, right?

Now they have to pay their advertisers for commercials.

Not good.


5 posted on 05/01/2019 6:00:44 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: Kid Shelleen

My feeling is that the Russians have taken over. I hate to say this but we should be putting boots on the ground in Venezuela.


6 posted on 05/01/2019 6:01:53 AM PDT by Rappini (Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
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I thought John McCain died...


7 posted on 05/01/2019 6:03:43 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: boycott

Right!? I thought Maduro was pure evil, and here he is making a humanitarian move.


8 posted on 05/01/2019 6:04:55 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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“I hate to say this but we should be putting boots on the ground in Venezuela.”

Absolutely not. Venezuelans vote themselves into this mess. Now it’s time for them to shoot their way out of it.

L


9 posted on 05/01/2019 6:06:48 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Yes, indeed.

It’s hard to find out what’s happening in VZ now, because the media is busy protecting Maduro by quietly accepting their banishment from airtime.

I speak Spanish so I can get info from other sources, but internationally, this sort of shuts down English language coverage.


10 posted on 05/01/2019 6:07:06 AM PDT by livius
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To: Kid Shelleen

Why would he go after his friends?


11 posted on 05/01/2019 6:08:35 AM PDT by tinyowl (A is A)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Was Sean Penn there?


12 posted on 05/01/2019 6:10:18 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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But Trump represents a imminent threat to the free press, eh, CNN?


13 posted on 05/01/2019 6:12:16 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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14 posted on 05/01/2019 6:15:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Acosta is busy taking pictures of Acosta sitting in a sound studio reading Acosta’s book


15 posted on 05/01/2019 6:17:21 AM PDT by digger48
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If you’re angling for membership in the
Gut-Feeling (No Girls Allowed) Club,
that post might have put you over the top.


16 posted on 05/01/2019 6:17:49 AM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Maybe this guy isn’t so bad after all.


17 posted on 05/01/2019 6:27:14 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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They will still support Muduro


18 posted on 05/01/2019 6:28:10 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Kid Shelleen

IS CNN still defending Maduro?


19 posted on 05/01/2019 6:34:05 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Kid Shelleen

It says something about the content of CNN/BBC when Maduro kept them on for so long.


20 posted on 05/01/2019 6:35:02 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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