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Troops Fire Upon Protesters in Venezuela
Associated Press ^
| 28 May 2007
| Fabiola Sanchez
Posted on 05/28/2007 12:07:21 PM PDT by Kitten Festival
CARACAS, Venezuela - National Guard troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday into a crowd of protesters angry over a decision by President Hugo Chavez that forced a critical television station off the air.
University students blocked one lane of a major highway hours after Radio Caracas Television ceased broadcasting at midnight and was replaced with a new state-funded channel. Chavez had refused to renew RCTV's broadcast license, accusing it of "subversive" activities and of backing a 2002 coup against him.
Two students were injured by rubber bullets and a third was hit with a tear gas canister, said Ana Teresa Yepez, an administrator at Caracas' Metropolitan University. She said about 20 protesters were treated for inhaling tear gas.
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To: All
FOX NEWS~~~Rallies spreading to different towns~~~
Looks like it’s heatin’ up...
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posted on
05/28/2007 2:18:40 PM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: Kitten Festival
Can’t wait to see this headline at HuffPo! lol
Better chance of seeing a thank you letter to Karl Rove.
To: burzum
I just watched Primer Impacto’s coverage of this and it is ugly. Hugito’s Storm Troopers used not only rubber bullets and tear gas, but fire-hosed the demonstrators as well. Regardless of what they used against the demonstrators, many, many people were injured. I can’t help but think, perhaps it’s wishful thinking, that the military will at some point turn on him. Meanwhile, where is the CIA when it’s needed?
43
posted on
05/28/2007 2:32:10 PM PDT
by
3AngelaD
(They've screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, now they're here screwing up ours.)
To: Kitten Festival
44
posted on
05/28/2007 2:33:17 PM PDT
by
EBH
(May God Save Our Country)
To: cmsgop
Oh, well if Jimmuh Cawtuh says so that really makes a difference.
45
posted on
05/28/2007 2:36:45 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: DesScorp
46
posted on
05/28/2007 2:37:38 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Never insult small minded men in positions of power.)
To: holdonnow; All
47
posted on
05/28/2007 2:48:47 PM PDT
by
AliVeritas
(I see the men and women on the battlefield... where are the men and women here?)
To: Cindy; rodguy911; sono; RasterMaster; Cannoneer No. 4; HonestConservative; eeevil conservative; ...
48
posted on
05/28/2007 2:51:27 PM PDT
by
AliVeritas
(I see the men and women on the battlefield... where are the men and women here?)
To: Kitten Festival
They’ve voted their society into the toilet. Now it’s onward to the sewar.
49
posted on
05/28/2007 2:51:43 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: cmsgop
No Dictator here, No Sir, Jimmy Carter said so......Chavez is the type of world leader the Democrat Party approves of.
A totalitarian state is the result.
50
posted on
05/28/2007 2:51:59 PM PDT
by
af_vet_1981
(Waiting for Samson)
To: Kitten Festival
51
posted on
05/28/2007 2:53:02 PM PDT
by
AliVeritas
(I see the men and women on the battlefield... where are the men and women here?)
To: Kitten Festival
52
posted on
05/28/2007 2:53:02 PM PDT
by
AliVeritas
(I see the men and women on the battlefield... where are the men and women here?)
To: Kitten Festival
*Listens for cries of outrage from all the so called “Human Rights” groups...and only hears crickets chirping*
To: Bommer
54
posted on
05/28/2007 2:54:12 PM PDT
by
listenhillary
(Democrats are sacrificing civilization for political power)
To: Kitten Festival
All I can say to the people of Venezuela... "You didn't see this coming?"
The army is using rubber bullets and tear gas right now... how much longer will it be before they use real bullets?
55
posted on
05/28/2007 3:10:12 PM PDT
by
John123
(Bill barely mentions Hillary in his memoirs... I will now light myself on fire)
To: jdm
—Crosby, Pills, Hash & Bong broke up a long time ago, if memory serves correct.—
Very nice. I propose a toast to “Cracksby, Pills, Hash & Bong”. Oh, wait, they already self-toasted themselves.
56
posted on
05/28/2007 3:12:29 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
To: RWB Patriot
—*Listens for cries of outrage from all the so called Human Rights groups...and only hears crickets chirping*—
The Animal Radicals protest such gratuitous, offensive cricket jokes!
57
posted on
05/28/2007 3:15:01 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
58
posted on
05/28/2007 3:16:01 PM PDT
by
lainie
("You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." - C. S. Lewis)
To: John123
All I can say to the people of Venezuela... "You didn't see this coming?" The army is using rubber bullets and tear gas right now... how much longer will it be before they use real bullets?What makes you so sure that the election was legit? From what I heard, it was extremely corrupted.
59
posted on
05/28/2007 3:20:22 PM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Kitten Festival
but it’s ok... it’s a socialist dictator doing it. God forbid it was a Pinochet or the MSM would be all over it.
60
posted on
05/28/2007 3:25:02 PM PDT
by
Cinnamon
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