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Suitcase full of cash adds to Chavez corruption claims
Guardian UK ^ | Sunday September 21 2008 | Rory Carroll in Caracas

Posted on 09/20/2008 6:43:19 PM PDT by Perdogg

A suitcase filled with $800,000 in cash has embroiled Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez in a scandal which has fuelled claims of corruption and cover-up at the heart of his self-styled socialist revolution.

A court case involving wiretaps and explosive testimony has lifted the lid on alleged attempts to buy influence across Latin America, putting Chávez on the defensive during a torrid week of coup rumours and expulsions of human rights critics and the US ambassador.

Tumbling oil prices compounded the anxiety in Caracas, which is almost wholly reliant on oil revenues, and prompted the President to warn that the government would rein in its free-spending ways.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: cash; chavez; communistmanifesto; geopolitics; hugochavez; latinamerica; suitcase; venezuela

1 posted on 09/20/2008 6:43:19 PM PDT by Perdogg
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ping


2 posted on 09/20/2008 6:44:49 PM PDT by Perdogg (Sen Robert Byrd - Ex community organizer)
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To: Perdogg

When is the venezualan military finally going to put the smackdown on this douche?


3 posted on 09/20/2008 6:56:43 PM PDT by utherdoul
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To: utherdoul
Do I smell Sulphor?
4 posted on 09/20/2008 6:58:06 PM PDT by Sir Beowolf
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To: Perdogg
A suitcase filled with $800,000 in cash has embroiled Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez, Senator Barack Obama in a scandal which has fueled claims of corruption and cover-up at the heart of his self-styled socialist revolution.

Works about the same...

5 posted on 09/20/2008 7:00:59 PM PDT by arkady_renko
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To: Perdogg

It took this to prove corruption?


6 posted on 09/20/2008 7:02:53 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Vote McWhatshisname and PALIN)
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To: Perdogg

If oil crashes, Chavez is toast.


7 posted on 09/20/2008 7:09:53 PM PDT by Chet 99
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To: Perdogg

This is old news. I heard about this months ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if he sent Obama money, but then the FBI would be accused of being racist if they investigated it.
Jim
http://www.the-right-guy.com


8 posted on 09/20/2008 7:21:12 PM PDT by macmanjim (The Right Guy)
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To: Perdogg
that the government would rein in its free-spending ways.

Ha! That is one freight train I would never get in front of...

9 posted on 09/20/2008 8:12:44 PM PDT by John123 (Obambi said that he has been in 57 states. I will now light myself on fire...)
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To: Perdogg
The article claims that:

The Bush administration tacitly backed a coup against Chávez in 2002.

As I remember it, the Bush administration publicly condemned the coup, which then collapsed.

10 posted on 09/20/2008 8:45:35 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: utherdoul

I don’t know about the political complexion of the Venezuelan military, but I suspect it is now heavily infiltrated by Chavez commie allies. Also, Chavez emerged from the army himself. Actually, he should have been banned from politics, and better yet executed for treason, long ago after leading a coup. Instead, he was allowed to run for office and win.


11 posted on 09/20/2008 8:48:36 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: Perdogg

Thanks.

If he will not publicly repent and choose Jesus as His Salvation,

may he speedily reap what he has sown with a great percentage of interest.


12 posted on 09/20/2008 10:07:33 PM PDT by Quix (POL LDRS GLOBALIST QUOTES: #76 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77)
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To: Perdogg
Hugo is meeting with his fellow commies this week.

Chavez to visit Cuba on the way to China, Russia

13 posted on 09/21/2008 4:43:26 AM PDT by M. Espinola (Freedom is not 'free'.)
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