To: William Wallace; Prodigal Daughter; afraidfortherepublic; JohnHuang2; Budge; A Citizen Reporter; ...
POSTSCRIPT: On another issue, pay attention to Venezuela. Regardless of the outcome of a planned referendum on Venezuela's political future, well-placed U.S. officials suspect populist President Hugo Chávez will try to provoke a new coup against him to make a sweeping purge of the armed forces and complete Venezuela's transition to an authoritarian regime.
2 posted on
05/26/2003 8:13:50 AM PDT by
Luis Gonzalez
(The Ever So Humble Banana Republican)
To: Luis Gonzalez
Sigh... Thanks for the heads up!
To: Luis Gonzalez
If there is a second coup, we need to hope this one succeeds.
We may even have to help it along by taking Chavez out.
18 posted on
05/26/2003 8:54:34 AM PDT by
hchutch
(America came, America saw, America liberated; as for those who hate us, Oderint dum Metuant)
To: Luis Gonzalez
Regardless of the outcome of a planned referendum on Venezuela's political future, well-placed U.S. officials suspect populist President Hugo Chávez will try to provoke a new coup against him to make a sweeping purge of the armed forces and complete Venezuela's transition to an authoritarian regime.Didn't Hitler do the same thing when that 'RAT assumed power in 1934...blame fellow citizens of some misdeed, use them as scapegoats?
23 posted on
05/26/2003 9:48:07 AM PDT by
skinkinthegrass
(Just because you're paranoid,doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. :)
To: Luis Gonzalez
RIght you are. Actually, I don't think Chavez will even
allow the referendum to proceed.
We'll see, shortly.
28 posted on
05/26/2003 10:22:25 AM PDT by
SAJ
To: Luis Gonzalez
THE OPPENHEIMER REPORT - On scale of stingy nations, U.S. may not be the worst***o POSTSCRIPT: On another issue, pay attention to Venezuela. Regardless of the outcome of a planned referendum on Venezuela's political future, well-placed U.S. officials suspect populist President Hugo Chávez will try to provoke a new coup against him to make a sweeping purge of the armed forces and complete Venezuela's transition to an authoritarian regime.
If that happens, there will be a toughening of the Bush administration's policy toward Venezuela, the sources say. U.S. sanctions against Venezuela are unlikely, but U.S. officials could release information that would be embarrassing for Chávez, such as reports about the alleged presence of nearly 1,000 Cuban officers in Venezuela. Stay tuned.***
Bump!
Hugo Chavez - Venezuela
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson