To: Cincinatus' Wife
Ron, who Chávez himself once described as "uncontrollable" for her sometimes violent street activism, may have done more than anyone else to change the image of Venezuelan women.
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Yet the activism also has ominous aspects. While the circles are intended to repair streets, tutor children, and assist the disabled, some red-bereted, motorcycle-riding members have also gained a reputation for violence. And while most see Venezuelans' new activism as a healthy development, protest marches and demonstrations have repeatedly turned violent, resulting in dozens of politically related deaths over the past two years.Of course, the communist-loving CSM is not going to mention any of the Bolivarian Circles' specific crimes, but keep everything really vague.
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09/09/2003 5:26:04 PM PDT by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: *Latin_America_List
To: xm177e2
Yes the water was nicely muddied.
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