Posted on 04/11/2002 1:49:54 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Sounds like the Russian revolution. Next step, the army moves in support of the citizens.
Fascinating. Countries with book-length constitutions are usually begging for trouble.
People are learning faster these days. ;^)
Libertad!!
Y cabezas en pikaderos!(phony spanish.;^))
Good thing. =^)
Colombia, venezuela, Panama & Ecuador were all 1 country, Colombia-Until US divided them around 1900.
That's where his Bolivar movement comes in. Simon Bolivar was the great Liberator (our George Washington). Chavez's goal is to reunite these countries once again. That's why he'll be history soon. Reich will see to it.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, defiant after three years in office, shut down the nation's five private television stations and dismissed calls by hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding his resignation.
``My government is tolerant and will mend its ways when it has to,'' Chavez, wearing a suit and tie, said in a televised address to the nation interrupted by static. ``The biggest problem we have now is the media, and especially private television stations.''
As the president spoke for more than an hour, the military tossed tear gas and fired shots into the air to disperse crowds near the presidential palace, from where the government said Chavez was speaking. Marchers, waving flags and singing ``Se va, se va,'' or ``He's going, he's going,'' lit fires in the street.
``The military's position is key now,'' Michael Gavin, head of Latin American research at UBS Warburg LLC in Stamford, Connecticut. ``If they go to him and say they won't protect him, it's over.''
For the full article, go HERE.
Please go to him and tell him he is all alone.
Seems like GB senior rased a good son.
I travel to Colombia often. I think the crossboarder stuff by FARC is not intentional. (if it's not just propoganda) The ELN (Colombia's other rebel army) today announced that the Occidental (al gore's) oil pipeline is now a military target.
You don't think the oil companies dirty op units are behind all this oil turmoil all of a sudden to jack up prices? Or has Russia produced more and the market is oversaturated and we are all being scammed into thinking there are shortages? Maybe Cheney cut a deal with the Ayrobs.
So much disinfo from all sides-Hard to figure who to believe, if anyone.
Chavez is another opportunistic thug who wishes he could become a multi-billionaire like his role model Fidel Castro (according to several financial publications), with vast numbers of mansions, mistresses, limos, and all the other trappings of vast wealth. The key is a studious faux populism, propaganda through control of the mass media, brutal military oppression, and neighborhood "Committees for the Defense of the Revolution" to dispense ration coupons and population control on a micromanaging level. It also helps to have similarly minded American liberals and their vermin media on your side.
Come to think about it, this is all reminiscent of how corrupt liberal scum like Terry McAuliffre and the two Clintons became multi-millionaires over the last 8 years. Chavez, like these other greedy sociopaths, will not give up power easily.
Matthews asked him who's side he was on, Frank replied "I'm on the side of freedom.". Chris said, "So your with the coup.", Franks answer was "I'm on the side of freedom Chris."
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