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  • U.S. report: Chavez moving to silence media critics

    08/18/2009 7:53:56 AM PDT · by rightwingintelligentsia · 13 replies · 523+ views
    CNN.com ^ | August 18, 2009 | Mariano Castillo
    (CNN) -- The recent closure of 32 privately owned radio stations and a proposed law to punish "media crimes" are signs that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is moving to quash criticism of his government, according to a recent U.S. intelligence report. Chavez's government is "moving forcefully to silence critics," said the unclassified U.S. analysis prepared by the Open Source Center, a U.S. government office that translates and analyzes reports from foreign news organizations. The relationship between privately owned media in Venezuela and the leftist Chavez have never been rosy. Chavez has accused private television stations of supporting his brief ouster...