tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post6080511550992227355..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Day first of the dictatorship Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-6485300857526960222014-03-23T14:59:18.926+01:002014-03-23T14:59:18.926+01:00Really Dave! You think people wouldn't underst...Really Dave! You think people wouldn't understand it in context? You haven't considered that Daniel may be a little preoccupied at the moment?<br /><br />Being a smug pedant won't win you any friends. As an Englishman and a proud Brit it is appalling to see the bastardisation the Yanks have made of OUR language. <br />Be careful where you throw your stones. ....Papi-Mateohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263862690858981363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-8830557681975973042014-03-22T16:10:10.793+01:002014-03-22T16:10:10.793+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-47557554337834163542014-03-22T16:08:09.481+01:002014-03-22T16:08:09.481+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-34730090154636431012014-03-22T02:45:58.473+01:002014-03-22T02:45:58.473+01:00Charly, Kissinger was a war criminal. The reason h...Charly, Kissinger was a war criminal. The reason he & the gang ended the war in Vietnam was because it was leading to revolutionary conditions in the US, they couldn't sustain it. He has a lot of blood on his hands.<br /><br />So he got the Chinese to team up with the US against the USSR, so what? Just more of the imperial game.<br /><br />Daniel, I'm well aware of what Chavismo is, thank you. What ever makes you think I favor it? One of the few things they get right is to want the US govt out of Venezuela. Bringing in the Cubans instead is one of their worst ideas. <br /><br />One thing the opposition gets right is wanting the Cubans out of Venezuela. Bringing in the US instead is one of their worst ideas.Darren Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055259906316988117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-1735453819327348352014-03-22T01:16:29.142+01:002014-03-22T01:16:29.142+01:00Re the vote in the OAS to keep the session private...Re the vote in the OAS to keep the session private: This is one of the reasons this organization is so useless. How can the vote of St. Lucia be equal to that of the U.S.? The way it is set up, the smaller countries sell their votes to the highest bidder.Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-82858638472239559292014-03-22T01:15:11.339+01:002014-03-22T01:15:11.339+01:00"Maduro is not a Dictator, in the historical ..."Maduro is not a Dictator, in the historical Venezuelan sense. That would imply that he is autonomous. He is not. He is a Fascist Thug, but he is not autonomous. What he is, is a traitorous foot-soldier serving a foreign master. People should not think or refer to him in another way."<br /><br />Congrats: for me that is the best ever definition I have read. I share it completely.<br />Osvaldonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-7383216656669775052014-03-21T23:09:57.554+01:002014-03-21T23:09:57.554+01:00"Every time I see a large crowd of people on ..."Every time I see a large crowd of people on TV or in a newspaper, demonstrating against some autocratic government, I have mixed feelings: admiration for their willingness and bravery to take a stand, and a foreboding that nothing will come out of the effort."<br />http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/mar/21/betrayed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nybooks+%28The+New+York+Review+of+Books%29Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-40809909878591957662014-03-21T22:06:47.523+01:002014-03-21T22:06:47.523+01:00Wow wow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI4BEZMiWM...Wow wow<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI4BEZMiWMQAuuuvienelobonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-20513215735083864382014-03-21T20:57:25.561+01:002014-03-21T20:57:25.561+01:00You are an embarrassment to all North Americans if...You are an embarrassment to all North Americans if that is all you have to contribute.Old 0311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-36668640063543223612014-03-21T20:42:56.199+01:002014-03-21T20:42:56.199+01:00Contra la sesión privada: Canadá, Chile, Colombia,...Contra la sesión privada: Canadá, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estados Unidos, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Panamá, Paraguay y el Perú.<br /><br />Todos los representantes de la basura izquierdista sudamericano y de las repúblicas bananas del Caribe votaron a favor de la dictadura, incluso Barbados, que, valerosamente, abstuvo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-87510077227242945672014-03-21T20:20:32.187+01:002014-03-21T20:20:32.187+01:00Grammar Alert
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Day OneGrammar Alert<br />Either<br />First Day<br />or<br />Day OneDave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-65688742904156096002014-03-21T19:52:21.450+01:002014-03-21T19:52:21.450+01:00A few days ago, I wrote about a Mexican newspaper ...A few days ago, I wrote about a Mexican newspaper La Jornada firing any editorialist who did not support Maduro. Last night, Adela Micha and Televisa showed an hour and a half interview she did with Maduro. I don't know if that was a further sign that Mexico is standing behind Maduro or to show how utterly ridiculous the man is. I could give you many examples of the absurdity of the interview but I am more worried about where Mexico is leaning. We have our own little tyrant ready to follow the Chavez doctrine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-35068312045221694472014-03-21T18:17:55.868+01:002014-03-21T18:17:55.868+01:00scrap the OEA
Firepigettescrap the OEA<br /><br />Firepigettefirepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-19824550784954391592014-03-21T18:08:52.465+01:002014-03-21T18:08:52.465+01:00Darren, you may not be aware but the core ideologi...Darren, you may not be aware but the core ideological basis of chavismo is to be anti US. <br /><br />Perhaps you think that this is OK while the CSIS is not OK?<br />http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/3/letter-to-john-kerryonvenezuela.html<br />Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-14902656962320828962014-03-21T18:04:59.342+01:002014-03-21T18:04:59.342+01:00i totally agree that Maria Corina is playing into ...i totally agree that Maria Corina is playing into the paranoia of USA mucking in other people's business, I had hoped that her statement would have been public in the OAS, but of course its sent to being private. alas, I hope that when she goes back to venezuela, and she does get arrested, cause its gonna happen, and the OAS realizes how incompetent in the face of democracy for not doing anything at all. and what a sham OAS really has become.. venezuela does need to fight for its liberty from Cuba and USA, and anyone else for that matter. and all of latin america should be ashamed of themselves to allow so much of this to happen<br /> pookeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186297797503732891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-40078688173805881312014-03-21T17:38:33.906+01:002014-03-21T17:38:33.906+01:00So while at work today my wife called and said the...So while at work today my wife called and said the OAS banned all media from MCMs session today. Wow.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513693238751837829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91113198434535220802014-03-21T17:16:12.140+01:002014-03-21T17:16:12.140+01:00Darren, so what, it it about time people realize t...Darren, so what, it it about time people realize they have to figure out which side of the fence they are on if they don't want to end up impaled on it. As for Henry Kissinger he is a far more historical character than Chavez ever was. He assisted Nixon get out of the Vietnam pickle and open to China, not mean feats. And yet, the leftist progressive rats still claim he is a war criminal. What nonsense.Charlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-11008683209317944752014-03-21T16:59:08.211+01:002014-03-21T16:59:08.211+01:00Perhaps a US troop build up in Guantanamo would be...Perhaps a US troop build up in Guantanamo would be the right move to apply pressure?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-3413962153038726692014-03-21T16:21:04.532+01:002014-03-21T16:21:04.532+01:00The fact that Ma Corina made her first stop at the...The fact that Ma Corina made her first stop at the Center for Strategic and International Studies is worrisome. It is US empire central:<br /><br />"The board of trustees includes many former senior government officials including Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, William Cohen, George Argyros and Brent Scowcroft. The board also includes major corporate business leaders as well as prominent figures in the fields of finance, private equity, real estate, academia and media."<br /><br />"Within the intelligence community, CSIS is known for having "some of the most insightful analysis and innovative ideas for strengthening our national security," according to CIA Director John Brennan." <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Strategic_and_International_Studies#Leadership_and_Staff<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I'm as anti-Chavismo, anti-Maduro, & anti-Cuban communism as anyone around here, but that doesn't mean we should blindly support US puppets either. I'm anti the above because I'm pro-liberty. "Leaders" like her will only bring Venezuela back into the US orbit. That may make things less bad than they are under present fools that mismanage the place but it isn't going to get Venezuela to where it should be. Not to mention, people like Ma Corina aren't helping the liberty activists here in the US by reinforcing the US empire abroad. Venezuela needs to chart its own course free of both the US & Cuba.Darren Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055259906316988117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-49283689133455293092014-03-21T15:38:08.755+01:002014-03-21T15:38:08.755+01:00"The protests are irreversible". This i..."The protests are irreversible". This is fantastic statement from MCM.<br /><br />It counters Tibisay Lucena's statement seconds after the polls closed in April 2013 that "the results of the election are irreversible."<br /><br />MCM has my prayers. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ronaldonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-81200921132796946462014-03-21T05:37:22.513+01:002014-03-21T05:37:22.513+01:00Only one thing stands in the way of Fidel's dr...Only one thing stands in the way of Fidel's dream of formally annexing "Cubazuela"---the pueblo. Resistance cannot stop until the Castro's are expelled. The opposition should keep critical focus on this issue. Enough repetition may wake the military that is patriotic.<br /><br />Maduro is not a Dictator, in the historical Venezuelan sense. That would imply that he is autonomous. He is not. He is a Fascist Thug, but he is not autonomous. What he is, is a traitorous foot-soldier serving a foreign master. People should not think or refer to him in another way.<br /><br />The reality is that independent Venezuela died 15 years ago. Cubazuela was born. What is missing is formal annexation by Cuba.<br /><br />The pueblo can succeed in overthrowing the Castro's if it is clear about three things:<br /><br />1. Always remember that the Castro' do not care if the violence kills both sides (protests need to avoid falling into traps where collectivos will begin shooting) ,all they want are Venezuela's natural resources to sustain their regime<br /><br />2. Tolerance and cooperation will defeat the Castro's strategy of divide and conquer, the enemy is the traitorous thugs that serve the Castro's, not some idealistic Venezuelan socialist that drank the cool aid---for after all that person wants to be a Venezuelan, not become a Cuban.<br /><br />3. the Faustian "survivors" of Fedecamaras, must be convinced that the opposition will create opportunities for the pueblo, as a wallowing whole (including them) to thrive.<br /><br />Who will unite the pueblo so that it can get down to real work? Maria Corina? Henrique? Leopoldo? an unknown perhaps?; someone is needed to bring focus and inspiration. <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-77111442629410489042014-03-21T04:17:19.915+01:002014-03-21T04:17:19.915+01:00Not relevant to this post! :-) Really, at this po...Not relevant to this post! :-) Really, at this point, it only matters if chavismo were to want to replace Maduro. Once we are in a dictatorship who cares where the furhercito was born.... Marquez should have released the whole thing last year.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-65125552341174709082014-03-21T04:11:00.326+01:002014-03-21T04:11:00.326+01:00Care to comment about the implications of Walter M...Care to comment about the implications of Walter Marquez' report?<br />http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/Diputado-Walter-Marquez-Maduro-Bogota_0_376162530.htmlRicardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995108310580861892noreply@blogger.com