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Read entire article HERE.
" "If there was any attack on Venezuela from Colombian territory or from anywhere else, promoted by the Yankee empire, we would suspend oil shipments to the US, even if we have to eat stones," he said."
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Note: I don't care what your opinion is of Hugo Chavez, and I don't think my opinion is matters either. Charity begins at home. Let's fix our own country and lead by example - and let these folks solve their own problems.
Showing posts with label hugo chavez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hugo chavez. Show all posts
7.27.2010
Brazil Wants US Out of Discussions on Venezuelan-Colombian Dispute
Read entire article HERE.
"Brazil and other UNASUR members want the issue to be discussed in the framework of the regional organization of which United States is not a member, and thus away from the influence of Washington."
"Brazil and other UNASUR members want the issue to be discussed in the framework of the regional organization of which United States is not a member, and thus away from the influence of Washington."
7.24.2010
Hugo Chávez breaks diplomatic ties between Venezuela and Colombia
Read entire article HERE.
" enezuela's president ordered a "maximum alert" on the border and warned that his Andean neighbour could provoke war. "We have no other choice but, out of dignity, to totally break our relations with our brother nation of Colombia," Chávez told state television."
" enezuela's president ordered a "maximum alert" on the border and warned that his Andean neighbour could provoke war. "We have no other choice but, out of dignity, to totally break our relations with our brother nation of Colombia," Chávez told state television."
3.14.2010
Venezuela's Chavez calls for internet controls
Read entire article here:
"The Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done. Every country has to apply its own rules and norms," Chavez said. He cited German Chancellor Angel Merkel as having expressed a similar sentiment recently.
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Note: Put Chavez right up there with Cass Sunstein and the rest of the omniscient do-gooders who will protect us from ourselves. Only they know what is right and wrong - and only they understand how weak-minded you are - and that when you hear truth - you may react to it in a way that may remove them from political office.
Psssst - did you know that if you say certain words and your own ears hear them your head may explode? Just kidding.
"The Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done. Every country has to apply its own rules and norms," Chavez said. He cited German Chancellor Angel Merkel as having expressed a similar sentiment recently.
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Note: Put Chavez right up there with Cass Sunstein and the rest of the omniscient do-gooders who will protect us from ourselves. Only they know what is right and wrong - and only they understand how weak-minded you are - and that when you hear truth - you may react to it in a way that may remove them from political office.
Psssst - did you know that if you say certain words and your own ears hear them your head may explode? Just kidding.
2.18.2010
1.04.2010
Business fears as Chavez to break relations with Colombia
Read more here:
" Concern mounted among business leaders in Táchira state, which borders on Colombia, after Venezuela President Hugo Chávez ordered steps to be taken in preparation for an outright “rupture of relations” with the neighboring country. "
" Concern mounted among business leaders in Táchira state, which borders on Colombia, after Venezuela President Hugo Chávez ordered steps to be taken in preparation for an outright “rupture of relations” with the neighboring country. "
1.02.2010
Venezuela Says US Violating Airspace From Curacao
Read more here:
" A spokesman for U.S. Defense Department's Southern Command in Miami, Stephen Lucas, denied that U.S. military flights out of Aruba and Curacao are violating Venezuelan airspace. He said a U.S. Navy plane accidentally strayed into Venezuelan airspace on a counter-drug mission seven months ago, but he said ''that is an anomaly, not standard operating procedure.''...
''The point of the existence of our operations on the islands of Curacao and Aruba is counter-drug, and it has absolutely nothing to do with political or other events in Venezuela,'' he said."
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Note: For the die-hard Republicans out there - remember the words of your holy icon Ronald Reagan - "trust but verify" - does that not apply to your own government? And for the so-called "liberals" who voted this administration into office - do you support the expansion of American military power and the expansion of the war on drugs as long as there is a Democrat doing it? Or is it easier to blindly support without evidence any projection of force because it is "anti drug?"
-- also - for those who have forgotten the lesson of alcohol prohibition in America - that first "war on drugs" that led to an escalation of gun violence - and finally provided a market for the Thompson submachine gun. A weapon nobody wanted when machine guns were legal to own by the general public. WWI had just ended and WWII hadn't started yet. There was no civilian market for the Thompson submachine gun - and no need for laws to ban the weapon because NOBODY WANTED TO BUY IT! From the previous link:
" Thompson Submachine Gun Navy Model 1928
In a catalog published by Auto-Ordnance in the 1930's this model is referred to as the "Navy Model," .45 caliber. The U.S. Navy ordered 500 of this model and helped keep struggling company alive. ...
later on linked page:
The truth was, the tommy gun was no more popular during the Beer Wars of the Twenties than "assault weapons" are with criminals today, for much the same reason -concealment (The tommy-gun-in-the-cello-case ploy probably worked for about a week). Gangland assassins, then as now, generally preferred a pistol at close range, or if silence was needed, an icepick or garrote. "
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continuing...
But with prohibition and the profits of bootlegging - all of the sudden the Thompson found a demand as rival gangs armed themselves and became an icon in the public mind with media attention. It is debatable whether the real violence matched the perception of violence embedded in the public mind with the help of the media - and what was the result? Laws against machine guns nobody ever wanted in the first place.
Can you see the parallels with our situation today? Is it necessary to trample the Bill of Rights and the rights of people in other countries because we refuse to learn the lessons of history? Prohibition doesn't work - it is that simple. Facing that fact would move the cause of liberty forward more than any single action under consideration today.
" A spokesman for U.S. Defense Department's Southern Command in Miami, Stephen Lucas, denied that U.S. military flights out of Aruba and Curacao are violating Venezuelan airspace. He said a U.S. Navy plane accidentally strayed into Venezuelan airspace on a counter-drug mission seven months ago, but he said ''that is an anomaly, not standard operating procedure.''...
''The point of the existence of our operations on the islands of Curacao and Aruba is counter-drug, and it has absolutely nothing to do with political or other events in Venezuela,'' he said."
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Note: For the die-hard Republicans out there - remember the words of your holy icon Ronald Reagan - "trust but verify" - does that not apply to your own government? And for the so-called "liberals" who voted this administration into office - do you support the expansion of American military power and the expansion of the war on drugs as long as there is a Democrat doing it? Or is it easier to blindly support without evidence any projection of force because it is "anti drug?"
-- also - for those who have forgotten the lesson of alcohol prohibition in America - that first "war on drugs" that led to an escalation of gun violence - and finally provided a market for the Thompson submachine gun. A weapon nobody wanted when machine guns were legal to own by the general public. WWI had just ended and WWII hadn't started yet. There was no civilian market for the Thompson submachine gun - and no need for laws to ban the weapon because NOBODY WANTED TO BUY IT! From the previous link:
" Thompson Submachine Gun Navy Model 1928
In a catalog published by Auto-Ordnance in the 1930's this model is referred to as the "Navy Model," .45 caliber. The U.S. Navy ordered 500 of this model and helped keep struggling company alive. ...
later on linked page:
The truth was, the tommy gun was no more popular during the Beer Wars of the Twenties than "assault weapons" are with criminals today, for much the same reason -concealment (The tommy-gun-in-the-cello-case ploy probably worked for about a week). Gangland assassins, then as now, generally preferred a pistol at close range, or if silence was needed, an icepick or garrote. "
----
continuing...
But with prohibition and the profits of bootlegging - all of the sudden the Thompson found a demand as rival gangs armed themselves and became an icon in the public mind with media attention. It is debatable whether the real violence matched the perception of violence embedded in the public mind with the help of the media - and what was the result? Laws against machine guns nobody ever wanted in the first place.
Can you see the parallels with our situation today? Is it necessary to trample the Bill of Rights and the rights of people in other countries because we refuse to learn the lessons of history? Prohibition doesn't work - it is that simple. Facing that fact would move the cause of liberty forward more than any single action under consideration today.
12.19.2009
Roadmap for future of Tehran-Caracas relations to be drafted
Read more here:
" Referring to such topics and issues as the current international conditions, the present status of Tehran-Caracas relations and the long term objectives of the two countries’ leaders for bilateral ties, he said, “These are important issues that necessitate the drafting of a roadmap for the future of our bilateral ties.”"
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Note: I always thought the Monroe Doctrine was a good idea.
" Referring to such topics and issues as the current international conditions, the present status of Tehran-Caracas relations and the long term objectives of the two countries’ leaders for bilateral ties, he said, “These are important issues that necessitate the drafting of a roadmap for the future of our bilateral ties.”"
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Note: I always thought the Monroe Doctrine was a good idea.
Venezuela's Chavez sees US threat in Dutch islands
Read more here:
" Colombian and U.S. officials have dismissed Chavez's concerns that Colombian bases could be used as launching pads to try to unseat him, saying their sole objective to fight drug trafficking and leftist guerrillas within Colombia."
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Note: So the same reason Americans are given for domestic spying, police militarization, and imprisonment of citizens - the phony "war on drugs" is the same reason America gives to the world for similar actions towards other nations - "the war on drugs" - the "war on terror."
I predict similar anti-liberty outcomes that will further agendas apart from those stated.
" Colombian and U.S. officials have dismissed Chavez's concerns that Colombian bases could be used as launching pads to try to unseat him, saying their sole objective to fight drug trafficking and leftist guerrillas within Colombia."
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Note: So the same reason Americans are given for domestic spying, police militarization, and imprisonment of citizens - the phony "war on drugs" is the same reason America gives to the world for similar actions towards other nations - "the war on drugs" - the "war on terror."
I predict similar anti-liberty outcomes that will further agendas apart from those stated.
11.30.2009
Chavez threatens to nationalize Venezuelan banks
Read more here:
""I have no problem with that because the banks don't want to extend credit to the poor, they don't comply, they don't want to comply with the bank's purpose for existence, and that is the law."
Chavez said the purpose of banks was not to enrich a small group of people but "should be to collect funds and savings to help aid the country's development by making loans, extending credits for housing."
""I have no problem with that because the banks don't want to extend credit to the poor, they don't comply, they don't want to comply with the bank's purpose for existence, and that is the law."
Chavez said the purpose of banks was not to enrich a small group of people but "should be to collect funds and savings to help aid the country's development by making loans, extending credits for housing."
11.11.2009
Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela and recent troop movements
Read entire story by clicking HERE. :
"CARACAS, Venezuela — This country may be an energy colossus, with the largest conventional oil reserves outside the Middle East and one of the world’s mightiest hydroelectric systems, but that has not prevented it from enduring serious electricity and water shortages that seem only to be getting worse."
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This is an interesting development in light of a recent news story where troop movements in the area made the news:
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"Telling his people, "If you want peace, prepare for war," and accusing the US of secretly plotting to invade and seize Venezuela's oil reserves, Hugo Chavez announced that he intends to send 15,000 troops to his country's border with Colombia.
...Under that deal, American forces will occupy seven military bases in Colombia for at least the next decade, ostensibly to fight drug traffickers who control much of the region's cocaine trade. However, Mr Chavez seems convinced that the move sets the stage for a sudden invasion of his homeland."
"CARACAS, Venezuela — This country may be an energy colossus, with the largest conventional oil reserves outside the Middle East and one of the world’s mightiest hydroelectric systems, but that has not prevented it from enduring serious electricity and water shortages that seem only to be getting worse."
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This is an interesting development in light of a recent news story where troop movements in the area made the news:
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"Telling his people, "If you want peace, prepare for war," and accusing the US of secretly plotting to invade and seize Venezuela's oil reserves, Hugo Chavez announced that he intends to send 15,000 troops to his country's border with Colombia.
...Under that deal, American forces will occupy seven military bases in Colombia for at least the next decade, ostensibly to fight drug traffickers who control much of the region's cocaine trade. However, Mr Chavez seems convinced that the move sets the stage for a sudden invasion of his homeland."
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