Chavez: Rival trying to destabilize Venezuela

[Zorro]

Source: AP

President Hugo Chavez and his allies accused opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on Sunday of trying to provoke violence by campaigning in areas that have been bastions of support for the incumbent leader.

Chavez accused Capriles of trying to spur violence as part of a broader plan aimed at creating widespread political upheaval ahead of Venezuela's looming Oct. 7 presidential election.

"They are going to try to destabilize the country. I've been saying it and everybody should be alert," said Chavez, speaking to soldiers during a ceremony to promote military officers.

The socialist leader spoke after a scuffle Saturday involving stone-throwing Chavistas and opposition sympathizers who joined Capriles as he led a march in the poor Caracas district of La Vega. Police forced him to turn back without completing the march.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/chavez-rival-trying-destabilize-venezuela-032730817.html

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More right-wing facts being reported!

[AJTheMan]

1. Just because Hugo calls himself a Socialist doesn't make him so. nt

[center rising]

2. Really doesn't matter what Chavez thinks

He'll be dead inside a year.

[joshcryer]

7. It matters if they continue "protecting" the Capriles campaign...

...and continue preventing them from entering poorer areas around Venezuela.

If there is violence (which I think is artificial) then the violent actors need to be stopped not the campaigners.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. PKB at a regional level

[Freddie Stubbs]

4. So, Chavez is admitting that his supporters are violent goons?

[joshcryer]

6. Someone had the audacity to demean the Venezuelan poor by saying campaigning there...

...is inciting riots!

[Kingofalldems]

8. So you are now claiming that DU Chavez supporters are violent goons?

Looks like it to me.

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. The number of DU Chavez supporters is shrinking faster than

the supply of Doritos at a Phish concert.

[Kingofalldems]

10. Not responsive

You claimed Chavez supporters to be ' violent goons'.

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. Perhaps you should read the post again

It appears that you are a bit confused, assuming that you are not deliberately being obtuse.

[joshcryer]

5. Capriles can't campaign in "chavista" areas? Wow. How funny is that!

Capriles has been campaigning in Chavista leaning areas for months now! This is fucking bullshit.